Dining halls on the first and third floors of the Hilton Wuhan Riverside have been teeming with military personnel ever since the first delegations and staff of the International Sports Military Council (CISM) started checking into the hotel more than a week ago.
Xu Limin, head coach of China's women's basketball team, has full confidence in his squad going into next month's Olympic pre-qualifiers in New Zealand.
SHANGHAI - Defending champion Danielle Kang capped her 27th birthday with a nailbiting one-stroke win at the Buick LPGA Shanghai on Sunday, fending off fellow American Jessica Korda.
It was a special moment for Chinese soccer ace Wang Shuang when she stepped into the spotlight as a torchbearer at Friday night's opening ceremony of the 7th Military World Games in her hometown of Wuhan, capital of Hubei province.
China's former Olympic gold medalist Li Xuerui has announced her retirement from international competition, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) reported on its website.
LONDON - The governing body of world athletics on Wednesday welcomed the results of a new study showing high testosterone helps women run better, saying it justifies the decision to bar Olympic champion Caster Semenya from key races.
GENEVA - Amid concern about the expected searing heat in Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee wants to move the marathons at the 2020 Games 500 miles north to find cooler and safer race conditions.
Sports are hard-coded in the DNA of Nankai University. So much so that students at the esteemed Tianjin institution, which this year's celebrates its centenary, are renowned as much for their physical fitness as they are for academic excellence.
China's national women's team will launch its quest for an Olympic berth against South Korea next month.
It's easy to get caught up in the hype, but Feng Shanshan is keeping expectations of a home victory in check at this week's Buick LPGA Shanghai tournament - even though China's No 1 is on a hot streak.
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