WTA will not return to China as Peng Shuai safety concerns remain
The WTA Tour will not host any tournaments in China in 2022 as they continue to work to find a resolution over Peng Shuai’s current situation.
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WTA to stay out of China in 2022 | 'Resolution wanted' over Peng case
The WTA Tour is still working to find a resolution to their stand-off with China over the Peng Shuai issue and will not return to the country in 2022, said chief executive Steve Simon.
OCA confident Asian Games will go ahead in September: Official
Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has requested an update from Beijing on the COVID-19 situation in China but remains confident the Asian Games will go ahead in Hangzhou in September, a senior official at the body told Reuters on Monday. The 19th edition of the multi-sports Games, second in size only to the Summer Olympics, is scheduled to take place from September 10-25 in the capital of Zhejiang province, some 175 kilometres southwest of Shanghai.
Games-OCA confident Asian Games will go ahead in September - official
MUMBAI : The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has requested an update from Beijing on the COVID-19 situation in China but remains confident the Asian Games will go ahead in Hangzhou in September, a senior official at the body told Reuters on Monday.
WTA not returning to China in 2022, wants resolution to Peng Shuai case
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is still working to find a resolution to the standoff with China over the Peng Shuai issue but will not return to the country this year, Tour chief Steve Simon said.
Asian Games to go ahead in Hangzhou: Malaysian official
KUALA LUMPUR: The 2022 Asian Games in China will go ahead, the Olympic Council of Malaysia said Saturday (Apr 23), denying claims that it was facing the possibility of being postponed.
Asian Games to go ahead in Hangzhou, says Malaysian official
Asian Games in China will go ahead, the Olympic Council of Malaysia said Saturday, denying claims that it was facing the possibility of being postponed. The Olympic-sized event is scheduled to be held in September in Hangzhou, a major metropolitan area less than 200 kilometers (124 miles) southwest of Shanghai. Shanghai is currently grappling with a major coronavirus emergency, with its roughly 25 million residents currently in a weeks-long lockdown as authorities try to curb an Omicron-fuelled wave.
2022 Asian Games Faces "Possibility" Of Postponement: Official
The 2022 Asian Games in China is facing the "possibility" of being postponed, a senior official told AFP on Thursday, after a rumour that it would be moved to next year. The Olympic-sized event is scheduled to be held in September in Hangzhou near Shanghai, which is grappling with a major coronavirus emergency. "No official decision has been taken by the committee until now, but there is a possibility that it will be postponed," said Kuwait's Husain Al-Musallam, director-general of the Olympic Council of Asia, the Games' governing body.