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USA Nordic Combined athletes prepare for Beijing Olympics

02:31 It’s one of the original sports of the Winter Olympics but also one of the least well known.‘Nordic Combined’ attracts athletes with a special combination of skills who can both s

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Macron: River Seine to be site for 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony

The Paris 2024 Olympics will feature a unique opening ceremony with the city's River Seine as the scene for the curtain-raising spectacular, said French President Emman

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Guinea withdraws from Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19

The five-member strong Guinean team will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19 pandemic, the country's Sports Minister Sanoussy Bantama Sow announced.In a public letter addressed to t

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Skateboarding ollies into the Tokyo Olympics

02:16 Skateboardingwill be featured in the Olympic Games for the first time this year in Tokyo. It’s one of the newest sports to join the games but has a long and storied history.CGTN’s

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Surfing rides the waves to become full Olympic sport

02:49 The COVID-19 pandemic delayed Tokyo Olympics officially begin this week.Five new sports are set to make their debuts.As CGTN's Ediz Tiyansan reports, one of the five is hoping to

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Baseball and softball return to 2021 Tokyo Olympics

02:59 Baseball and softball are set to make their return at the Olympics in Japan later this month.These sports haven’t been seen at the Games since 2008 and this is an opportunity to g

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Chengdu 31st World University Games to open on June 26, 2022

The 31st Summer World University Games will be held from June 26 to July 7 in 2022 in Chengdu, the capital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province, announced the International University Sports Fe

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Black History Month: The role of sports in U.S. civil rights history

03:31 African Americans have provided some of the country's greatest sports stars from Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Tiger Woods to Serena Williams. But sports have also provided a pl

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Kenya ratifies Anti-doping law

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed the Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2020 into law. /Kenyan Presidency Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed the Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2020

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CNC TALK: Building China into a country strong on sports

August 8 marks China's National Fitness Day. The 2022 Winter Olympic Games are fueling people's enthusiasm in sports and are expected to contribute to building China i

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Beijing allows sports events of less than 500 attendees in low-risk areas

As the city lowered its emergency response to COVID-19 from level II to III, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sports issued a notice on Tuesday that the city will gradually resume sporting events a

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Beijing allows sports events of less than 500 attendees in low-risk areas

As the city lowered its emergency response to COVID-19 from level II to III, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sports issued a notice on Tuesday that the city will gradually resume sporting events a

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Beijing suspends holding sports events

Beijing's Municipal Sports Competitions Administration Center issued a notice late on Friday that suspends holding sports events with immediate effect. The decision came after two new cases of COVID

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Beijing to resume municipal sports after emergency response lowered

Beijing will resume municipal sports from Saturday after it has lowered its emergency response to the novel coronavirus epidemic from the second level to the third level. Beijing Municipal Bureau of

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History is always surprisingly similar. Check these slices passing through ancient and modern

Archery, swimming, dancing... Today, our sports and entertainment choices aren't too different from the activities of the ancient people depicted on the famous Dunhuang

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How sports entertainment is adapting to COVID-19

05:44 CGTN's Rachelle Akuffo spoke with Daniel Kelly II, Academic Director of Graduate Programs, at the Preston Robert Tisch Institute for Global Sport at NYU's School of Professional

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Youth hockey gaining traction with global audience

03:43 CGTN's Elaine Reyes spoke with Mike Bako, the sports editor for the Daily National website, about the popularity of hockey.