Hong Kong

Hong Kong will host the 2022 edition of the Gay Games, becoming the first Asian city to stage the sports and cultural event.

Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports, has announced that four destinations will contend hosting rights for the 2022 and 2024 editions of its World Swimming Championships (25m) events.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has said the country could join forces with neighbouring North Korea in a joint bid for the Fifa 2030 World Cup, while Hong Kong has expressed an interest in joining China in its effort to land hosting rights to a future edition of the national football team tournament.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has announced the 12 cities that will host 2018 World Tour events with a number of changes made to the second season of the two-tier structure for the series.

Hong Kong’s Mega Events Fund, which provides financial support to a number of leading sports events in the Asian territory, is set to be discontinued next year.

A lucrative new table tennis league for the Asia-Pacific region will launch next year, it has been confirmed.

The International Golf Federation (IGF) has announced that Hong Kong will host the sport’s 2020 World Amateur Team Championships.

The Hong Kong Cricket Association (HKCA) has announced that its Hong Kong Sixes tournament will return next year, with the national team competition having last been staged in 2012.

Sailing’s Volvo Ocean Race will travel to Hong Kong for the first time in 2018, it has been confirmed.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has confirmed that Hong Kong will host its Track Cycling World Championships next year, while president Brian Cookson said he remains confident that the velodrome for this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will be completed in time.

Hong Kong is set to make a belated entrance to the Formula E electric auto racing championship after organisers said it would join the race calendar for season three.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has awarded the final leg of its 2015-16 Track Cycling World Cup to Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong Cycling Association (HKCA) has called for commercial support in its efforts to land a round of the Track Cycling World Cup, adding that it is the only city to have so far expressed an interest in the 2015-16 series.

Sanzar’s bid to establish a Super Rugby expansion franchise in the Asian market has suffered a blow with Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU) president Trevor Gregory stating the continent is not ready to host a team.

The Formula E motor racing championship has finalised its calendar for its debut season, with Rio de Janeiro stepping in to replace Hong Kong on the 2014-15 schedule.

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has announced that it has received bids from four venues for its World Cup Finals events in 2017.