17th September 2021 - Opening of China’s National Games marks return of major spectator events
15th September 2021 - ESSA launch statement on the role of physical activity in the management of obesity in adults
27th August 2021 - Hong Kong and Macau to partner Guangdong in hosting China’s 2025 National Games
25th July 2021 - World Health Organization adviser says big sporting crowds should be banned
23rd July 2021 - New study show that physical inactivity remains a global pandemic
10th June 2021 - Taxing sugary drinks in Australia is important first step towards tackling obesity
18th May 2021 - Construction advances on wave-like stadium centrepiece for 2021 Asian Youth Games
2nd April 2021 - South Korea moves forward with bid to co-host 2032 Olympics with North Korea
4th March 2021 - Obesity Policy Coalition releases report ‘Brands off our kids’ on World Obesity Day
8th February 2021 - IOC President says Beijing 2022 will ‘transform winter sports’
28th January 2021 - Chinese officials confident of completing preparations for a successful Beijing Winter Olympics
31st December 2020 - Olympic Council of Asia announces second postponement of 6th Asian Beach Games
11th December 2020 - World Athletics announces second postponement of Nanjing’s World Athletics Indoor Championships
30th November 2020 - Design revealed for new 63,000-seat Dalian Stadium
23rd August 2020 - Plans unveiled for new football stadium in China’s ancient capital
5th August 2020 - New research finds obesity and overweight driving premature heart disease deaths
1st August 2020 - University of Sydney academics respond to the relationship between obesity and COVID-19
10th July 2020 - China bans international sporting events until 2021
8th June 2020 - Deakin’s Global Obesity Centre reconfirmed as world-leading research centre by WHO
12th February 2020 - Coronavirus continues to impact China’s sports events
18th October 2018 - Obesity Summit focuses on five-year plan for early intervention and weight management in Western Australia
11th October 2018 - World Obesity Day looks to end weight stigma
22nd May 2016 - China grapples with rise in childhood obesity
19th November 2015 - Attraktion! opens 600-seat 4D Theatre at LEWA Wonderland in Xi’an
13th August 2013 - China marks National Fitness Day as national survey shows a decline in physical activity among young
2nd September 2011 - Global governments must ‘get tough on obesity’
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