BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — Here are the most recent Chinese sports activities headlines from the previous week:
1. Sun, Wang topped at WTT Champions Macao
China’s Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin clinched the singles titles on the World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Macao 2025 on September 14.
World No. 1 Sun efficiently defended her crown with a 4-3 win over world No. 2 and teammate Wang Manyu. In a gripping contest, Sun took the opener, trailed 3-2, and rallied to prevail within the deciding seventh sport.
Wang Chuqin eased previous Brazil’s Hugo Calderano 4-0 (11-9, 11-7, 11-9, 11-4). The pair had already met twice this 12 months in main occasions, on the ITTF Men’s and Women’s World Cup Macao 2025 and the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025, with one victory every earlier than Sunday’s last.
At the post-match press convention, Wang addressed the challenges dealing with China’s males’s staff, noting the depth of world competitors. “As the sport evolves, the competition is becoming increasingly fierce, but I believe the Chinese team is still the strongest,” he mentioned.
2. China’s 16-year-old Peng smashes world file to win gold at ISSF World Cup in Ningbo
Sixteen-year-old Peng Xinlu shocked the taking pictures world on September 14 by breaking each the world and junior data to win the ladies’s 10m air rifle title on the ISSF World Cup in Ningbo.
Peng fired 255.3 factors within the last, surpassing the earlier world mark of 254.8, set by compatriot Wang Zifei on the Lima World Cup in April.
The victory marked Peng’s second medal in her World Cup debut in Ningbo. Earlier within the week, she paired with Olympic champion Sheng Lihao to win silver within the combined staff occasion after setting a brand new qualification world file of 636.9.
“I’ll try to improve in the future, hoping to get even better results,” Peng mentioned after her victory, additionally thanking the house crowd for his or her help.
3. China clinches first girls’s hockey Asia Cup title in 16 years
China overpowered India 4-1 to win its third girls’s hockey Asia Cup title, and its first since 2009, in Hangzhou on September 14.
The victory sees China be part of South Korea and Japan because the match’s most embellished groups with three titles every within the occasion’s 40-year historical past. The hosts additionally secured qualification for the 2026 Women’s FIH Hockey World Cup in Belgium and the Netherlands.
India struck first by Navneet Kaur within the opening minute, however China captain Ou Zixia leveled the rating within the twenty first minute. Li Hong put China forward within the forty first minute earlier than Zou Meirong and Zhong Jiaqi netted in fast succession to seal the win.
“Happy for the win and the title. Hopefully we can achieve a good result at next year’s World Cup,” mentioned Li, who was named participant of the match.
Silver medalists ultimately 12 months’s Paris Olympics, China maintained an ideal file throughout the group stage and the Super 4s to carry the trophy.
4. China’s Zhang/Huang end 1st in pairs brief program at ISU Figure Skating Olympic Qualifier
Chinese determine skating pair skaters Zhang Jiaxuan and Huang Yihang took first place within the pairs brief program on the ISU Figure Skating Olympic Qualifier in Beijing on September 19.
Zhang and Huang scored 66.68 factors to high the rankings, 2.40 factors forward of the second-placed French pair Camille Kovalev and Pavel Kovalev, whereas Armenia’s Karina Akopova and Nikita Rakhmanin presently ranked third within the pairs brief program with 63.85 factors.
“It was a great start for us. We handled the pressure today and will continue to adjust ourselves to an even better mindset,” mentioned the 18-year-old Zhang after the competitors.
Huang, 23, famous, “We are here to compete for a Winter Olympic berth. It is an important but also challenging event for us. We feel honored to show ourselves and will try to further improve our performance in the pairs free skating on Saturday.”
5. China fends off Joventut in girls’s basketball pleasant
China made it two wins from two in its girls’s basketball pleasant double-header towards Spanish membership Joventut Badalona, with a 91-86 victory in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province on September 18.
With the scores tied at 50-50 at halftime, China outscored Joventut 24-12 within the third quarter and withstood their opponents’ fourth-quarter comeback to safe its second win in as many matches.
Four Chinese gamers scored in double figures, led by heart Han Xu’s 23 factors on 9-of-10 taking pictures. Yang Shuyu and Tian Yuanyuan scored 12 and 11 factors, respectively.
China had beforehand defeated Joventut 90-81 on Wednesday. “We did better on rebounds today, but they still grabbed 12 offensive rebounds. We need to address that if we want to be among the best in the world,” China coach Gong Luming mentioned after the sport.
“As a young team, we showed our fighting spirit, but our training and contact intensity were not enough in the game situation,” he added.