BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) — Here are the newest Chinese sports activities headlines from the previous week:
1. China claims historic silver at males’s ice hockey World Championship Division I Group B
China beat Estonia 3-2 in a penalty shootout on the 2026 IIHF Men’s World Championship Division I Group B on May 5 to win the silver medal, the nation’s greatest outcome for the reason that present event format was launched in 2001. China had led 3-0 earlier than Estonia rallied to drive extra time.
Wang Haoxi was named Best Defenseman, whereas Hou Yuyang completed as China’s Best Player after recording seven targets and 5 assists.
2. China wraps up Xi’an creative swimming World Cup with 5 golds
China’s creative swimmers wrapped up the 2026 World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup in Xi’an on May 3 with 5 golds, three silvers and one bronze throughout 11 occasions.
Xu Huiyan was one of many largest stars of the meet, profitable the ladies’s solo technical title and teaming up with Lin Yanjun to say gold within the girls’s duet technical occasion. China additionally received gold within the crew technical routine.
On the second competitors day, Guo Muye captured the lads’s solo free gold, including to his earlier title as a part of China’s crew technical lineup. China then closed the competitors with one other gold within the combined duet free occasion by means of teenage pair Shi Haoyue and Cao Yixin.
3. China avenges S. Korea to achieve males’s semifinal at desk tennis crew worlds
China defeated South Korea 3-0 within the males’s quarterfinals on the 2026 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals on May 8, avenging its earlier group-stage loss to the identical opponent. Wang Chuqin overcame Oh Jun-sung in 5 video games to present China the lead, earlier than Lin Shidong beat Jang Woo-jin in straight units to place the defending champions getting ready to victory.
Liang Jingkun then sealed the win with a straight-games victory over An Jae-hyun as China superior to the semifinals, the place it should face both France or Brazil.
4. China loses to Indonesia within the AFC U17 Asian Cup
Indonesia edged China 1-0 of their Group B match on the 2026 AFC U17 Asian Cup on May 5 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Keanu Senjaya scored the one purpose within the 87th minute to safe three factors for Indonesia.
China managed possession and created a number of probabilities all through the match, however did not capitalize towards a disciplined Indonesian protection and an in-form goalkeeper. China will subsequent face Japan on May 9.
5. China beats France to retain badminton’s Thomas Cup
Defending champion China defeated France 3-1 on May 3 to reclaim the Thomas Cup title in Horsens, Denmark, profitable the trophy for the twelfth time since 1982.
Shi Yuqi and Weng Hongyang received powerful singles matches for China earlier than He Jiting and Ren Xiangyu sealed the victory in doubles. France’s Alex Lanier scored the crew’s solely level by defeating Li Shifeng.