BEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) — Here are the newest Chinese sports activities headlines from the previous week:
1. 2023 China Basketball Hall of Fame inductees unveiled
The sixteenth World Wushu Championships (WWC) got here to an finish on November 21 in Fort Worth, Texas, with China topping the gold medal tally with 15.
Athletes from China garnered seven golds in Taolu and eight golds in Sanda in varied weight classes.
Vietnam and Macao, China completed joint second with 5 golds every, plus three silvers and three bronzes for Vietnam, and two silvers and 4 bronzes for Macao, China.
China additionally topped the general medal tally with 15, adopted by Vietnam, Macao, Malaysia and Indonesia every with 11.
3. S. Korea beat China in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier
Son Heung-min scored a brace and assisted one objective to assist South Korea beat China 3-0 in Group C of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Zone qualifying event second stage in Shenzhen, China on November 21. In the opposite Group C match on the identical day, Thailand secured an away victory over Singapore 3-1.
China now sits in third place in Group C with three factors, behind South Korea (6 factors) and Thailand (3 factors, led by objective distinction).
4. China ladies’s nationwide soccer group head coach Shui steps down
Shui Qingxia, head coach of China’s nationwide ladies’s soccer group, stepped down on November 20 as her group didn’t qualify for the Paris Olympics after a 1-1 draw with South Korea on November 1.
“Due to the team’s failure to qualify for the Paris Olympics, the contract with the coaching team was automatically terminated, and Shui Qingxia no longer serves as the head coach of China women’s football team,” the Chinese Football Association (CFA) introduced.
Under Shui’s cost, China gained the 2022 Women’s Asian Cup however didn’t progress from the group stage of the 2023 Women’s World Cup, and misplaced to Japan within the semifinals of the Hangzhou Asian Games.
5. China wins Women’s Sitting Volleyball World Cup title
