BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — Here are the newest Chinese sports activities headlines from the previous week:
1. Tang, Qin clinch golds in 100m breaststroke at quick course swimming worlds
China dominated the breaststroke occasions on the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) on December 12, with Tang Qianting and Qin Haiyang each claiming victories over the 100m distance.
Tang, contemporary from breaking the Asian report within the semifinals, completed first within the ultimate in 1:02.38, simply 0.02 seconds off the world report.
The victory accomplished her gold sweep within the occasion this yr within the quick course after three wins within the World Cup.
Her teammate Qin secured the lads’s title in an Asian report time of 55.47 seconds.
2. Sun Long wins three golds at ISU quick observe tour Beijing leg
Sun Long was the brightest star on house ice as he took three gold medals on the 2024/25 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Tour within the Olympic venue of Capital Indoor Stadium.
The 24-year-old clinched the lads’s 500m gold in 40.155 seconds on December 7, earlier than contributing to staff victories in each the combined staff relay and the lads’s 5,000m relay on December 8.
Sun additionally bagged a bronze within the males’s 1,500m.
3. China retains title at desk tennis Mixed Team World Cup
China retained its title on the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Mixed Team World Cup with an 8-1 victory over South Korea within the ultimate in Chengdu on December 8.
In the opening combined doubles match, Olympic champions Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha gifted China a good begin by defeating South Korean duo Cho Dae-seong and Shin Yu-bin 11-9, 17-19, 11-4.
World No. 2 Wang Manyu put China additional forward within the ladies’s singles occasion, triumphing 11-3, 11-7, 11-2 over Kim Na-yeong.
Teenager Lin Shidong secured China’s title with an 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 win over Oh Jun-sung within the males’s singles match.
4. Olympic champions Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong into ultimate at BWF World Tour Finals
Olympic champions Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong ousted Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin 21-11, 21-18 in an all-Chinese combined doubles semifinal on the BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou on December 14.
Zheng, who introduced his retirement from worldwide badminton after this match, will look to wrap up his profession with a gold along with his long-time accomplice Huang, as they face the Malaysian duo Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei within the ultimate on December 15.
The host has secured the ladies’s singles title, with Han Yue and Wang Zhiyi defeating Aya Ohori of Japan and An Se-young of South Korea in straight video games within the semifinals respectively.
5. Inductees for 2024 China Basketball Hall of Fame unveiled
The Chinese Basketball Association revealed the inductees for the 2024 China Basketball Hall of Fame on December 9.
The excellent male athletes honored this yr are Li Hanting and Gong Xiaobin. The excellent feminine athletes embody Yang Jie and Miao Lijie. The award for excellent coach goes to Ma Qingsheng, whereas the excellent referee title is awarded to Guo Yupei. Recognized as pioneers of Chinese basketball are Li Zhenzhong, Wu Chengzhang, and Huang Lie.
To date, the Hall of Fame has celebrated 42 particular person inductees and three groups.