BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) — Here are the most recent Chinese sports activities headlines from the previous week:
1. China quick observe coach Zhang Jing retains low key forward of worlds
China’s quick observe velocity skating coach Zhang Jing saved a low profile after a younger line-up was unveiled for the upcoming 2023 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Seoul, South Korea.
The 10-member roster launched on Wednesday consists of 5 male athletes, with a median age of over 23 and 5 feminine athletes, a median of 21. Li Wenlong, Lin Xiaojun, Liu Guanyi, Song Jiahua and Zhong Yuchen will compete within the males’s competitors, whereas Gong Li, Wang Xinran, Wang Ye, Zang Yize and Zhang Chutong will participate within the girls’s.
2. Newly-appointed workforce China coach Jankovic eyeing 2026 World Cup regardless of challenges forward
Newly-appointed Chinese males’s soccer workforce head coach Aleksandar Jankovic mentioned right here on Wednesday that his goal was to steer the squad to safe a spot for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The 2026 World Cup would be the first version of the 48-team match, enabling at the least eight Asian groups to enter the world soccer gala.
3. Chinese prodigy Zhou takes silver in snowboard superpipe at Winter Dew Tour
China’s males’s basketball workforce beat Iran 86-74 right here on Sunday of their final match of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.
As China had already secured a berth on the 2023 FIBA World Cup previous to the sixth window interval, head coach Aleksandar Djordjevic used Kazakhstan and Iran matches as alternatives to check line-ups. China wrapped up the World Cup Qualifiers in second place in Group F with 10 wins and two defeats.
5. China lose to Japan within the AFC U20 Asian Cup opener
Despite an early lead, China misplaced to Japan 2-1 with Naoki Kumata’s brace in 4 minutes of their AFC U20 Asian Cup Group D opener in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Friday. China will face Saudi Arabia at Bunyodkor Stadium subsequent Monday, and Kyrgyzstan at JAR Stadium on Thursday to conclude the group stage.