BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) — Here are the most recent Chinese sports activities headlines from the previous week:
1. China finishes runner-up in AFC U17 Asian Cup
China completed runner-up within the 2026 AFC U17 Asian Cup after struggling a 3-2 defeat to Japan within the closing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on May 22.
China loved a formidable run within the event, reaching the ultimate after overcoming Saudi Arabia 3-1 within the quarterfinals and defeating Australia 2-0 within the semifinals.
With the victory, Japan claimed its fifth AFC U17 Asian Cup title, extending its report as probably the most profitable group within the continental event’s historical past.
2. China claims ladies’s doubles title at Badminton Thailand Open
Chinese pair Bao Lijing and Cao Zihan sealed the ladies’s doubles title on the 2026 Thailand Open on May 17, whereas Chen Yufei took silver in ladies’s singles and the duo of Zhu Yijun and Li Qian completed runners-up in combined doubles.
Making their worldwide debut as companions, 23-year-old Bao and 18-year-old Cao confronted the world No. 7 Japanese duo of Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi within the title decider.
Falling behind after dropping the opening recreation, the promising Chinese pair staged a shocking comeback to win 19-21, 21-16, 21-19 after a gruelling 72-minute battle.
In the ladies’s singles title contest, defending champion Chen suffered a straight-game defeat to Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi, dropping 21-14, 21-18 to accept second place.
China’s Zhu and Li have been crushed 21-17, 21-15 by Denmark’s Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Boje within the combined doubles closing.
Meanwhile, the lads’s singles closing served up a nail-biting 97-minute conflict as Denmark’s Anders Antonsen edged residence favourite Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand. Indonesia’s Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin lifted the lads’s doubles trophy.
3. Chinese FA imposes life bans to 17 people for playing, match fixing
The Chinese Football Association (CFA) on May 21 introduced the third batch of sanctions associated to match-fixing, playing and different misconduct in Chinese soccer, handing lifetime bans to 17 people and imposing an extra six-point deduction on Meizhou Hakka Football Club.
According to the CFA, 17 individuals convicted by Chinese courts have been suspended for all times from any football-related actions, whereas 48 different practitioners obtained bans of 5 years or much less for critical violations of trade self-discipline. The punishments have been decided based mostly on components corresponding to the character of their misconduct, the amount of cash concerned, the frequency of violations and the diploma of malicious intent.
The CFA additionally introduced that second-tier (China League One) membership Meizhou Hakka can be deducted an extra six factors within the 2026 season and fined 800,000 yuan (117,600 U.S. {dollars}).
“Based on newly obtained criminal court judgment materials, Meizhou Hakka Football Club was discovered to have been involved in other serious violations of regulations and discipline,” the CFA mentioned in a press release.
The CFA had beforehand launched two batches of disciplinary sanctions in September 2024 and January 2026, with greater than 100 people receiving lifetime bans and over 10 golf equipment being fined.
4. Shanghai strikes into CBA Finals after 24-year absence
The Shanghai Sharks rallied previous the Beijing Ducks 99-85 to clinch a 3-1 victory within the best-of-five Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) semifinals on May 22.
Shanghai, the regular-season champion, reached the ultimate for the primary time since 2002 after they defeated the Bayi Rockets 3-1 to safe their first-ever CBA championship.
Beijing had a powerful efficiency throughout the first half to construct a 51-35 lead, however Shanghai staged a 39-11 third-quarter rally, heading into the ultimate interval with a 12-point benefit. Shanghai expanded the result in 16 factors halfway by the fourth and by no means appeared again.
5. Chinese shuttlers advance to Malaysia Masters semifinals in a number of classes
Chinese shuttlers stormed previous their quarterfinal opponents on the 2026 Malaysia Masters on May 22, securing semifinal berths throughout a number of occasions.
Men’s singles world junior champion Hu Zhe’an outplayed Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie 14-21, 21-13, 21-16, whereas Li Shifeng defeated France’s Toma Junior Popov 21-18, 15-21, 21-5.
Chen Yufei outplayed Thailand’s Pitchamon Opatniputh 21-19, 21-9 within the ladies’s singles semifinals.
Women’s doubles pair Bao Lijing and Cao Zihan overcame Chen Yan Fei and Sun Liang Ching of Chinese Taipei 21-14, 18-21, 21-15, whereas Chen Fanshutian and Luo Xumin overpowered Japan’s Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi 24-22, 21-18.
Mixed doubles duo Gao Jiaxuan and Wei Yaxin outplayed Malaysia’s Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei 21-18, 21-16, whereas Guo Xinwa and Chen Fanghui defeated Presley Smith and Jennie Gai of the United States 23-21, 22-20.