BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — Here are the newest Chinese sports activities headlines from the previous week:
1. China clinches silver in ladies’s sabre group at Fencing World Championships
China’s ladies’s sabre group claimed silver on the 2026 Fencing World Championships on July 29 after dropping 45-41 to Hungary within the closing.
The outcome matched China’s best-ever end within the occasion, equaling the silver medal gained on the 2003 world championships.
China’s group of Pan Qimiao, Rao Xueyi, Zhang Xinyi and Wei Jiayi made a powerful begin within the closing. Pan, 17, gave China an early 5-2 lead, earlier than Rao prolonged the benefit to 10-3 in opposition to Anna Spiesz.
Hungary responded via Luca Szucs, who sparked a comeback within the third bout to place her group forward 15-13.
China stayed inside placing distance all through the competition. Pan reduce the deficit from 30-38 to 36-39 within the eighth bout, whereas Rao introduced China inside three factors at 41-44 within the closing bout. Hungary, nevertheless, held its nerve and scored the decisive level to safe the title.
2. Hosts declare two golds at badminton China Open
Host China claimed two doubles titles because the China Open badminton match concluded in Changzhou on July 26.
The combined doubles closing was an all-Chinese showdown, with Guo Xinwa and Chen Fanghui outlasting prime seeds and defending champions Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping in a grueling 87-minute battle to grab the title.
Guo and Chen gained the primary recreation 25-23, however squandered a number of probabilities within the second and allowed their opponents to stage with a 22-20 comeback. They regrouped to take the decider 21-15.
It was Guo and Chen’s second Super 1000 title since final yr’s All England Open. Chen mentioned the pair had been struggling for kind coming into the match, however their mutual assist carried them via to victory.
In the ladies’s doubles, Chinese duo Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning defended their crown with a 21-14, 21-19 victory over Japan’s Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto.
The win marked the younger residence pair’s third Super 1000 title in 4 such tournaments they’ve entered this season.
3. China takes air rifle combined group title at ISSF World Cup in Hangzhou
Host China claimed the 10m air rifle combined group gold after an all-Chinese closing on the 2026 ISSF World Cup on July 28.
The 10m air rifle combined group occasion witnessed a nail-biting home showdown, as China’s first pair of Wang Zifei and Sheng Lihao edged previous the nation’s second group by simply 0.4 factors to take the title.
The two sides traded leads all through the tight contest. China 1 constructed an early edge with 105.6 factors within the opening stage, however China 2, comprising Du Yuchen and Zhang Changhong, bounced again to maneuver forward after the second spherical with 211.8 factors versus 210.6.
The margin remained razor-thin via the third stage, earlier than Wang and Sheng reclaimed the higher hand within the elimination rounds. The pair saved their composure within the closing collection to seal the gold with a complete of 505.0 factors, whereas their teammates completed with 504.6 for silver.
4. China exits males’s VNL Finals
Host China was eradicated within the quarterfinals of the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Nations League Finals after struggling a 3-1 loss to unbeaten Japan on July 29.
Ranked thirty fifth on this planet, China completed final within the preliminary section with a 1-11 report however certified for the Finals as host nation, whereas world No. 4 Japan entered the knockout stage as the highest seed after sweeping all 12 of its preliminary matches.
China got here out aggressively, placing Japan beneath stress with fast assaults and strong blocking to assert the opening set 25-23. The second set remained carefully contested, however Japan’s extra constant serve reception and protection helped it edge the host 25-23.
China struggled with unforced errors within the third set, permitting Japan to race to a 9-3 lead earlier than taking the set 25-16. In the fourth, China fought again from a 7-3 deficit, with exterior hitter Wang Bin main the offense because the host moved forward 20-19.
However, Japan proved extra composed within the closing levels, capitalizing on a number of of China’s errors to safe a 25-23 victory and advance to its third VNL semifinal.
5. Zheng Qinwen suffers first-round exit at WTA Washington Open
China’s Zheng Qinwen was knocked out within the first spherical of the WTA 500 Washington Open on July 28, falling 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 to Alexandra Eala of the Philippines.
The 21-year-old Eala, presently ranked twenty eighth on this planet, had beforehand misplaced to Zheng within the semifinals of the 2023 Asian Games.
Eala broke Zheng’s serve within the opening recreation, however the Chinese star responded with two breaks of her personal to take the primary set 6-4. The second set remained tight at 4-4 earlier than Eala held serve and secured a decisive break to stage the match.
In the decider, Eala took management by breaking Zheng in her first two service video games. Although Zheng recovered one break, Eala broke once more to take the set 6-1 and seal victory.
Zheng’s compatriot Wang Xinyu misplaced to Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova 6-2, 6-2 within the second spherical.