China's Xu/Sun win women's canoe double 500m gold at Paris Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

China's Xu/Sun win women's canoe double 500m gold at Paris Olympics

China Daily  

China's Xu Shixiao, left, and Sun Mengya celebrate winning the women's canoe double 500m final at the Paris Olympics on Aug 9, 2024. PARIS -- China's Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya successfully defended their title in the women's canoe double 500m final at the Paris Olympics here on Friday. In the men's canoe single 1,000m, Czech Republic's Martin Fuksa claimed the gold in an Olympic best of 3:43.16, followed by Isaquias Queiroz of Brazil and Moldova's Serghei Tarnovschi in second and third place, respectively. Also on Friday, Lisa Carrington and Alicia Hoskin of New Zealand clinched the women's kayak double 500m title, while the men's kayak double 500m gold was claimed by the German pair Jacob Schoph and Max Lemke.

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China's freestyle snowboarder Yang sends fans into frenzy with a podium finish
3 weeks, 2 days ago

China's freestyle snowboarder Yang sends fans into frenzy with a podium finish

China Daily  

Japanese rider Ogiwara Hiroto dominates the men's final with two consistent runs to win the Big Air World Cup series' Beijing leg on Sunday. Wei Xiaohao / China Daily Boasting consistency in execution of his tricks, Japanese rider Ogiwara Hiroto finished on top of the men's roster with a winning combine of 169.5 points from his first two runs, while …

Sun win women's canoe double 500m gold at Paris Olympics
4 months, 1 week ago

Sun win women's canoe double 500m gold at Paris Olympics

China Daily  

China's Xu Shixiao, right, and Sun Mengya celebrate winning the women's canoe double 500m final at the Paris Olympics on Aug 9, 2024. PARIS -- China's Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya successfully defended their title in the women's canoe double 500m final at the Paris Olympics here on Friday. In the men's canoe single 1,000m, Czech Republic's Martin Fuksa claimed …

China retains women's table tennis team title at Paris 2024
4 months, 2 weeks ago

China retains women's table tennis team title at Paris 2024

China Daily  

China's women's table tennis team retains their Olympic title at the Paris 2024 Games after overwhelming Japan 3-0 in the final on Saturday. PARIS -- China's women's table tennis team retained their Olympic title at the Paris 2024 Games after overwhelming Japan 3-0 in the final on Saturday. The women's team gold is China's fifth consecutive Olympic title in this …

China retains women's table tennis team title at Paris 2024
4 months, 2 weeks ago

China retains women's table tennis team title at Paris 2024

China Daily  

China's women's table tennis team retains their Olympic title at the Paris 2024 Games after overwhelming Japan 3-0 in the final on Saturday. PARIS -- China's women's table tennis team retained their Olympic title at the Paris 2024 Games after overwhelming Japan 3-0 in the final on Saturday. The women's team gold is China's fifth consecutive Olympic title in this …

Japan’s b-girl Ami wins Olympic breaking’s first gold medal
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan’s b-girl Ami wins Olympic breaking’s first gold medal

Associated Press  

PARIS — Japan’s b-girl Ami won gold at the Olympics ' first breaking event by spinning, flipping and toprocking past a field of 16 dancers Friday in a high-energy competition that may not return for future Games. It’s an “expression, an art, but I want to say that breaking also could be part of sports.” B-girls stunned the crowd with …

China's Xu/Sun win women's canoe double 500m gold at Paris Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

China's Xu/Sun win women's canoe double 500m gold at Paris Olympics

China Daily  

China's Xu Shixiao, left, and Sun Mengya celebrate winning the women's canoe double 500m final at the Paris Olympics on Aug 9, 2024. PARIS -- China's Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya successfully defended their title in the women's canoe double 500m final at the Paris Olympics here on Friday. In the men's canoe single 1,000m, Czech Republic's Martin Fuksa claimed …

Young players come of age at this year's Paris Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Young players come of age at this year's Paris Olympics

China Daily  

China's Zheng Qinwen celebrates scoring a crucial point against Croatia's Donna Vekic during their women's singles tennis gold-medal match at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday. Zheng Qinwen, the women's singles tennis player, and the Chinese men's swimming team made history, breaking the long-standing Western monopoly in these categories and demonstrating the confidence of the young Chinese generation. Zheng, 21, …

Huzhou's Ji triumphs in men's canoe double 500m at Paris Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Huzhou's Ji triumphs in men's canoe double 500m at Paris Olympics

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: Aug 9, 2024 Ji Bowen from Huzhou, Zhejiang province, clinched the gold medal with his partner Liu Hao in the men's canoe double 500m at the Paris Olympics on Aug 8, with a time of 1 minute 39.48 seconds. This triumph marked China's third gold in the men's canoe double 500m event, following victories at the 2004 …

Young players come of age at this year's Paris Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Young players come of age at this year's Paris Olympics

China Daily  

China's Zheng Qinwen celebrates scoring a crucial point against Croatia's Donna Vekic during their women's singles tennis gold-medal match at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday. Zheng Qinwen, the women's singles tennis player, and the Chinese men's swimming team made history, breaking the long-standing Western monopoly in these categories and demonstrating the confidence of the young Chinese generation. Zheng, 21, …

Swimmers' golden finish wins respect of opponents
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Swimmers' golden finish wins respect of opponents

China Daily  

Chinese swimmers Xu Jiayu, Qin Haiyang, Sun Jiajun and Pan Zhanle celebrate on the podium after winning the men's 4x100m medley relay at the Summer Olympics in Nanterre, near Paris, France, on Sunday. After nine days of intense competition, the Chinese swimming team wrapped up its Olympic program with a strong finish by pulling off an inspiring victory in the …

China's Chen defends Olympic crown against world's No 1
4 months, 2 weeks ago

China's Chen defends Olympic crown against world's No 1

China Daily  

Chen Meng in action during the table tennis women's singles gold medal match at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France, Aug 3, 2024. PARIS -- China's Chen Meng defended her Olympic crown in the table tennis women's singles after defeating world No 1 Sun Yingsha 4-2 in the final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Chen, 30, second seed …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Spain’s Marin reaches Olympic badminton semifinals, to face China’s He Bingjiao
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Spain’s Marin reaches Olympic badminton semifinals, to face China’s He Bingjiao

The Hindu  

Spain’s Carolina Marin moved into the Olympic badminton semifinals on Saturday and said it had been a long journey back since missing the Tokyo Games with a serious knee injury. “The journey has been a long way but I am here and I feel really proud of myself.” South Korea’s World No.1 An Se-young also progressed with a 15-21, 21-17, …

Paris Olympics 2024: Chinese women win first gold in clean sweep bid in diving
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Chinese women win first gold in clean sweep bid in diving

The Hindu  

Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani began China’s bid to capture all eight women’s Olympic diving golds by winning the synchronised 3-metre springboard event on Saturday. Chen, 25, and Chang, more than two years her junior, kicked off the competition with a back dive in the pike position to loud cheers from the fans, many of whom were dressed in China’s …

Ramping up for Paris together
7 months ago

Ramping up for Paris together

China Daily  

Chinese rider Sun Sibei executes a stunt on her way to leading a Chinese 1-2-3 finish in the women's BMX freestyle park preliminaries at the Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai on Friday. Not for a sub-par 10th-place finish at the critical Olympic qualifier, which may prove costly for his own Paris 2024 prospects, but more for seeing three home riders …

Ramping up for Paris together
7 months ago

Ramping up for Paris together

China Daily  

Chinese rider Sun Sibei executes a stunt on her way to leading a Chinese 1-2-3 finish in the women's BMX freestyle park preliminaries at the Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai on Friday. Not for a sub-par 10th-place finish at the critical Olympic qualifier, which may prove costly for his own Paris 2024 prospects, but more for seeing three home riders …

Ramping up for Paris together
7 months ago

Ramping up for Paris together

China Daily  

Chinese rider Sun Sibei executes a stunt on her way to leading a Chinese 1-2-3 finish in the women's BMX freestyle park preliminaries at the Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai on Friday. Not for a sub-par 10th-place finish at the critical Olympic qualifier, which may prove costly for his own Paris 2024 prospects, but more for seeing three home riders …

China dominates BMX freestyle park at Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai
7 months ago

China dominates BMX freestyle park at Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai

China Daily  

Top three finishers of the cycling BMX freestyle women's park Sun Sibei, Sun Jiaqi and Deng Yawen, all from China, pose on the podium during the Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai on Saturday. SHANGHAI - China swept the podium in the cycling BMX freestyle women's park final of the Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai on Saturday, while Veddriq Leonardo of …

Team China's double delight
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Team China's double delight

China Daily  

Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang celebrate their doubles win in the Thomas Cup final in Chengdu on Sunday. The pair helped Team China's men win an 11th title in the competition. Team China's cruise to a record-extending 16th Uber Cup title has served up a huge confidence booster, as it seeks to regain supremacy of the women's game at the …

Team China's double delight
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Team China's double delight

China Daily  

Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang celebrate their doubles win in the Thomas Cup final in Chengdu on Sunday. The pair helped Team China's men win an 11th title in the competition. Team China's cruise to a record-extending 16th Uber Cup title has served up a huge confidence booster, as it seeks to regain supremacy of the women's game at the …

Quan, Wang add two golds for China at diving World Cup in Berlin
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Quan, Wang add two golds for China at diving World Cup in Berlin

China Daily  

China's Quan Hongchan wins the women's 10m platform gold at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup in Berlin, March 24, 2024. BERLIN -- China's Olympic champion Quan Hongchan claimed the women's 10m platform title, while her compatriot Wang Zongyuan won the men's 3m springboard gold at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup here on Sunday. China's Wang Zongyuan wins the …

Quan, Wang add two golds for China at diving World Cup in Berlin
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Quan, Wang add two golds for China at diving World Cup in Berlin

China Daily  

China's Quan Hongchan wins the women's 10m platform gold at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup in Berlin, March 24, 2024. BERLIN -- China's Olympic champion Quan Hongchan claimed the women's 10m platform title, while her compatriot Wang Zongyuan won the men's 3m springboard gold at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup here on Sunday. China's Wang Zongyuan wins the …

China keeps raking in the golds as it dominates Asian Games on home soil in Hangzhou
1 year, 2 months ago

China keeps raking in the golds as it dominates Asian Games on home soil in Hangzhou

Associated Press  

HANGZHOU, China — Chinese swimmer Wu Shutong took Asian Games gold Friday in the 10-kilometer race, finishing seconds ahead of her competition from Japan in the more-than two-hour race, which she swam just days after her 18th birthday. DRAGON BOAT In the popular Dragon Boat races, China’s women took gold in the 1,000-meter final, but its men had to settle …

Taiwanese sisters take gold in women’s doubles tennis at the Asian Games
1 year, 2 months ago

Taiwanese sisters take gold in women’s doubles tennis at the Asian Games

Associated Press  

HANGZHOU, China — Taiwanese sisters Chan Yung-jan and Chan Hao-ching took gold Saturday in women’s doubles tennis at the Asian Games and are now looking ahead to next year’s Olympics in Paris. Chan Yung-jan told reporters after beating Lee Ya-hsuan and Liang En-shuo, also Taiwanese, in the final that even though she’s the older one at 34, 30-year-old Chan Hao-ching …

China wins women's 4x100m freestyle relay in Chengdu
1 year, 4 months ago

China wins women's 4x100m freestyle relay in Chengdu

China Daily  

China's Luo Youyang, Zhang Yufei, Liu Yaxin and Li Bingjie celebrates after winning the women's 4x100m freestyle relay at the Chengdu FISU World University Games on Tuesday. CHENGDU - Joined by Tokyo Olympic champions Zhang Yufei and Li Bingjie, China won the women's 4x100m freestyle relay on Tuesday, pocketing the first gold of swimming in the ongoing Chengdu Universiade. As …

China bags golds in women's shot put, 10,000m race
1 year, 4 months ago

China bags golds in women's shot put, 10,000m race

China Daily  

China's Song Jiayuan competes in the women's shot put at the 31st FISU World University Games on Tuesday. CHENGDU - China's Song Jiayuan and Xia Yuyu claimed victory in the women's shot put and 10,000 meters race respectively on the first competition day of athletics at the 31st FISU World University Games here on Tuesday. China's Xia Yuyu celebrates after …

Wave of courage
2 years, 11 months ago

Wave of courage

China Daily  

Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya win gold in the women's canoe double 500m event at the Tokyo Olympics. CHINA DAILY When Xu Shixiao went to work as usual in a furniture company in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, five years ago, she was surprised to get a call from her former coach, inquiring about her willingness to return to canoeing and compete …

Wave of courage
2 years, 11 months ago

Wave of courage

China Daily  

Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya win gold in the women's canoe double 500m event at the Tokyo Olympics. CHINA DAILY When Xu Shixiao went to work as usual in a furniture company in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, five years ago, she was surprised to get a call from her former coach, inquiring about her willingness to return to canoeing and compete …

Wave of courage
2 years, 11 months ago

Wave of courage

China Daily  

Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya win gold in the women's canoe double 500m event at the Tokyo Olympics. CHINA DAILY When Xu Shixiao went to work as usual in a furniture company in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, five years ago, she was surprised to get a call from her former coach, inquiring about her willingness to return to canoeing and compete …

Wave of courage
2 years, 11 months ago

Wave of courage

China Daily  

Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya win gold in the women's canoe double 500m event at the Tokyo Olympics. CHINA DAILY When Xu Shixiao went to work as usual in a furniture company in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, five years ago, she was surprised to get a call from her former coach, inquiring about her willingness to return to canoeing and compete …

China women paddlers beat Japan for 4th consecutive Olympic table tennis team gold
3 years, 4 months ago

China women paddlers beat Japan for 4th consecutive Olympic table tennis team gold

China Daily  

China's women table tennis squad outclassed their arch-rivals Japan 3-0 to win the Olympic title for the fourth straight time at Tokyo 2020. TOKYO -- China's women table tennis squad outclassed their arch-rivals Japan 3-0 to win the Olympic title for the fourth straight time at Tokyo 2020 on Aug 5. The victory at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium has extended …

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: China's Quan Hongchan wins gold in the women's diving 10 metre platform
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: China's Quan Hongchan wins gold in the women's diving 10 metre platform

The Hindu  

China's 14-year-old diving superstar Quan Hongchan claimed gold in the women's 10 metre platform with a near-perfect score at the 2020 Tokyo Games on Thursday, leaving a silver medal for team mate Chen Yuxi. China have claimed gold in all of the women's diving events since the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. Quan, whose medal looked massive on her 143 …

Tokyo Olympics: China claims women’s team sprint gold
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: China claims women’s team sprint gold

The Hindu  

China successfully defended their Olympic women's team sprint title by defeating Germany in the final as the track cycling programme got underway at the Izu Velodrome on Monday. The result marked a second consecutive Olympic gold for Zhong, who took the Rio title with Gong Jinjie five years ago. At the 2012 London Games, the Chinese team of Gong and …

Diving, Tokyo Olympics: Shi Tingmao wins 3m springboard gold
3 years, 4 months ago

Diving, Tokyo Olympics: Shi Tingmao wins 3m springboard gold

The Hindu  

China's Shi claimed her second gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics with victory in the women's 3 metre springboard diving on Sunday, becoming the second woman to retain both individual and synchronised titles at the Games. Shi's victory enabled her to match compatriot Guo Jingjing's back-to-back double 3 metre springboard golds at the Athens and Beijing Olympics and was China's …

Tokyo Olympics: Chinese paddlers dominate again to reach singles finals
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Chinese paddlers dominate again to reach singles finals

The Hindu  

China's Sun Yingsha crushed Japanese paddler Mima Ito in the semifinals of the women's table tennis singles, while Rio champion Ma Long edged out Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov to reach the men's gold medal match. World number three Sun, who has won six of the eight previous meetings against Ito, overwhelmed the Japanese paddler with an 11-3 11-9 11-6 11-4 victory …

Wang Jianjiahe sets Asian record as women's 1500m freestyle debuts at Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Wang Jianjiahe sets Asian record as women's 1500m freestyle debuts at Olympics

China Daily  

Wang Jianjiahe of China competes during the heats of women's 1500m freestyle at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, on July 26, 2021. TOKYO -- China's Wang Jianjiahe on Monday set a new Asian record in qualifying second for the women's 1500m freestyle final, with the event appearing on the Olympic stage for the first time. In the …

Chinese duo win first diving gold of Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Chinese duo win first diving gold of Tokyo Olympics

China Daily  

Medalists Shi Tingmao and Wang Han of China react on the awarding ceremony of the women's synchronised 3m springboard of diving at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, July 25, 2021. TOKYO - China's Shi Tingmao/Wang Han won the women's synchronised 3m springboard gold with 326.40 points at Tokyo 2020 here on Sunday. It was China's fifth consecutive gold …

Yang Junxuan sets Asian record, Yu Yiting betters world junior mark
3 years, 7 months ago

Yang Junxuan sets Asian record, Yu Yiting betters world junior mark

China Daily  

Yang Junxuan of Shandong is interviewed after the women's 200m freestyle awarding ceremony at the 2021 Chinese National Swimming Championships in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, May 4, 2021. QINGDAO -- The Chinese National Swimming Championships witnessed the birth of a new generation as 19-year-old Yang Junxuan broke the women's 200m freestyle Asian record while 15-year-old Yu Yiting renewed the …

Yang Junxuan sets Asian record, Yu Yiting betters world junior mark
3 years, 7 months ago

Yang Junxuan sets Asian record, Yu Yiting betters world junior mark

China Daily  

Yang Junxuan of Shandong is interviewed after the women's 200m freestyle awarding ceremony at the 2021 Chinese National Swimming Championships in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, May 4, 2021. QINGDAO -- The Chinese National Swimming Championships witnessed the birth of a new generation as 19-year-old Yang Junxuan broke the women's 200m freestyle Asian record while 15-year-old Yu Yiting renewed the …

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