Yahor Arlou wins wingsuit flying championship in Hunan

Daredevils descend on Zhangjiajie's iconic peaks

Wingsuit contestants aim for a target during their glides in Zhangjiajie. The number of travelers on international flights this year had reached almost 400,000 as of Sept 26, with more than 2,500 flights arriving, marking an increase of 177 percent compared to last year, he said. The scenery and landscape in Zhangjiajie are amazing, and he had no idea something …

Zhangjiajie

1 month, 1 week ago

Directing the board

China Daily

China's Yang Wenlong competes in the men's snowboard Big Air during the FIS Snowboard & Freeski Big Air World Cup Shougang at the Beijing Shougang Industrial Park on Sunday. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY On a dramatic night that delivered some never-before-seen tricks, record-extending runs and major upsets, Chinese snowboarder Yang Wenlong made sure he didn't go unnoticed at the Big Air …

World Cup Olympic Beijing Yang Big Air

1 month, 1 week ago

Directing the board

China Daily

China's Yang Wenlong competes in the men's snowboard Big Air during the FIS Snowboard & Freeski Big Air World Cup Shougang at the Beijing Shougang Industrial Park on Sunday. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY On a dramatic night that delivered some never-before-seen tricks, record-extending runs and major upsets, Chinese snowboarder Yang Wenlong made sure he didn't go unnoticed at the Big Air …

World Cup Olympic Beijing Yang Cup Big Air

1 month, 1 week ago

Directing the board

China Daily

China's Yang Wenlong competes in the men's snowboard Big Air during the FIS Snowboard & Freeski Big Air World Cup Shougang at the Beijing Shougang Industrial Park on Sunday. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY On a dramatic night that delivered some never-before-seen tricks, record-extending runs and major upsets, Chinese snowboarder Yang Wenlong made sure he didn't go unnoticed at the Big Air …

World Cup Olympic Beijing Yang Big Air

1 month, 1 week ago

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

China Daily

Chinese snowboarder Yang Wenlong performs a trick during the men's final at the Big Air World Cup series' Beijing leg at the Shougang Industrial Park on Sunday. Wei Xiaohao / China Daily China's freestyle snowboarder Yang Wenlong wowed the Beijing crowd on an otherwise disappointing Sunday night for Chinese fans by winning his first World Cup medal, following home favorite …

China World Cup Beijing Yang

1 month, 1 week ago

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

China Daily

Chinese snowboarder Yang Wenlong performs a trick during the men's final at the Big Air World Cup series' Beijing leg at the Shougang Industrial Park on Sunday. Wei Xiaohao / China Daily China's freestyle snowboarder Yang Wenlong wowed the Beijing crowd on an otherwise disappointing Sunday night for Chinese fans by winning his first World Cup medal, following home favorite …

China World Cup Beijing Yang

1 month, 1 week 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 …

Japanese Beijing Win

Hunan's Aviation Industry Booms as Low-Altitude Economy Takes Flight

China Daily

China's aviation industry is poised for significant growth, with various industries ready to take off. The country's low-altitude economy is expected to reach 2 trillion yuan by 2030, driven by the development of the industry. The central leadership's commitment to improving infrastructure and mechanisms for modernization is expected to further support the growth of the aviation industry.

Business Technology Economy Aviation Hunan

2 months, 1 week ago

Hunan's Aviation Industry Booms as Low-Altitude Economy Takes Flight

China Daily

China's aviation industry is poised for significant growth, with various industries ready to take off. The country's central leadership has emphasized the development of the low-altitude economy and general aviation industry, with estimates suggesting a substantial market size increase in the coming years.

Technology Economy Aviation Air Travel Hunan

2 months, 1 week ago

Hunan's Aviation Industry Booms as Low-Altitude Economy Takes Flight

China Daily

China's aviation industry is poised for significant growth, with various industries ready to take off. The country's central leadership has emphasized the importance of developing the low-altitude economy and general aviation industry, with estimates suggesting a market size of 2 trillion yuan by 2030. This growth is expected to create numerous job opportunities and boost the country's economy.

Technology Economy Aviation Air Travel Hunan

Hunan's Aviation Industry Booms as Low-Altitude Economy Takes Flight

China Daily

China's aviation industry is poised for significant growth, with various industries ready to take off. The country's central leadership has emphasized the importance of developing the low-altitude economy and general aviation industry, with estimates suggesting a market size of 2 trillion yuan by 2030. This growth is expected to create numerous job opportunities and boost the country's economy.

Technology Economy Aviation Air Travel Hunan

4 months, 1 week ago

U.S. Athletics Star Wins High Jump Gold For Third Paralympics In A Row

Huff Post

Roderick Townsend of Team USA celebrates winning the gold medal. I’d probably still be jumping.” Instead of booing, the Stade de France crowd followed Townsend’s every command, sitting quiet or cheering, as he won the T47 high jump finals on Sunday night, notching a 2.12-meter jump and collecting his third straight gold medal in the event. The 32-year-old Townsend, who …

Paralympics Paris Kumar Townsend Jump Gold

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hannah Cockroft wins incredible seventh straight 100m gold at World Para Athletics Championships

The Independent

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World Cockroft

1 year, 1 month ago

Grade-A Gu schools the competition

China Daily

Beijing 2022 Olympic champion Gu Ailing, also known as Eileen Gu, performs en route to victory at the FIS women's freeski halfpipe World Cup at Genting Snow Park in Chongli, Hebei province, on Saturday. FU TIAN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE Superstar skier soars to more World Cup glory — and still finds time to fit in Stanford studies Gu Ailing showed why …

China World World Cup Young People Cup Stanford Eileen

1 year, 4 months ago

China's Wang Xizhe wins gold at world junior swimming championships

China Daily

China's 17-year-old talent Wang Xizhe wins a gold medal in the men's 200m butterfly on the closing day of the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Netanya, Israel, Sept 9, 2023. JERUSALEM -- China's 17-year-old talent Wang Xizhe on Saturday won a gold medal in the men's 200m butterfly on the closing day of the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships …

China Medal Gold Zhang Wang 200M Wang Xizhe

1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s high jump

The Hindu

The World Athletics Championships 2023 will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for the gold medal in men’s high jump in the Hungarian capital: Mutaz Essa Barshim Mutaz Essa Barshim is a 32-year-old high jumper from Doha, Qatar. He shared the gold medal with Italian Gianmarco Tamberi at the Tokyo Olympics …

Italy World Athletics Olympic High Season Best

1 year, 6 months ago

Zharnel Hughes targets world glory after regaining British 100m title

The Independent

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1 year, 7 months ago

Anees Yahiya misses bronze at Cyprus International Athletics Meeting

The Hindu

Indian long jumper Muhammed Anees Yahiya missed bronze medal by a whisker at the Cyprus International Athletics Meeting on Thursday. Great Britain’s Jack Roach finished third with a jump of 7.60m, similar to that of Yahiya, but was awarded the bronze due to a higher second-best jump. A few days before, Murali Sreeshankar and Jeswin Aldrin made it one-two for …

Jump Wind Speed Yahiya

2 years ago

Amateur Zhou steals the show to outshine pros in Xiamen

China Daily

Zhou Ziqin, 16, poses with the CGA Championship trophy following his one-stroke victory at the tournament in Xiamen, Fujian province on Saturday. Zhou Ziqin stunned a field of top Chinese professionals on Saturday as the 16-year-old amateur claimed the men's edition of the CGA Championship with a one-stroke victory in Fujian province. A week after rookie pro Zeng Liqi won …

Championship Hole Zhou Pro Xiamen Birdie

2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2022: Eldhose Paul finishes ninth in men’s triple jump

The Hindu

India’s Eldhose Paul narrowly missed a top-eight berth as Jean-Marc Pontvianne took the final place with a jump of 16.86 metres in the men’s triple jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene on Sunday. Portugal's Pedro Pichardo, meanwhile, continued his dominance in the triple jump by adding his first World Championships title to the Olympic gold he won …

Portugal World Olympic

2 years, 5 months ago

Chinese athlete Wang Jianan leaps into history

China Daily

Wang Jianan of China celebrates after his last attempt jump during the men's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 in Eugene, Oregon, the US, July 16, 2022. Chinese track and field stars are shining brightly at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, and a major surprise arrived on Saturday when Wang Jianan stunned the field …

China World Medal Gold Olympic Championships Chinese

2 years, 10 months ago

Exploits of the ice man

China Daily

What sets Xing Yuesheng apart from most of the others who engage in his sport is that he is a year all rounder. "The National Winter Swimming Championship is the ultimate in the country, and there's some really top-notch competition," Xing says. He is particularly good in outdoor winter swimming and open water swimming competitions, he says, and has won …

Swimming Xing Winter Swimming

2 years, 10 months ago

Aerial skiing demands big air, big pressure in one-and-done final

LA Times

China’s Qi Guangpu made the most of his sole jump in the men’s aerials finals on Wednesday, with a quintuple-twisting, triple-flipping trick that earned him Olympic gold. Justin Schoenefeld said the one-and-done format of the men’s aerial finals can be “pretty annoying.” World Cup events allow only one jump in qualifying, finals and super finals. “I like in these big …

Round Final Trick Lillis Olympics Aerial Schoenefeld Justin Schoenefeld

2 years, 10 months ago

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Tuesday, Feb. 15

The Independent

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Women Japan Canada Medal Gold Olympic Silver

2 years, 11 months ago

China wins silver in freestyle skiing mixed team aerials

China Daily

By CUI JIA and LIU XUAN in Zhangjiakou, Hebei| China Daily| Updated :2022-02-11 International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, committee member Zhang Hong and Chinese snowboarder Liu Jiayu pose for a photo on Thursday after the women's snowboard halfpipe final of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY China clinched the …

China Winter Team Final Jump Zhangjiakou Genting Snow Park

2 years, 11 months ago

Winter Olympics: British freestyle skier Kirsty Muir lands rare ‘dub 12’ trick in Big Air finals

The Independent

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2 years, 11 months ago

Eileen Gu: Who is the California-born superstar freestyle skier aiming to win gold for China?

The Independent

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2 years, 11 months ago

Gu takes home gold for China as Peng watches from stands

Al Jazeera

Teen sensation took top spot with stunning final jump as tennis star who made sexual assault allegations was spotted in the crowd. China’s Eileen Gu won the inaugural gold medal in the Freeski Big Air event at the Winter Olympic Games on Tuesday as tennis star Peng Shuai was spotted watching from the stands. Tennis star Peng Shuai, whose welfare …

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2 years, 11 months ago

How Eileen Gu Won Gold in Big Air With Two Giant Jumps

New York Times

BEIJING — Eileen Gu won the women’s freeski big air competition on Tuesday after landing her biggest and highest scoring trick in her final run: a left double 1620 with a safety grab. Freestyle Skiing: Women’s Big Air Final Run 1 Run 3 Run 2 Final 1st CHN Eileen Gu 93.75 94.50 88.50 188.25 2nd FRA Tess Ledeux 73.50 94.50 …

Air Run Big Photographs Big Air Eileen Gu Ledeux

2 years, 11 months ago

China’s Gu nearly blows big air trials, locked in for finals

Associated Press

BEIJING — Eileen Gu’s goal of three Olympic medals nearly blew away in the wind. The American-born freestyle skier who spurned Team USA for China ahead of the Beijing Games risked missing the finals in women’s big air Monday when she lost a ski on her second run and crashed into do-or-die position entering Round 3. Ledeux became the first …

China Games Ski Air Olympic Big Air Skier

2 years, 11 months ago

Thrilling freestyle skiing big air event makes big debut at Beijing Olympics

LA Times

China’s Eileen Gu competes during the women’s freestyle skiing big air finals at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday in Beijing. Chinese star Eileen Gu’s golden coronation in front of adoring home fans was an ideal start to the Olympic era for the freestyle skiing big air competition as a big crowd at Big Air Shougang watched the 18-year-old win her …

Olympics Sport Games Fans Air Skiing Chinese

2 years, 11 months ago

Japan’s Kobayashi among favorites in wide-open ski jumping

Associated Press

Even athletes who compete in ski jumping and a former Olympian paid to analyze the sport on TV have no idea who will win gold at the Beijing Games. “Ski jumping is a sport that’s about what have you done for me lately and it’s all about who can get hot at the Olympics,” said NBC analyst Johnny Spillane, a …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Qingdao Paralympians shine in Tokyo

China Daily

Xu Tingting competes in a badminton competition at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. With the extinguishing of the flame in the caldron, the Tokyo Paralympic Games closed on Sept 5, with Team China winning 207 medals to top the medal tally. A total of seven athletes from Qingdao competed at the Games, wining two silver medals and one bronze medal, as …

China Medal Chinese Qingdao Paralympic Games Paralympians Shine Tokyo Xu

3 years, 4 months ago

Ezra Frech was Team USA’s second-youngest Paralympian in Tokyo. He’s just getting started

LA Times

Ezra Frech of the United States competes in the men’s high jump during the Tokyo Paralympic Games on Tuesday. “As far as I’m concerned, he has the brightest future of anyone on his team,” said high jump gold medalist Sam Grewe, a friend and mentor to Frech. “I’ll say this right now,” Frech said while lying in a hammock in …

Paralympic High Started Tokyo His Body Track Jump

3 years, 5 months ago

Great leaps forward

China Daily

China competed in the Olympic team eventing competition for the first time at the Tokyo Games. Aside from star rider Alex Hua Tian, the team's other eventers－Bao Yingfeng and Sun Huadong－were making their Olympic debuts in the Japanese capital. World Athletics president Sebastian Coe hailed Chinese athletes' "upward trajectory" in Tokyo, adding: "You've seen the strength in endurance events. In …

Olympic Leaps Forward

3 years, 10 months ago

How athlete Arpinder Singh deals with setbacks

Live Mint

Arpinder Singh suffered a setback when he was dropped from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ Target Olympics Podium Scheme core group in late 2020. Arpinder had trained in London prior to Rio, assuming that a stint abroad would do him wonders and he would get to jumping around 17.5m by the time he head to the Olympics. In …

India Singh Rio Olympics Arpinder

3 years, 10 months ago

World Para Athletics Grand Prix: India Finish with 23 Medals

News 18

Teenaged high jumpers Praveen Kumar and Nishad Kumar produced personal best jumps to take a gold medal each and set new Asian records as curtains came down on the 12th Fazza World Para Athletics Grand Prix. Praveen’s and Nishad’s gold medal winning efforts were the high points in the final day’s action for India who also had three silver and …

India World Medal Gold Para Athletics High Para

4 years, 4 months ago

National Sports Awards 2020: Khel Ratna awardee Mariyappan Thangavelu 'never thought he would reach this far'

Firstpost

Thangavelu still cannot believe how far he has come after suffering permanent disability at the age of five when a bus crushed his right leg below the knee. Thangavelu, who also won a bronze in the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, is currently training at the Sports Authority of India’s Bengaluru centre to prepare for Tokyo Paralympics next year. …

Paralympics Bengaluru Tokyo Sai Tokyo Paralympics Khel Ratna Thangavelu

4 years, 4 months ago

National Sports Awards 2020: From Rani Rampal to Mariyappan Thangavelu, know your Khel Ratna nominees

Firstpost

Controversies aside, the annual national sports awards are a celebration of athletes’ hard work and success. Here’s a quick lowdown on the athletes recommended for this year’s Khel Ratna Award: Rani Rampal: Indian woman’s hockey team’s talismanic captain, added as a late recommendation, has had a stellar international career. Vinesh Phogat: Let’s first get done with the numbers, staggering as …

Commonwealth Games National Indian Rani Mariyappan Thangavelu Khel Ratna National Sports Awards

5 years, 4 months ago

Asian Games champion Arpinder wins triple jump gold, but fails to touch World C’ships mark

Hindustan Times

Asian Games gold medallist triple jumper Arpinder Singh won the gold but failed to touch the World Championships qualifying mark on the second day of 59th National Inter-State Athletics Championships here on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Arpinder, who has a personal best of 17.17m, will have another shot at World Championships qualification in the Indian Grand Prix in New Delhi on …

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5 years, 7 months ago

Elevated races in Yading display top attractions

China Daily

Jiaer Renjia from China's Qinghai province cheers at the finish line of a 32-km race in Yading. Kimmel topped the women's 32-km race with a time of three hours, 52 minutes and 40 seconds. Chinese contestant Jiaer Renjia won the first prize in the men's category, with a time of three hours, 12 minutes and 21 seconds. The goal is …

Local Yading

5 years, 8 months ago

Indian athletics news: Triple jumper Arpinder Singh set to train under Yaich

The Hindu

With the World Athletics Championships scheduled after four months and the Olympics after 14 months, Asian Games gold medallist triple jumper Arpinder Singh is thankful to have some surety about his approach to these mega events. Without any concrete response from the Target Olympic Podium Scheme authorities about his plan to train under American coach Jeremy Fischer in Chula Vista, …

Train Months Yaich Arpinder