BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — Here are the newest Chinese sports activities headlines from the previous week:
1. Sun, Wang topped at WTT Champions Macao
China’s Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin clinched the singles titles on the World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Macao 2025 on September 14.
World No. 1 Sun efficiently defended her crown with a 4-3 win over world No. 2 and teammate Wang Manyu. In a gripping contest, Sun took the opener, trailed 3-2, and rallied to prevail within the deciding seventh recreation.
Wang Chuqin eased previous Brazil’s Hugo Calderano 4-0 (11-9, 11-7, 11-9, 11-4). The pair had already met twice this 12 months in main occasions, on the ITTF Men’s and Women’s World Cup Macao 2025 and the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025, with one victory every earlier than Sunday’s remaining.
At the post-match press convention, Wang addressed the challenges dealing with China’s males’s group, noting the depth of worldwide competitors. “As the game evolves, the competitors is turning into more and more fierce, however I consider the Chinese group continues to be the strongest,” he stated.
2. China’s 16-year-old Peng smashes world file to win gold at ISSF World Cup in Ningbo
Sixteen-year-old Peng Xinlu shocked the capturing world on September 14 by breaking each the world and junior information to win the ladies’s 10m air rifle title on the ISSF World Cup in Ningbo.
Peng fired 255.3 factors within the remaining, surpassing the earlier world mark of 254.8, set by compatriot Wang Zifei on the Lima World Cup in April.
The victory marked Peng’s second medal in her World Cup debut in Ningbo. Earlier within the week, she paired with Olympic champion Sheng Lihao to win silver within the combined group occasion after setting a brand new qualification world file of 636.9.
“I’ll attempt to enhance sooner or later, hoping to get even higher outcomes,” Peng stated after her victory, additionally thanking the house crowd for his or her help.
3. China clinches first girls’s hockey Asia Cup title in 16 years
China overpowered India 4-1 to win its third girls’s hockey Asia Cup title, and its first since 2009, in Hangzhou on September 14.
The victory sees China be a part of South Korea and Japan because the event’s most embellished groups with three titles every within the occasion’s 40-year historical past. The hosts additionally secured qualification for the 2026 Women’s FIH Hockey World Cup in Belgium and the Netherlands.
India struck first by means of Navneet Kaur within the opening minute, however China captain Ou Zixia leveled the rating within the twenty first minute. Li Hong put China forward within the forty first minute earlier than Zou Meirong and Zhong Jiaqi netted in fast succession to seal the win.
“Happy for the win and the title. Hopefully we will obtain end result at subsequent 12 months’s World Cup,” stated Li, who was named participant of the match.
Silver medalists eventually 12 months’s Paris Olympics, China maintained an ideal file throughout the group stage and the Super 4s to elevate the trophy.
4. China’s Zhang/Huang end 1st in pairs brief program at ISU Figure Skating Olympic Qualifier
Chinese determine skating pair skaters Zhang Jiaxuan and Huang Yihang took first place within the pairs brief program on the ISU Figure Skating Olympic Qualifier in Beijing on September 19.
Zhang and Huang scored 66.68 factors to high the rankings, 2.40 factors forward of the second-placed French pair Camille Kovalev and Pavel Kovalev, whereas Armenia’s Karina Akopova and Nikita Rakhmanin at the moment ranked third within the pairs brief program with 63.85 factors.
“It was an amazing begin for us. We dealt with the stress at this time and can proceed to regulate ourselves to an excellent higher mindset,” stated the 18-year-old Zhang after the competitors.
Huang, 23, famous, “We are right here to compete for a Winter Olympic berth. It is a crucial but in addition difficult occasion for us. We really feel honored to indicate ourselves and can attempt to additional enhance our efficiency within the pairs free skating on Saturday.”
5. China fends off Joventut in girls’s basketball pleasant
China made it two wins from two in its girls’s basketball pleasant double-header towards Spanish membership Joventut Badalona, with a 91-86 victory in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province on September 18.
With the scores tied at 50-50 at halftime, China outscored Joventut 24-12 within the third quarter and withstood their opponents’ fourth-quarter comeback to safe its second win in as many matches.
Four Chinese gamers scored in double figures, led by heart Han Xu’s 23 factors on 9-of-10 capturing. Yang Shuyu and Tian Yuanyuan scored 12 and 11 factors, respectively.
China had beforehand defeated Joventut 90-81 on Wednesday. “We did higher on rebounds at this time, however they nonetheless grabbed 12 offensive rebounds. We want to deal with that if we wish to be among the many finest on the earth,” China coach Gong Luming stated after the sport.
“As a younger group, we confirmed our preventing spirit, however our coaching and speak to depth weren’t sufficient within the recreation scenario,” he added.
