BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines over the past week:
1. Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong win third world title
Zheng Siwei (L)/Huang Yaqiong of China pose on the podium for the mixed doubles at the BWF World Championships 2022 in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 28, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong of China won their third mixed doubles world title by beating two-time runners-up Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino of Japan 21-13, 21-16 on Sunday.
Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan also landed their third gold medal in the women's doubles event at the world championships. Olympic women's singles champion Chen Yufei fell to top seed Akane Yamaguchi in the final to take a silver medal.
However, in the following Japan Open, Zheng/Huang saw their 38-game winning streak ended by Watanabe/Higashino in the semifinals, where Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan and Chen Yufei also crashed out.
2. Chinese players achieve breakthroughs at US Open
Wu Yibing of China hits a return during the men's singles second round match against Nuno Borges of Portugal at the 2022 US Open tennis championships in New York, Aug. 31, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)
The ongoing US Open has seen Chinese players making multiple breakthroughs in singles event. Wu Yibing recorded the best result for a Chinese male player at a Grand Slam after reaching last 32 and won experience and confidence despite a round 3 defeat to defending champion Daniil Medvedev.
In the women's event, for the first time in history, China has four players in the last 32 after Wang Xiyu, Zheng Qinwen, Yuan Yue and Zhang Shuai, who made a step further first into the fourth round on Friday, all achieved their best GS results.
3. China loses to Japan in final of AVC Cup for Women
China's Wang Wenhan (L) spikes the ball during the final match between China and Japan in the 2022 AVC Cup for Women at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City, the Philippines, Aug. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
China ended its quest for the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup for Women as runner-up after losing to Japan 25-23, 25-21, 19-25, 25-16 in the final in Pasig City, the Philippines.
Kuang Qi, coach of the young second-string Chinese team, praised his players for their fighting spirit and admitted they still need to work on their capabilities to seize key points when it matters.
4. China beats Bahrain in FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers
Zhou Qi (1st L) of China shoots during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian qualifiers against Bahrain in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Aug. 29, 2022. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)
With 22 points from star center Zhou Qi, China wrapped up their window 4 matches of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers with an 80-67 victory over Bahrain in Nur-Sultan on Monday.
Having won the other window 4 match over host Kazahkstan in the previous week, China now sits second in Group F with a 6-2 record.
5. China eliminated from FIVB men's worlds after three straight defeats
Yu Yuantai of China serves during the match against Canada at the FIVB World Championship in Ljubljana, Slovenia on Aug. 29, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Chinese Volleyball Association)
The Chinese men's volleyball team bowed out of the FIVB World Championship after losing all of their three group matches against Türkiye, Canada and Italy.
Despite the disappointing worlds journey, China managed to secure a place in the Paris 2024 qualifiers with a 25th place ranking. ■
