BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines from the past week:
1. 5th Asian Para Games open in Japan's Nagoya
The 5th Asian Para Games opened in Aichi-Nagoya on October 18.
Running from October 18 to 24 under the theme "Imagine One Heart," the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games bring together nearly 3,000 para athletes from 45 countries and regions across Asia, who will compete in about 500 events across 18 sports.
Led by flagbearers para taekwondo athlete Li Yujie and para powerlifter Yan Panpan, the Chinese delegation entered the venue to warm applause.
China has sent 312 athletes, with an average age of around 28.8, as part of a 500-member delegation for its fifth Asian Para Games, marking the country's largest-ever athlete contingent at an overseas edition of the Games.
The Chinese athletes, all amateurs from diverse backgrounds including workers, students, office employees and freelancers, will compete in 335 events across 17 sports.
2. China sends 66 athletes to Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games
China on October 20 announced a 66-athlete squad for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, with the team set to compete in 49 events across 21 sports at the Games in Senegal from Oct. 31 to Nov. 13.
The 121-member delegation includes 16 male and 50 female athletes, who will compete in sports including athletics, swimming and table tennis.
Dakar 2026, the fourth edition of the Summer Youth Olympic Games, will bring together around 2,700 athletes competing in 25 sports. The event will be held in Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly, marking the first Olympic event to take place on African soil.
3. China edges U.S. for first women's team world gymnastics title in 20 years
China edged the United States by 0.233 points to claim its first women's team title in 20 years at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on October 21.
China topped the standings with 165.764 points, ahead of the United States with 165.531 and Japan with 164.063.
The victory gave China its second women's world team title after its breakthrough triumph in 2006 and ended the United States' run of seven consecutive titles. All three medal-winning teams secured qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
4. China retains men's team crown, Japan takes women's title at table tennis Asian C'ships
China defeated South Korea 3-0 to claim its fourth consecutive men's team title at the 2026 ITTF-ATTU Asian Championships on October 22, while Japan rallied to beat China 3-2 in the women's team final.
Having won the men's title in 2023, 2024 and 2025, China extended its dominance despite fielding a youthful squad as part of its preparations for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Several established stars, including Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, were absent from the tournament as China looked to accelerate its generational transition.
5. China's Yin rallies past Choi to win Buick LPGA Shanghai for 7th LPGA Tour title
China's Yin Ruoning came from behind to beat South Korea's Choi Hye-jin by one stroke and win the Buick LPGA Shanghai on October 18, claiming her seventh LPGA Tour title.
Yin finished with a four-round total of 277, 11 under par, at Sheshan Golf Club to win the tournament for the second time, having also captured the title in 2024.
Choi, who had led the tournament through the first three rounds, carded a final-round 71 to finish second at 10 under. South Korea's Amy Yang shot a 68 to take third at 8 under.
The victory continued a strong season for Yin, who won the FM Championship in late August to claim her sixth LPGA Tour title and end a title drought of nearly two years.
She also earned a silver medal in the women's individual competition at the Nagoya Asian Games earlier this month and helped China win gold in the women's team event, securing the country's first Asian Games gold medal in golf.
6. Powerlifter Cui Zhe sets personal best to win China's 1st gold at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games
Powerlifter Cui Zhe led from her opening attempt to win the women's 41kg title at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games on October 19, delivering China's first gold medal of the Games.
Cui also won China's first gold medal at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, where she claimed the women's 41kg title with a decisive final lift. Eight years later and less than two months shy of her 40th birthday, she opened Monday's competition with a confident 110kg lift, immediately putting herself 10kg ahead of nearest rival Tursynay Kabyl of Kazakhstan.
Cui extended her lead with a 115kg second lift. When Kabyl, the penultimate lifter, selected 104kg for her third attempt, Cui's gold was secured. The champion was not finished, however. She called for 120kg on her final attempt and completed the lift cleanly, surpassing the personal best of 119kg she set at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. After the lift was declared good, Cui turned to the crowd, waved and smiled broadly.
7. China claims four golds at World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals
China won four gold, three silver and one bronze medal to top the standings at the 2026 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals on October 20, with Liu Jiayu overcoming an equipment failure to win the men's solo title.
Liu established an early lead against Australia's Samuel Forbes before his boat's sliding seat came loose. He recovered to overtake Forbes and claim gold in 2 minutes, 46.97 seconds.
In the women's solo final, Australia's Isabella Scammell took gold ahead of China's Zhu Wenjie and Austria's Magdalena Lobnig. Zhu had earlier beaten European champion Esther Briz Zamorano of Spain in the quarterfinals and Portugal's Bruna Parente in the semifinals.
Germany's Franz Werner and Sophie Leupold defeated two-time champions Lithuania to win the mixed double sculls, with Poland taking bronze.
China's other three gold medals came in under-19 events. Yuan Zihao and Zhao Xu won the men's double sculls, Zhu Weiwei claimed the women's solo title, and Su Juntao and Liu Lili triumphed in the mixed double sculls.■
