BEIJING, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines from the past week:
1. China claims first gold in coastal rowing at 2026 Youth Olympics
China claimed its first gold medal at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games on November 2 as Su Juntao and Liu Lili triumphed in the mixed double sculls event in coastal rowing beach sprints.
China's Lin Yilei also claimed the first wushu gold medal in Olympic history with victory in the men's Changquan combined event on November 3.
China also achieved fruitful results in swimming, as Chang Mohan captured gold in both the women's 200m freestyle and 200m butterfly, adding to Xie Yichen's golds in men's 100m and 50m breaststroke events.
Zhang Yixin rallied from a game down to beat India's Tanvi Patri 15-21, 21-13, 26-24 in badminton women's singles final, while Zhu Yuanling won the women's street skateboarding title.
As of November 7, China leads the medal table with nine gold, three silver and two bronze medals.
2. China leads medal tally with 11 golds at ISSF shooting worlds
China leads the medal tally with 11 gold, six silver and four bronze medals at the ISSF world championships, which started in Doha, Qatar on November 3.
That included a historic podium sweep in women's skeet on November 6 as Jiang Yiting hit 34 targets to secure gold, finishing two ahead of compatriot Che Yufei, who took silver with 32. Jiang Chaoyu completed the all-Chinese podium with 27 hits, marking the first time China had swept all three medals in the event at the World Championships.
With the victory, Jiang also secured a 2028 Olympic Games quota place for China. The shooting powerhouse also earned LA quotas in men's and women's 10m air rifle, as well as men's and women's 10m air pistol.
3. Chinese trio advances to women's singles quarterfinals at WTT Champions Frankfurt
Three Chinese women reached the quarterfinals at WTT Champions Frankfurt on November 6, with Chen Yi surviving a five-game contest while Kuai Man and Chen Xingtong advanced in straight games.
Eighth seed Chen Yi was pushed to the limit by Ukraine's Margaryta Pesotska before prevailing 3-2 in the round of 16, giving China three representatives in the quarterfinals.
World No. 5 Kuai Man defeated Germany's Nina Mittelham 3-0, while seventh-ranked Chen Xingtong dispatched Brazil's Bruna Takahashi by the same margin.
4. China bows out of U-17 Women's World Cup after Brazil comeback
China bowed out of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup on Nov. 1 after surrendering a halftime lead to suffer a 2-1 quarterfinal defeat to Brazil.
The loss ended China's best-ever run at the tournament, while Brazil advanced to the semifinals for the second consecutive edition.
Wu Yichen broke the deadlock in the 42nd minute, racing down the left before firing across Brazil goalkeeper Nathy to give China a 1-0 lead at halftime.
Helena equalized within a minute of the restart following a scramble in the penalty area. China continued to threaten, with Nathy denying Wu, before Helena capitalized on a loose ball after a right-wing attack to score the winner late in the game.
5. China's Pei breaks world records to claim gold at weightlifting worlds
China's Pei Xinyi broke world records and completed all six lifts successfully to win the women's 61-kilogram title at the IWF World Championships on November 1, leading a Chinese one-two finish at the first qualifying event for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Pei, 21, lifted 112kg in the snatch and 142kg in the clean and jerk for a combined 254kg, sweeping all three gold medals. Compatriot Yang Liuyue took overall silver with 249kg, while DPR Korea's Pak Jin Hae claimed bronze with 243kg.
Yang Qiuxia claimed the women's 77kg gold at the world weightlifting championships on Nov. 5, while her teammate Peng Cuiting broke the snatch world record twice on the way to silver.■
