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Olympic champ Quan youngest name on Forbes China’s 30 under 30
All 30 names on the sports section are Olympic gold medal winners including swimming star Zhang Yufei and diving team.
17 Sep 2021 - 5:26PM
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China closer to Tokyo relay bronze; Britain set to be stripped of silver
15 Sep 2021 - 11:10AM
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Olympic trampoline champion crashes out of China National Games
6 Sep 2021 - 1:29PM
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China’s Liu Jiayu sees gold medal – and toppling Chloe Kim – on her horizon
Snowboarding star Liu says the battle is with herself as she looks to improve on the silver medal she won in South Korea.
1 Sep 2021 - 9:32AM
China’s Liu Jiayu has been training at the UFC’s Performance Institure in Shanghai. Photo: UFC Performance Institute Shanghai
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Netizens critical as Chinese Olympic champ donates ‘peeling’ gold medal
Zhu Xueying’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games medal had gone viral after she shared images of it ‘peeling’ with online commenters asking why she donated a damaged medal to the Tianjin Sports Museum.
31 Aug 2021 - 6:37PM
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Fans question injured Zhu Ting playing China National Games
Chinese women’s volleyball team star struggled with wrist injury in Tokyo as Rio 2016 champions crashed out of Olympic Games.
31 Aug 2021 - 1:20PM
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China still looking for new Liu Xiang as Athens 2004 gold inspires 17 years on
Hurdler won China’s first Olympic gold medal in track and field with victory in 110m hurdles.
27 Aug 2021 - 5:35PM
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China's Liu Xiang celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the men's 110 metres hurdle final at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Photo: Reuters
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Chinese champions claim Tokyo Olympics gold medals are peeling
Two Chinese Olympic champions claimed their gold medals have been peeling, which organisers said is probably a protective coating coming off.
25 Aug 2021 - 4:44PM
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Covid-19 casts shadow over Paralympic opening of beleaguered Games
The 2020 Paralympics begin in front of a spectacular but spectatorless National Stadium in Tokyo as a record 4,403 athletes from 162 teams descend on Tokyo, undergoing its worst Covid-19 surge yet.
25 Aug 2021 - 2:43PM
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China women drop in Fifa rankings after Olympic humiliation
Steel Roses to take part in China National Games next month against provincial teams as Shanghai Shenli boss Shui Qingxia takes temporary charge of team from Jia Xiuquan.
21 Aug 2021 - 12:23PM
China society
Chinese businesses illegally trademarking Olympians’ names
The names of athletes successful at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are being trademarked on products ranging from stationery to beer without consent by Chinese businesses.
19 Aug 2021 - 8:39PM
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Gold medallist Quan Hongchan of China is just one of a number of athletes who are having their names used illegally to sell a range of products in China. Photo: Reuters.
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Asia’s fastest man Su Bingtian aiming to go faster
China sprint star, who made history with 100m final appearance in Tokyo, says he is ‘not done yet’
17 Aug 2021 - 5:30PM
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China fans have high hopes for Quan Hongchan’s siblings
Double Tokyo 2020 champion’s younger sister, 12, and brother, 10, also train at the Zhanjiang Sports School with social media users dreaming of sisters competing together at Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
15 Aug 2021 - 11:58AM
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Su Bingtian’s 100m Olympic sprint final tops China TV ratings
Chinese sprint star did not win a medal at Tokyo Games but comes out in front in CCTV’s television ratings ahead of table tennis champions.
14 Aug 2021 - 3:22PM
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China’s diving star Quan reveals new ambition – ‘owning a supermarket’
Snack-loving teenager’s new dream is an upgrade of her previous hope of owning a small shop but first the China National Games.
14 Aug 2021 - 10:33AM
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Chinese diver Quan Hongchan looks on from the 10m platform ahead of a dive at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photo: Reuters
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China paddler Sun not told of dead grandmother till Tokyo return
Women’s team gold medal winner kept in the dark by family over April death so she could concentrate on Olympic Games.
13 Aug 2021 - 9:45PM
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Is China going to boost its Olympic medal tally with 4x100m bronze?
Chinese quartet could be in line for the bronze medal as Team GB, who finished with silver, sees one of its runners provisionally banned.
13 Aug 2021 - 9:45PM
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China Olympic star takes social media trolls to court
Volleyball stand-out Zhu Ting shown support after being blamed by trolls for Tokyo 2020 disappointment.
12 Aug 2021 - 6:45PM
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Zhu Ting of China reacts during the women’s preliminary round pool B volleyball match against the Russian Olympic Committee team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photo: Xinhua
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Tokyo Olympics: Denmark’s ‘golden dragon’ is using Mandarin to build bridges in China
Viktor Axelsen might have a claim that he is the best badminton player in the world, and he could probably do it in Mandarin.
11 Aug 2021 - 11:54AM
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Family of Chinese diving star turns down free property and US$30,000 in cash
The new-found stardom of Olympic gold medallist Quan Hongchan has led to a deluge of gifts and crowds of tourists visiting her home village.
16 Aug 2021 - 10:02AM
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Hong Kong’s greatest Games ever brings joy unmatched to city and its athletes
Cyclist Sarah Lee caps memorable two weeks with bronze in women’s sprint. Disappointment despite her success speaks volumes for what was achieved.
9 Aug 2021 - 1:37AM
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How the USA stole the prized gold-medal race from China
China equals the London 2012 haul of 38 gold medals and its ‘best achievement in an overseas Olympics’.
9 Aug 2021 - 11:28AM
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Team USA pose for a photo after beating hosts Japan to win the women’s basketball gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua
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Li loss sees China miss out on 39th Tokyo Olympics gold
Chinese boxer Li Qian outclassed by Britain’s Lauren Price in women’s middleweight final but silver is better than her bronze in Rio five years ago.
8 Aug 2021 - 3:57PM
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‘Perfection’: Ma Long’s golds hailed as he hints at Paris 2024
China star becomes first man to defend singles before team victory makes him most successful paddler in Olympic history – ‘There are no words to describe him,’ says Chinese table tennis chief.
8 Aug 2021 - 10:51PM
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China’s Cao earns redemption – and history – with 10m platform gold
Tom Daley threatens to be a thorn in his side again, but Cao Yuan becomes first diver to win gold in three Olympic events, and just the second to medal in all four.
7 Aug 2021 - 7:52PM
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