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Qin Haiyang

(覃海洋)

Qin Haiyang
Qin Haiyang
覃海洋
The latest news on Qin Haiyang, Chinese professional swimmer and Olympian, including competition news and updates.
Qin Haiyang is getting back to his best ahead of the World Championships in July. Photo: Xinhua
Swimming

China swim star Qin back in Olympic gold form, eyes World Championships glory

The 25-year-old hits gold-medal speed in 100m breaststroke, says he’s getting back to his best ahead of defence of three titles in Singapore.

Swimming

32 most drug-tested swimmers globally in 2024 were all Chinese, data reveals

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Swimming

Siobhan Haughey claims fifth world title, breezes to victory in 200m freestyle

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Swimming

Chinese Olympic champion Qin Haiyang insists fiancé’s claims of affair ‘fake news’

World record holder doubles down on stance on allegations, but social media users go on attack after 50m breaststroke win in Singapore.

Qin Haiyang’s win in the men’s 50m breaststroke in Singapore completed a clean sweep of World Cup victories. Photo: Xinhua
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Diving queen blames ‘7 times a day’ drug tests for Chinese swimmers’ poor showing

Gao Min sparks another wave of social media talk after comments on rigorous drug testing.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

While you were sleeping: 5 things to know after Haughey gets started at Olympics

Day two saw thrills and spills in the pool, a podium chance for Hong Kong in table tennis and varying basketball fortunes for US and China.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Hongkongers urged to become 7 million-strong ‘cheerleading team’ for city’s Olympians

Vivian Kong leads the charge for Hong Kong delegation, with Cheung Ka-long and Siobhan Haughey also chasing medals in first five days.

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Tourists pose for photos with the Olympic rings in Paris ahead of the opening ceremony. Photo: Kyodo
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Chinese swimmers drug tested almost 4 times more than US rivals, officials admit

The update was published in a written report by the organisation, while Chinese internet users expressed anger over perceived ‘unfair treatment’.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

US-China battle for Olympic gold medal dominance: pools key Paris battlegrounds

The superpowers have finished in the top two spots in the medal table in four of the past five Olympics, but it was only in Beijing in 2008 where the hosts came out ahead.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Chinese swimmers ‘given 200 drug tests in 10 days’ after arrival for Olympics

The swimmers – some of them implicated in the 2021 TMZ allegations – were tested five to seven times each, team nutritionist says on Weibo.

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Qin Haiyang of China wins the 200 metres breaststroke at the 2023 world championships. Photo: Kyodo
Paris 2024 Olympic Games

China take 11 of 23 swimmers who tested positive for TMZ to Paris Olympic Games

Yang Junxuan is among those included and will compete against Siobhan Haughey in the 100m freestyle, as well as Zhang Yufei, who won gold in the 200m butterfly in Tokyo.

China’s Pan Zhanle, the 100m freestyle world record holder, is looking for gold in Paris. Photo: Xinhua
Swimming

Records tumble as China’s swimmers hit Olympic pace at national championships

Asian gold medallist Tang Qianting sets regional best twice in women’s 100m breaststroke event, while Pan Zhanle clocks third sub-47 second time in 100m freestyle.

Swimming

China’s Qin and Australian McKeown win male and female swimmer of year awards

Qin Haiyang and Kaylee McKeown are enjoying a year filled with gold medals, tournament sweeps and world records.

Swimming

Haughey completes 100m free hat-trick at World Cup, looks forward to time off

Siobhan Haughey sweeps 100m and 200m free finals, to win a total of six World Cup golds, while Kaylee McKeown, who owns all three backstroke world records, makes a full sweep of back events for three triple crowns.

Siobhan Haughey is looking forward to a well-earned rest away from the pool. Photo: Handout
Swimming

Haughey sets new 50m mark at World Cup meet, McKeown makes backstroke history

Siobhan Haughey lowers personal best time while claiming silver in sprint race won by Sarah Sjostrom at World Cup stop in Budapest. Australia’s Kaylee McKeown becomes first woman to hold every backstroke world record.

Kaylee McKeown won the women’s 50m backstroke in a record time at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2023 in Budapest. Photo: Xinhua
Swimming

Haughey destroys elite field in Swimming World Cup after just 13 minutes’ rest

After finishing a close second in the 50m breaststroke final, Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey returns to the pool moments later to dominate her preferred 100m freestyle.

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Swimming

Haughey follows Games golds with 2 World Cup records, calls it ‘great training’

Days after breaking the Asian 100m freestyle record in Hangzhou, Siobhan Haughey improves it again in Berlin, beating several of her rivals and inching closer to Sarah Sjostrom’s world best.

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Asian Games 2023

Curtain falls on triumphant Asian Games fortnight for China – and Hong Kong

Chinese Premier Li Qiang watches on as Olympic Council of Asia chief Raja Randhir Singh hails Hangzhou event an ‘unprecedented success’.

Hong Kong’s delegation enters the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Asian Games. Photo: Xinhua
Asian Games 2023

Haughey claims her fifth medal of Asian Games with 50m freestyle silver

Hong Kong swimmer Haughey is second behind Chinese favourite Zhang Yufei, and helps 4x200m relay team to a new city record.

Asian Games 2023

Haughey seeks third medal at Asian Games in final of her favoured 200m freestyle

Hong Kong swimmer Haughey qualifies as fifth fastest, 1.85 seconds behind the fastest time set by Li Bingjie of China, who is looking to defend her title.

Asian Games 2023

Swimmer Haughey smashes Hong Kong record en route to Asian Games bronze double

Siobhan Haughey breaks her own city record twice on way to first medal in Hangzhou, and still has enough in the tank to help team finish third in 4x100m freestyle relay final.

Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey celebrates her bronze medal in the women’s 50m breaststroke final at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou. Photo: AP
Asian Games 2023

Asian Games: swim star and teen skateboarder among 10 Chinese athletes to watch

Qin Haiyang is the dominant force in breaststroke having won every race at the World Championships, while 13-year-old skateboarder Cui Chenxi is the youngest member of the China squad.

Zheng Qinwen is one of China’s star tennis players heading to Hangzhou. Photo: USA Today Sports
Hong Kong Tennis Association

Cheung Ka-long adds third World University Games gold for Hong Kong

City’s best ever medal tally at the competition further swells, with Cody Wong and Coleman Wong also guaranteeing a podium spot in the mixed doubles tennis.

Universities in Hong Kong

Table tennis bronze makes Chengdu best World University Games ever for Hong Kong

The delegation’s tally of 1 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze already surpasses the city’s previous record of 4 medals in Taiwan in 2017.

Swimming

China’s Qin ready for next challenge after dominating World Championships

Chinese swimmer sets world record and claims historic 3 golds in breaststroke events to lay down marker for next year’s Paris Olympics.

China’s Qin Haiyang celebrates after winning the men’s 200m breaststroke at the World Aquatics Championships. Photo: Xinhua
Swimming

Haughey 4th as Australia’s O’Callaghan takes world 200m gold and world record

Hongkonger’s time is her best of the season, but O’Callaghan finally takes Federica Pellegrini’s record that had stood since 2009 as she beats compatriot Ariarne Titmus.

Mollie O’Callaghan of Australia realises she has set a new world record in winning the 200m freestyle in Fukuoka. Photo: EPA-EFE
Swimming

China duo swim to world golds with Qin 2nd best ever and Zhang avenging Olympics

Qin Haiyang’s time puts him second only to Britain’s Adam Peaty, while Zhang Yufei beats Canada’s China-born Maggie Mac Neil in a reverse of Tokyo Olympics.

Swimming

Chillingworth sets record as Ho lines up 50m freestyle semis in Melbourne

Adam Chillingworth set a record for Hong Kong in the men’s 200m breaststroke heats in Melbourne, but failed to progress past the heats.

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