China in sports: 2021 booms, 2022 excites

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-12-30 07:07

Share - WeChat

III. Breakthroughs

From left, clockwise: Fan Duoyao speeds down the track at the National Sliding Center in Yanqing on Nov 20, 2021; Cheung Ka-long celebrates after winning the men's foil individual competition at the Tokyo Olympics on the July 26, 2021; Yan Bingtao poses with the trophy after winning the final with Scotland's John Higgins at Snooker Masters in Milton Keynes, Britain, on Jan 17, 2021; Zhao Xintong celebrates after winning the UK Championship in York, England, on Dec 5, 2021; Zhou Guanyu is seen in Spielberg, Austria, on July 3, 2021. [Photo by Xinhua and IC]

Over the past year, breakthroughs have been made in many games related to the Olympics. Fan Duoyao became China's first sled athlete to qualify for the IBSF World Cup, and finished the qualifier in 59.535s on Nov 19. Hong Kong won its first Olympic gold after returning to China at the Tokyo Olympics on July 26 when fencing athlete Cheung Ka-long, 1.93 meters tall, defeated the 1.78-meter Italian Daniele Garozzo 15:11 to win the gold medal in the men's individual foil competition. This is the fourth Olympic medal in Hong Kong's history.

Moreover, other sports including snooker and auto racing have also saw many achievements. This year, two Chinese snooker players won two of snooker's Triple Crown events. Yan Bingtao defeated veteran John Higgins to clinch the Snooker Masters title on Jan 17, becoming the youngest Masters champion since Ronnie O'Sullivan won the event in 1995 at the age of 19. Zhao Xintong defeated Luca Brecel 10-5 to win the 2021 UK Championship in York on Dec 5.

Racing talent Zhou Guanyu has dashed into racing history as he became China's first-ever Formula 1 driver. The 22-year-old joined Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen as race driver for the 2022 season, and the Chinese talent will make his F1 debut as he lines up on the grid for next season's opener in Bahrain.

|<< Previous 1 2 3 4 Next >>|

Previous 3/4 Next

Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.

Registration Number: 130349