TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2023: China's chess player Ding Liren defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia in the 2023 FIDE World Championship final tie-breaker on April 30, becoming the 17th chess world champion and the first Chinese male player to win the title. Ju Wenjun of China also won the Women's World Chess Championship for the fourth time in a row. This file photo taken on May 1, 2023 shows that Arkady Dvorkovich (L), president of the International Federation of Chess, awards the trophy to China's Ding Liren during the awarding ceremony of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)

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