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Top 10 World Sports News Events In 2025

The World Aquatics Championships, held in Singapore from July 11 to August 3, produced three world records and 15 championship records in swimming events. Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh shone with four gold medals and one bronze. China's breaststroke specialist Qin Haiyang claimed two golds, one silver and one bronze, finishing as the only Asian swimmer in the gold medal standings. Then-12-year-old Yu Zidi earned bronze with China's women's 4x200m freestyle relay team, becoming the youngest swimming medalist at the worlds. This file photo taken on Aug. 1, 2025 shows Qin Haiyang of China competing during the men's 200m breaststroke final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Photo by Wu Zhizun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Top 10 World Sports News Events In 2025

The World Aquatics Championships, held in Singapore from July 11 to August 3, produced three world records and 15 championship records in swimming events. Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh shone with four gold medals and one bronze. China's breaststroke specialist Qin Haiyang claimed two golds, one silver and one bronze, finishing as the only Asian swimmer in the gold medal standings. Then-12-year-old Yu Zidi earned bronze with China's women's 4x200m freestyle relay team, becoming the youngest swimming medalist at the worlds. This file photo taken on Aug. 3, 2025 shows Yu Zidi of China competing during the women's 400m individual medley final of swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Photo by Xue Yuge/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Top 10 World Sports News Events In 2025

The World Aquatics Championships, held in Singapore from July 11 to August 3, produced three world records and 15 championship records in swimming events. Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh shone with four gold medals and one bronze. China's breaststroke specialist Qin Haiyang claimed two golds, one silver and one bronze, finishing as the only Asian swimmer in the gold medal standings. Then-12-year-old Yu Zidi earned bronze with China's women's 4x200m freestyle relay team, becoming the youngest swimming medalist at the worlds. This file photo taken on July 31, 2025 shows Summer McIntosh (top) of Canada competing during the women's 200m butterfly final of swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Photo by Xia Yifang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Collboni Presents the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit to Pau Gasol - Barcelona

Family photo during the presentation of the Gold Medal for sporting merit to former basketball player Pau Gasol, on May 27, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Pau Gasol is considered the best basketball player in the history of Spain, with a career spanning 18 seasons in the NBA where he won two rings with the Los Angeles Lakers and was a six-time All-Star. With the Spanish national team, he won 11 international medals, including the 2006 world gold medal and three European golds, in addition to being MVP in several tournaments. He also shined at FC Barcelona, where he won three ACB Leagues and two Copa del Rey, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Collboni Presents the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit to Pau Gasol - Barcelona

Former basketball player Pau Gasol, receives the Gold Medal for sporting merit, on May 27, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Pau Gasol is considered the best basketball player in the history of Spain, with a career spanning 18 seasons in the NBA where he won two rings with the Los Angeles Lakers and was a six-time All-Star. With the Spanish national team, he won 11 international medals, including the 2006 world gold medal and three European golds, in addition to being MVP in several tournaments. He also shined at FC Barcelona, where he won three ACB Leagues and two Copa del Rey, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Collboni Presents the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit to Pau Gasol - Barcelona

The mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni (left), during the presentation of the Gold Medal for sporting merit to former basketball player Pau Gasol, on May 27, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Pau Gasol is considered the best basketball player in the history of Spain, with a career spanning 18 seasons in the NBA where he won two rings with the Los Angeles Lakers and was a six-time All-Star. With the Spanish national team, he won 11 international medals, including the 2006 world gold medal and three European golds, in addition to being MVP in several tournaments. He also shined at FC Barcelona, where he won three ACB Leagues and two Copa del Rey, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Collboni Presents the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit to Pau Gasol - Barcelona

The mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni (left), during the presentation of the Gold Medal for sporting merit to former basketball player Pau Gasol, on May 27, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Pau Gasol is considered the best basketball player in the history of Spain, with a career spanning 18 seasons in the NBA where he won two rings with the Los Angeles Lakers and was a six-time All-Star. With the Spanish national team, he won 11 international medals, including the 2006 world gold medal and three European golds, in addition to being MVP in several tournaments. He also shined at FC Barcelona, where he won three ACB Leagues and two Copa del Rey, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Collboni Presents the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit to Pau Gasol - Barcelona

Former basketball player Pau Gasol (right), receives the Gold Medal for sporting merit, on May 27, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Pau Gasol is considered the best basketball player in the history of Spain, with a career spanning 18 seasons in the NBA where he won two rings with the Los Angeles Lakers and was a six-time All-Star. With the Spanish national team, he won 11 international medals, including the 2006 world gold medal and three European golds, in addition to being MVP in several tournaments. He also shined at FC Barcelona, where he won three ACB Leagues and two Copa del Rey, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Collboni Presents the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit to Pau Gasol - Barcelona

Former basketball player Pau Gasol (right), receives the Gold Medal for sporting merit, on May 27, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Pau Gasol is considered the best basketball player in the history of Spain, with a career spanning 18 seasons in the NBA where he won two rings with the Los Angeles Lakers and was a six-time All-Star. With the Spanish national team, he won 11 international medals, including the 2006 world gold medal and three European golds, in addition to being MVP in several tournaments. He also shined at FC Barcelona, where he won three ACB Leagues and two Copa del Rey, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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TOP 10 CHINESE ATHLETES/TEAMS OF 2023

(231226) -- BEIJING, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- As the sporting calendar draws to a close, Xinhua News Agency has selected the top 10 Chinese athletes/teams for 2023: 7. Zhang Yufei (female, swimming) In 2023, Zhang claimed 23 gold, four silver and two bronze medals at the World Aquatics Championships, FISU World University Games, Asian Games and World Cup series. At the Fukuoka World Championships, she won her first world title in the women's 100m butterfly. The 25-year-old was named women's MVP at the Hangzhou Asian Games with a haul of six golds. This file photo taken on July 30, 2023 shows Zhang Yufei of China posing with her medals after the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)

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China dominates 16th World Wushu Championships

STORY: China dominates 16th World Wushu Championships SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 20, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: FORT WORTH, U.S. CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of athletes 2. various of awarding ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YE XIANG, Champion in 95 kg Sanda 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TANG SISHUO, Champion in 52 kg Sanda 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GEORGES EID, Athlete from Lebanon 6. various of Wushu performance STORYLINE: The 16th World Wushu Championships (WWC) came to an end Monday in Fort Worth, Texas, with China topping the gold medal tally with 15. Athletes from China garnered seven golds in Taolu and eight golds in Sanda in various weight categories. Vietnam and China's Macao finished joint second with five golds each, plus three silvers and three bronzes for Vietnam, and two silvers and four bronzes for Macao, China. China also topped the overall medal tally with 15, followed by Vietnam, China's Macao, Malaysia and Indonesia each on 11. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YE

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Kenya wins double golds in Jerusalem Marathon

STORY: Kenya wins double golds in Jerusalem Marathon DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:10 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of runners and spectators STORYLINE: Kenya's Noah Kiprotich won the men's title of the 12th annual Jerusalem Marathon on Friday in two hours, 18 minutes and 13 seconds. Chakib Lachgar of Spain came second at 2:25:45, while Israel's Melkam Jamber took the bronze at 2:28:30. Kenya also grabbed the gold in the women's race as Margaret Njuguna crossed the finish line first in a time of 2:52:44, ahead of Russia's Elena Tolstykh (2:55:31) and Israel's Noah Berkman (2:59:12). The two Kenyan gold medalists Kiprotich and Njuguna won a prize of 3,750 U.S. dollars each. About 18,000 runners from 72 countries and regions competed in the event, which also included half marathon, 10km and 5km runs, as well as a 1.7km families' run and 800m communities' run. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem. (XHTV)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Feb. 4, 2022 shows the river of images during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China. Beijing successfully hosted the Olympic Winter Games from February 4 to 20 and the Paralympic Winter Games from March 4 to 13. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the opening and closing ceremonies and declared both events open. China notched nine gold, four silver and two bronze medals to rank third, with the number of gold and total medals marking record highs in its Olympic Winter Games history. Sitting atop the medal standings with 61 medals, of which 18 were golds, the host nation also set new records in its Paralympic Winter Games history. The legacy of Beijing 2022 went far beyond the arena. When Beijing won the Olympic bid in 2015, China aimed to engage 300 million people in winter sports. And by October 2021, over 346 million Chinese people had participated in winter

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2022

(221227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Feb. 4, 2022 shows the Olympic delegation of the People's Republic of China parade into the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, capital of China. Beijing successfully hosted the Olympic Winter Games from February 4 to 20 and the Paralympic Winter Games from March 4 to 13. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the opening and closing ceremonies and declared both events open. China notched nine gold, four silver and two bronze medals to rank third, with the number of gold and total medals marking record highs in its Olympic Winter Games history. Sitting atop the medal standings with 61 medals, of which 18 were golds, the host nation also set new records in its Paralympic Winter Games history. The legacy of Beijing 2022 went far beyond the arena. When Beijing won the Olympic bid in 2015, China aimed to engage 300 million people in winter sports. And by October 2021, over 346 mill

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Hagino named Asian Games MVP

INCHEON, South Korea - Japanese swimmer Kosuke Hagino holds a trophy as he was named the most valuable athlete of the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014. The 20-year-old Hagino won medals in all seven races he entered, capturing four golds, one silver and two bronze.

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Japan cuts Olympic gold medal target as hopefuls fail

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Chef de Mission Haruki Uemura speaks at a press conference in London on Aug. 4, 2012. The head of the Japanese delegation effectively lowered the country's gold medal target for the London Olympics to more than nine -- the number won at the previous Summer Games in Beijing -- as the country's athletes had managed to win only two golds as of Aug. 3, around halfway through the competition. Before these Games, he had set a target of fifth place in the medal standings, which translates to around 15 to 18 gold medals.

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China bags 5 gold medals as AJCC concludes in Vientiane

STORY: China bags 5 gold medals as AJCC concludes in Vientiane DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the table tennis competition STORYLINE: China bagged five gold medals as the 26th Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships (AJCC) wrapped up in Lao capital Vientiane on Tuesday. China won two gold medals from the categories of Junior Boys' Singles and Junior Girls' Singles on Tuesday, besides collecting golds from the categories of Junior Boys' Team, Junior Girls' Team and Cadet Boys' Team events respectively last Saturday. Japan packed four golds from categories of Junior Boys' Doubles and Junior Girls' Doubles on Tuesday, Cadet Boys' Singles on Monday and Cadet Girls' Team last Saturday. What's more, a pair of Indian players won the Junior Mixed Doubles' champion Tuesday, while on Monday, a Thai player won the Cadet Girls' Singles event. The 26th Asian Junior and Cadet Championships was held from September 1 to 6 in L

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(SP)LAOS-VIENTIANE-TABLE TENNIS-AJCC

(220907) -- VIENTIANE, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Qin Yuxuan (R) of China poses after winning the Junior Girls' Singles Final at 26th Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships (AJCC) in Vientiane, Laos, Sept. 6, 2022. China won two gold medals in Junior Boys' Singles and Junior Girls' Singles on Tuesday, having previously collected three golds in the Junior Boys, Junior Girls and Cadet Boys. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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(SP)LAOS-VIENTIANE-TABLE TENNIS-AJCC

(220907) -- VIENTIANE, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yuanyu (2nd R) of China poses during the awarding ceremony of Junior Boys' Singles Final at 26th Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships (AJCC) in Vientiane, Laos, Sept. 6, 2022. China won two gold medals in Junior Boys' Singles and Junior Girls' Singles on Tuesday, having previously collected three golds in the Junior Boys, Junior Girls and Cadet Boys. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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(SP)LAOS-VIENTIANE-TABLE TENNIS-AJCC

(220907) -- VIENTIANE, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yuanyu of China competes during the Junior Boys' Singles Final at 26th Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships (AJCC) in Vientiane, Laos, Sept. 6, 2022. China won two gold medals in Junior Boys' Singles and Junior Girls' Singles on Tuesday, having previously collected three golds in the Junior Boys, Junior Girls and Cadet Boys. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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(SP)LAOS-VIENTIANE-TABLE TENNIS-AJCC

(220907) -- VIENTIANE, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yuanyu of China competes during the Junior Boys' Singles Final at 26th Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships (AJCC) in Vientiane, Laos, Sept. 6, 2022. China won two gold medals in Junior Boys' Singles and Junior Girls' Singles on Tuesday, having previously collected three golds in the Junior Boys, Junior Girls and Cadet Boys. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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(SP)LAOS-VIENTIANE-TABLE TENNIS-AJCC

(220907) -- VIENTIANE, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Qin Yuxuan of China competes during the Junior Girls' Singles Final at 26th Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships (AJCC) in Vientiane, Laos, Sept. 6, 2022. China won two gold medals in Junior Boys' Singles and Junior Girls' Singles on Tuesday, having previously collected three golds in the Junior Boys, Junior Girls and Cadet Boys. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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Beijing Paralympics: Alpine Skiing

Japanese Para Alpine skier Momoka Muraoka attends a press conference in the Yanqing competition zone during the Beijing Paralympics on March 8, 2022. She has won two golds and one silver medal so far during the Winter Games.

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Beijing Paralympics: Alpine Skiing

Japanese Para Alpine skier Momoka Muraoka attends a press conference in the Yanqing competition zone during the Beijing Paralympics on March 8, 2022. She has won two golds and one silver medal so far during the Winter Games.

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Hagino named Asian Games MVP

INCHEON, South Korea - Japanese swimmer Kosuke Hagino holds a trophy as he was named the most valuable athlete of the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014. The 20-year-old Hagino won medals in all seven races he entered, capturing four golds, one silver and two bronze. (Kyodo)

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Olympics: Japan's Kaneto, Hagino meet press

Japanese swimmers Kosuke Hagino (R) and Rie Kaneto pose for a photograph with their gold medals at a press conference on Aug. 14, 2016, a day after the end of the Games' swimming competitions. Japanese swimmers won seven medals including the two golds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo