Top 10 Chinese Sports News in 2022-Xinhua

In this Feb. 4, 2022 file photo, the Olympic delegation of the People’s Republic of China parades to the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in the Chinese capital, Beijing. Beijing successfully hosted the Winter Olympics from the 4th to the 20th. February and the Winter Paralympics from 4 to 13 March. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the opening and closing ceremonies and declared both events open.

China achieved nine golds, four silvers and two bronzes to finish third, and the gold and total medals are record highs in its Winter Olympic history. Topping the medal table with 61 medals, 18 of which were gold, the host country also set new records in the history of the Winter Paralympics.

The legacy of Beijing 2022 went far beyond the arena. When Beijing won the Olympic bid in 2015, China’s goal was to get 300 million people involved in winter sports. And by October 2021, more than 346 million Chinese had participated in winter sports or related leisure activities since 2015, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) — Here are Xinhua News Agency’s top 10 Chinese sports news in 2022 in chronological order:

– Beijing successfully hosted the Winter Olympics from the 4th to the 20th. February and the Winter Paralympics from 4 to 13 March. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the opening and closing ceremonies and declared both events open.

China achieved nine golds, four silvers and two bronzes to finish third, and the gold and total medals are record highs in its Winter Olympic history. Topping the medal table with 61 medals, 18 of which were gold, the host country also set new records in the history of the Winter Paralympics.

The legacy of Beijing 2022 went far beyond the arena. When Beijing won the Olympic bid in 2015, China’s goal was to get 300 million people involved in winter sports. And by October 2021, more than 346 million Chinese had participated in winter sports or related leisure activities since 2015, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

– On February 6, China beat South Korea in the final of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, bringing home the tournament’s ninth trophy after a 16-year wait. The Steel Roses’ journey to glory was almost perfect, as they scored 11 goals and conceded zero in the group stage.

– In March, instructions on building a higher-level public service system for fitness and exercise were published. China also released plans to promote the high-quality development of farmer sports, after-school sports services, women’s soccer, and outdoor sports in 2022.

– The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially recognized China’s bronze medal in the men’s 4x100m relay at last year’s Tokyo Olympics in May after Britain was stripped of the silver for a doping violation. The Chinese quartet of Su Bingtian, Xie Zhenye, Wu Zhiqiang and Tang Xingqiang clocked 37.79 seconds to finish behind Italy, Great Britain and Canada in Tokyo. But the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on February 18 that Britain’s first leg runner Chijindu Ujah had breached anti-doping rules. This resulted in Canada and China being promoted to silver and bronze medals respectively.

– The year 2022 was a fruitful year for Chinese tennis. In May, Zheng Qinwen reached the round of 16 in his first appearance at the French Open main draw. Wu Yibing, who qualified for August’s US Open, became the first player from mainland China to reach the third round of men’s singles at any Grand Slam event in the Open Era. In October, Zhang Zhizhen became the first male player from mainland China to break into the top 100 in the ATP live rankings.

– In June, the Ministry of Education, the State General Administration and the Chinese Football Association announced the work plan for the Chinese Youth Football League (CYFL) (2022-2024). Between July 10 and the end of November, a total of 1,443 games were played in the inaugural CYFL, involving nearly 10,000 players from 405 teams across the country, marking important progress in the integration of sports and education in China.

– The amendment to China’s Sports Law was approved on June 24 at a session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, and will take effect on January 1, 2023. This was the first comprehensive and systematic review since the law was first implemented in 1995.

The Revised Law on Physical Culture and Sports added four new chapters, namely “Anti-doping”, “Sports Arbitration”, “Sports Industry” and “Supervision and Management”, further improving the basic legal framework of sports in China.

– China won all eight matches to claim its fifth straight women’s team title at the 2022 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships held in Chengdu, China from September 30 to October 9. Meanwhile, the Chinese men’s team beat Germany 3-0 to lift the trophy. for the 10th time in a row.

– China battled Olympic bronze medalists France and hosted Australia en route to the Women’s Basketball World Cup final for the first time in 28 years. China lost to the United States 83-61 in the final, but the Chinese women’s silver was the country’s best finish at a global exhibition since 1994.

– According to the report submitted to the 20th National Congress, China will launch extensive public fitness projects, improve physical education for young people, promote the versatile development of recreational and competitive sports, and speed up the construction of China as a strong country in sports. Chinese Communist Party meeting in Beijing 16.-22. October

In this Feb. 6, 2022 file photo, members of China celebrate during the award ceremony after winning the final soccer match between China and South Korea at the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Mumbai, India. On February 6, China defeated South Korea in the final of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, bringing home the tournament’s ninth trophy after a 16-year wait. The Steel Roses’ journey to glory was almost perfect, as they scored 11 goals and conceded zero in the group stage. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

In this August 13, 2022 file photo, young people start the Spartan Kids Beijing Race in the Chinese capital, Beijing. In March, instructions on building a higher-level public service system for fitness and exercise were published. China also released plans to promote the high-quality development of farmer sports, after-school sports service, women’s soccer and outdoor sports in 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

In this Aug. 6, 2021, file photo, members of Team China enter the field before the men’s 4x100m relay final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially recognized China’s bronze medal in the men’s 4x100m relay at last year’s Tokyo Olympics in May after Britain was stripped of the silver for a doping violation. The Chinese quartet of Su Bingtian, Xie Zhenye, Wu Zhiqiang and Tang Xingqiang clocked 37.79 seconds to finish behind Italy, Great Britain and Canada in Tokyo. But the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on February 18 that Britain’s first leg runner Chijindu Ujah had breached anti-doping rules. This resulted in Canada and China being promoted to silver and bronze medals respectively. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

In this Aug. 31, 2022 file photo, China’s Wu Yibing celebrates after his men’s singles second round match with Portugal’s Nuno Borges at the 2022 US Open tennis championships in New York, United States. 2022 was a fruitful year for Chinese tennis. In May, Zheng Qinwen reached the round of 16 in his first appearance at the French Open main draw. Wu Yibing, who qualified for August’s US Open, became the first player from mainland China to reach the third round of men’s singles at any Grand Slam event in the Open Era. In October, Zhang Zhizhen became the first male player from mainland China to break into the top 100 in the ATP live rankings. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

File photo taken on July 10, 2022 shows Yang Haoyuan (2nd R) of Hangzhou Pujia Primary School and Zhao Yirui (1st R) of Zhejiang Strutsi Football Club during a boy’s U11 soccer match in the first round of the Chinese Youth League (CYFL) in Hangzhou, East -In China’s Zhejiang Province. In June, the Ministry of Education, the State General Administration and the Chinese Football Association announced the work plan for the Chinese Youth Football League (CYFL) (2022-2024). Between July 10 and the end of November, a total of 1,443 games were played in the inaugural CYFL, involving nearly 10,000 players from 405 teams across the country, marking important progress in the integration of sports and education in China. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

In this file photo taken on July 25, 2022, local residents exercise in a park in Erdos in Otog Banner, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The amendment to China’s Sports Law was approved on June 24 at a session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and will take effect on January 1, 2023. This was the first comprehensive and systematic revision since the law was first implemented in 1995.

The Revised Law on Physical Culture and Sports added four new chapters, namely “Anti-doping”, “Sports Arbitration”, “Sports Industry” and “Supervision and Management”, further improving the basic legal framework of sports in China. (Photo by Wang Zheng/Xinhua)

In this file photo taken on Oct. 9, 2022, members of Team China and Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) President Liu Guoliang pose for photos during the award ceremony after the men’s team final match at the 2022 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province. China won all eight matches to claim their fifth consecutive women’s team title at the 2022 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships held in Chengdu, China from September 30 to October 9. Meanwhile, the Chinese men’s team beat Germany 3-0 to lift the trophy. 10th time in a row. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

In this Oct. 1, 2022 file photo, members of Team China pose for a group photo against the United States at the 2022 FIBA ​​Women’s Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia. China battled Olympic bronze medalists France and hosted Australia en route to the Women’s Basketball World Cup final for the first time in 28 years. China lost to the United States 83-61 in the final, but the Chinese women’s silver was the country’s best finish at a global exhibition since 1994. (Xinhua/Hu Jingchen)

File photo taken on Jan. 12, 2022 shows students of Urumqi County High School playing hockey in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. China will launch large-scale public fitness projects, improve physical education for young people, promote the versatile development of recreational and competitive sports, and speed up the construction of China as a strong country in sports, states the report of the 20th National Congress. The Communist Party of China was held in Beijing from the 16th to the 22nd. October (Xinhua/Wang Fei)