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China delivers best Olympics since 2008
Reuters, Published on 12/08/2024
» PARIS: China delivered their best performance at a Summer Olympics since the 2008 Games on home soil, winning the joint most gold medals with the United States and only missing out on topping the standings on silver medal count.
China's netizens rally around Pan after claims 100m swim not 'humanly possible'
Reuters, Published on 02/08/2024
» HONG KONG - China's state media, athletes and netizens rallied to support Olympic swimming champion Pan Zhanle after critics including an Australian swim commentator said his world record swim in the 100 metres freestyle was not "humanly possible".
China names Olympic swim team amid doping uproar
Published on 19/06/2024
» China has named a 31-member swim team for the Paris Games next month featuring six Olympic gold medallists, while a review continues of a doping case involving the country’s swimmers before the Tokyo Games in 2021.
Controversies mar China's record
Sports, Published on 11/10/2023
» HANGZHOU: With no major security incidents and a record gold medal haul for their athletes, China will regard the 19th Asian Games, which ended on Sunday, as a soft power triumph that ticked a number of political, sporting and operational boxes for the hosts.
China off to golden start on first day of Asian Games
AFP, Published on 24/09/2023
» HANGZHOU (CHINA) - The first gold medals at the Asian Games were all won by host nation China on Sunday in rowing, shooting and wushu after President Xi Jinping opened the two-week multisport extravaganza in a colourful ceremony.