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Ma Long obtains national coaching qualification
During the 15th National Games, Ma Long cheered for his teammates (Xinhua News Agency)
A few days ago, the Beijing Advanced Professional and Technical Qualifications Review Committee issued an announcement on the website of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security. The announcement shows that table tennis player Ma Long, diver Cao Yuan, synchronized swimmer Feng Yu and many other Olympic champions are on the list and have obtained national coaching qualifications. It is also reported that recently, the official website of the Chinese Table Tennis Association officially released the “Notice of the Chinese Table Tennis Association on Holding the Competition for Coaches of the National Table Tennis Team in the Los Angeles Olympic Cycle”, officially launching the open competition for coaches of the national team in the new cycle. The competition will produce 1 head coach, 1 deputy head coach, 1 head coach of the men’s and women’s national teams, 1 head coach of the men’s and women’s national youth teams, 12 national team coaches, and 10 national youth team coaches.
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Changchun Women’s Football Team wins FA Cup for the first time
On December 24, in the 2025 Chinese Football Association Cup (Women’s) final, Changchun Volkswagen Excellent Women’s Football Team wrote a new chapter in the club’s history! With Yan Qi’s goal in the 28th minute and Sandrine’s 74th minute goal to seal the victory, they defeated the Guangdong Women’s Football Team 2-0 and won the Chinese Women’s Football Association Cup championship trophy for the first time.
This victory is not only a historic breakthrough for the Changchun Volkswagen Excellent Women’s Football Team in this event, but also the third national championship title in the club’s history. After the game, the head of the club said: “This championship is a reward for all those who have supported the Changchun Women’s Football Team for a long time. From the coaching staff to the players, from the staff to the fans, everyone has worked hard for this moment. We will use this as a new starting point and continue to contribute to the development of Jilin football and Changchun football.”
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Wang Xiaoping’s bribery case upheld
On the 24th, the Intermediate People’s Court of Jingzhou City, Hubei Province publicly pronounced the second instance verdict on the bribery case of Wang Xiaoping, the former director of the Chinese Football Association Disciplinary Committee, and ruled to reject the appeal and uphold the original verdict. According to previous reports, on July 30 this year, the Songzi City People’s Court publicly sentenced Wang Xiaoping, the former director of the Disciplinary Committee of the Chinese Football Association, in the bribery case. The defendant Wang Xiaoping was sentenced to ten years and six months in prison for accepting bribes and was fined RMB 700,000. The property and interest obtained from the bribery by the defendant Wang Xiaoping were recovered in accordance with the law and turned over to the state treasury.
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Zheng Qinwen will be with
Rybakina plays exhibition match
Zheng Qinwen (Xinhua News Agency)
Recently, according to Australian media reports, Chinese tennis star Zheng Qinwen will play an exhibition match with Rybakina on January 13, 2026. This high-level confrontation will help her better handle the pressure in the Australian Open main draw. This season, after participating in two games at the China Open, Zheng Qinwen chose to withdraw due to an elbow injury and missed the Wuhan Open, WTA Tokyo Station and the National Games. During this time she has been undergoing rehabilitation and winter training. In order to better prepare for the competition, she did not register for any official competition before the start of the Australian Open.
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National Alpine Ski Championships
Held in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia
On the 24th, the 2025-2026 National Alpine Skiing Championships ushered in its second competition day. The competitive event that day was the super giant slalom, with more than 50 people participating in the men’s and women’s groups. The National Alpine Skiing Championships are hosted by the Winter Sports Management Center of the State Sports General Administration, attracting 139 athletes from more than 20 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, sports centers, clubs and individual teams across the country. The event is held in Haraqin Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The competition includes six events: downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, all-around and team all-around.
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Jianglangshan Sports Carnival
Create a new scene for climbing in the New Year
A few days ago, a special press conference for the 2026 National New Year Climbing and Fitness Conference Jiangshan was held. As one of the two main venues of the conference, Jiangshan City, Zhejiang Province will take multiple measures to promote the extension of the New Year’s Climb from a “one-day event” to a “multi-day experience” and continue to stimulate the vitality of sports consumption. A highlight of the Jiangshan main venue event is the launch of the Jianglangshan Sports Carnival at the foot of Jianglang Mountain for the first time. Relying on the newly opened large lawn space, it will focus on the integrated display of sports and industry, local culture, science and technology, and the Provincial Games.
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Chinese Curling League ends
During the competition (Xinhua News Agency)
After fierce competition at Heilongjiang Yichun Station, Shanxi Luliang Lishi Station and Qinghai Xining Station, the 2025-2026 Chinese Curling League came to an end in Xining, Qinghai. In the end, the Harbin Institute of Physical Education team won the men’s championship, the Heilongjiang Province Ice Training Center team won the women’s championship, and the Guizhou Province team won the mixed doubles championship. As an important event in preparation for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, this season’s league has the core purpose of “sprinting for Milan, preparing for training, honing the team, and selecting talents”. National curling players compete with national elites on the same field, which has a good training effect.
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Chen Yuxi: “Hope athletes
can be viewed correctly.”
Chen Yuxi in the final of the 15th National Games (Xinhua News Agency)
Recently, diving star Chen Yuxi talked about the issue of online violence against athletes in an interview. She said that she has encountered online violence many times: “There are indeed many things that I don’t want to see, whether they are scolding me, my coach, or the people around me. In fact, I still hope that all our athletes can be viewed correctly. You can’t use some rumors or unfounded rumors to discredit all the efforts and dedication of the athletes.”
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Jackie Chan: “What I pass on is not only
It is fire, but also peace and love.”
Jackie Chan lights the Winter Olympics torch (Xinhua News Agency)
Recently, Jackie Chan appeared in the ancient city of Pompeii, holding the Milan Winter Olympics torch and walking through the thousand-year-old ruins. Ancient civilization and the Olympic flame complement each other. Jackie Chan said: “I am very honored to be a torch bearer again. Every time I pass the torch, the flame is not only the torch itself, but also represents the spirit of sports and the human spirit. What I pass on is not only the flame, but also peace and love.”
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Xu Mengtao: “Bring the best Xu Mengtao
Blooming at the Milan Winter Olympics”
Xu Mengtao (Xinhua News Agency)
Recently, Xu Mengtao won the mixed team gold medal and individual bronze medal at the Chongli Station of the Freestyle Skiing World Cup. The total number of World Cup gold medals reached 40, sounding the charge for the fifth Winter Olympics. Facing the upcoming fifth Winter Olympics, the 35-year-old veteran said frankly: “Participating in five Winter Olympics is very meaningful to me. My ultimate goal is to bring the best Xu Mengtao and the most beautiful moves to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics!”
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Chang Cheng: “This year’s winter training is very
Preparing for the Olympics is crucial”
Recently, the National Gymnastics, Trampoline, and Rhythmic Gymnastics Winter Training Work Conference in preparation for the Los Angeles Olympics was held in Tianjin. Chang Cheng, director of the Gymnastics Management Center of the State Sports General Administration, said: “Winter training is an important stage to consolidate the foundation and accumulate strength. It is also a critical period to solve problems, make up for shortcomings, and hone your style. For the next few years, this year’s winter training will be crucial. Facing the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, all our training, competition, and support work must be closely focused on the core goal of ‘achieving excellent results and winning glory for the country.'”
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One billion yuan is both a milestone and a new starting point
Recently, the 2025 China Tennis Season Summary Meeting was held in Beijing. This year is the first time that the “China Season” has been branded. The nine events attracted nearly one million viewers and achieved box office revenue of 250 million yuan, with cumulative revenue exceeding 1 billion yuan.
The figure of 1 billion yuan not only breaks the historical record, but also reflects the significant increase in the commercial value of Chinese tennis and the structural changes in the sports consumer market. The “Chinese Tennis Season”, consisting of a series of events including the Shanghai Masters, China Open, and Wuhan Open, is gradually forming an event cluster with international influence and becoming a new highlight in the development of the sports economy.
Wang Xinyu at the Wuhan Open (Xinhua News Agency)
The commercial success of the Chinese tennis season is closely related to the performance of local players. In recent years, Chinese tennis players have made breakthroughs in the international arena, especially in women’s tennis. Zheng Qinwen won the Grand Slam championship, and new generation players such as Wang Xinyu and Wang Xiyu have steadily improved their rankings, inspiring domestic fans’ enthusiasm for watching games and national pride. This “star effect” directly translates into market attention and enhances the activity of the entire tennis industry.
At the same time, the expansion of the tennis population base lays the foundation for the sustainable development of the industry. According to statistics, China’s tennis participation population has exceeded 30 million, the number of tennis venues is increasing year by year, and the youth training system is gradually improving. This enthusiasm for participation not only ensures the attendance of the event, but also creates demand for a complete industrial chain from equipment, training to rehabilitation. Revenue exceeded 1 billion yuan, which is to some extent a natural result of the increasing penetration of tennis in Chinese society.
Fans outside the Diamond Court of the National Tennis Center during the China Tennis Open in September this year (Xinhua News Agency)
Behind the eye-catching data, China’s tennis industry still faces structural challenges. The overall level of men’s tennis still lags behind the world’s top, and local male players with international influence are scarce; there is room for improvement in the sophistication of event operations and the cultivation of fan culture compared with century-old events such as Wimbledon and French Open; the regional development of the tennis industry is uneven, with intensive events in first-tier cities and a weak tennis foundation in second- and third-tier cities.
Revenue of 1 billion yuan is a milestone in the development of Chinese tennis and a new starting point. It marks that China’s tennis industry has entered the fast lane of development, but how to turn short-term revenue into long-term motivation and expand the success of the event into ecological prosperity still requires continued efforts from all parties.
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CBA League Beijing Team and Guangdong Team
Temporarily leading the way
On December 24, in the sixth round of the 2025-2026 Chinese Men’s Basketball Professional League (CBA), the Jilin Men’s Basketball Team at home defeated the Beijing Enterprises Men’s Basketball Team 87-73. In the other two games that night, the Qingdao team defeated the Xinjiang team 97-79 away from home, and the Shenzhen team defeated the Sichuan team 96-87 at home.
Shenzhen Marco Polo player He Xining (front left) dribbles the ball through during the game (Xinhua News Agency)
This season’s CBA league kicked off on December 12 and will end on June 14 next year. There will be a total of 42 rounds of games in the regular season. In the new season, the CBA league has undergone considerable reforms – the game has changed from the previous 12 minutes to 10 minutes in a single quarter, and a potential game with a total duration of 10 minutes has been added to the regular season (as a reference for qualifying for the playoffs). Currently, the league has entered the sixth round of competition. The Beijing Men’s Basketball Team and Guangdong Men’s Basketball Team performed strongly and temporarily lead the standings with undefeated records.
As the runner-up last season, the Beijing team, which aims to compete for the championship, introduced Zhao Rui and two new foreign players to improve their combat effectiveness. They first defeated the powerful Xinjiang team, then defeated the Liaoning team, and easily defeated the Shenzhen team and Sichuan team in the fourth and fifth rounds, ushering in the first five consecutive victories.
The Guangdong team also ushered in five consecutive victories, but the process was relatively stalemate. In the second round away game against Zhejiang team and in the third round against Guangzhou team at home, the Guangdong team had a “power outage” problem in the final quarter, and both ended up narrowly winning by three points. However, in the fourth round of the “strong dialogue” with the Qingdao team, the Guangdong team had the last laugh with 89-80, giving their opponent their first defeat of the season.
Guangdong team player Xu Jie (middle) celebrates after scoring a three-pointer during the game (Xinhua News Agency)
After five rounds, the Beijing team and the Guangdong team became the only two unbeaten teams in the new season. However, the lineups of the two teams are still not fully assembled. Zeng Fanbo has completed his contract extension with the Beijing team and is about to return to the game. The Beijing team also announced that it has terminated the contract with foreign aid Omot and will introduce new foreign aid that is more suitable for the team. For the Guangdong team, Cui Yongxi, McCall, and Du Runwang have not yet played due to injuries. With the personnel gradually in place, the overall strength of the two teams is expected to further improve.
Jilin team, Liaoning team, Qingdao team, Guangsha team and Shanxi team belong to the second echelon. The Jilin team has a record of 4 wins and 2 losses after defeating the Beikong team, temporarily ranking third despite having one more game. With Han Dejun retiring, Zhang Zhenlin transferring, and Zhao Jiwei recuperating from injury, the Liaoning team only lost a match against the Beijing team, and won a big victory against the defending champion Guangsha team, currently ranking fourth. After sending away Yang Hansen this season, the Qingdao team still showed good combat effectiveness, losing only one game to the Guangdong team and temporarily ranking fifth. Guangsha and Shanxi both followed with 4 wins and 1 loss.
Qingdao team player Joseph Yang (bottom) fights with Nanjing team player Huang Rongqi during the game (Xinhua News Agency)
However, some teams did not perform as expected. For example, the Shanghai Men’s Basketball Team has invested heavily this season, not only bringing in three powerful foreign players, but also successfully recruiting Zhang Zhenlin and Cui Xiaolong. It is considered to be the favorite to compete for the championship this season, but the current record is 3 wins and 2 losses; the Zhejiang team started with three consecutive losses and was once ranked at the bottom. Fortunately, it reversed and defeated the Fujian team in the fourth round and ushered in its first win of the season.
In addition, the Sichuan team and Tianjin team have not yet won a victory and are currently at the bottom of the standings.
Original title: “Encountered Internet Violence!” Chen Yuxi responded; Ma Long obtained national coaching qualification丨Sports Vision》
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