(Xinhua) Pan Zhanle claimed his seventh gold at China's national swimming championships on Saturday, representing the Tianjin-Shanghai-Zhejiang-Henan team to win the men's 4x100m medley relay.

The team, composed of Xu Jiayu, Qin Haiyang, Wang Changhao and Pan Zhanle, dominated the race in 3 minutes and 31.91 seconds.

In the women's 4x100m medley relay, the star-studded Shanxi-Shanghai-Jiangsu-Jiangxi-Shandong team, composed of Wan Letian, Tang Qianting, Zhang Yufei and Yang Junxuan, won in 3:53.76. Zhang Yufei pocketed her fifth gold in the championships.

The women's 50m freestyle final saw an intense battle. Wu Qingfeng renewed his personal best to clinch the title in 24.22 seconds.

(Xinhua) Sweden's pole vault sensation Armand Duplantis failed to set a new world record after securing gold at the second meeting of the 2024 Diamond League on Saturday, while Chinese athletes claimed two silver and two bronze medals.

Having soared to his eighth world record of 6.24 meters at the season opener in Xiamen last week, Duplantis was looking to make history again.

(Xinhua) The 2024 Formula One Chinese Grand Prix has celebrated its 20th anniversary, coinciding with two decades since the Shanghai International Circuit's inauguration. Since its Shanghai debut in 2004, the F1 Chinese Grand Prix has become a globally anticipated motorsport spectacle.

"Since I joined F1, the Shanghai International Circuit has always been the place I wanted to come most," Sauber's Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu said.

(China Daily) China's tennis prodigy Shang Juncheng has again served notice in his meteoric rise on the men's professional circuit with a career-first Masters win on clay in Madrid.

Highlighted by success stories of major champions Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, the power shift in men's tennis has seen an inexorable surge toward next-generation talent in recent years, with Shang, a 19-year-old left-hander, emerging strongly as an intriguing prospect to watch among an ambitious pack.

(China Daily) Long-time friends Carl Yuan Yechun and Marty Dou Zecheng will team up for the first time in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans this weekend, with the intention of having plenty of fun and laughter as they seek to shine at TPC Louisiana.

(Xinhua) Olympic champion Wang Shun won the men's 200m medley title at China's national swimming championships here on Thursday, securing a ticket for the upcoming Paris Olympics.

The 30-year-old led all the way to win the race in one minute and 55.35 seconds, surpassing the Olympic qualifying time. Zhang Zhanshuo placed second and He Yubo ranked third.

"I am satisfied with the result.

(Xinhua) The China Volleyball Association announced on Thursday that Vital Heynen of Belgium has been named head coach of China's men's volleyball team.

According to the association's website, Heynen, born in 1969, was the captain and setter of the Belgian men's volleyball team. In his coaching career, he led Germany's men's team to fifth place at the London Olympics and the bronze medal at the 2014 World Championship.

(China Daily) Nike Inc, the leading global sportswear producer, is doubling down on the Chinese market by leveraging a fast-responsive and localized creative platform and innovations centering on its patented air technology to drive future growth.

This initiative aims to invigorate freshness, solidify its dominant position in the sportswear industry, and enhance its connections with younger consumers globally.

(China Daily) Competing in the 2024 Formula One Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit, which marked his inaugural home appearance as China's first F1 race driver, Zhou Guanyu could not hide his joy and pride.

"I'm a Shanghai boy, driven by an ambition to showcase the evolution of Chinese motor sport globally, and to pave the way for more young talent from my country to shine on the international stage," Zhou told Xinhua.

(Xinhua) Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali has highlighted the importance of returning to China, and the great potential for developing the sport in the country, as the motor sport series returned to Shanghai for the first time since 2019.

The F1 chief made the remarks in a recent interview with Xinhua as the Chinese Grand Prix celebrated its 20th anniversary, adding that, "we are growing the attention on our side, and we really want to make sure that we maximize our presence here".
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