https://www.scmp.com/rss/325064/feed The National Games of the People's Republic of China sometimes known as the All China Games, is the premier sports event in China at national level. It is usually held once every four years, most recently in October 2013, when the 2013 National Games of China took place in Liaoning. The 13th Games is being held in Tianjin between August 27-September 8. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Chinese Athletics Association has cancelled this weekend’s marathon qualification race in Lanzhou in the wake of the Gansu ultramarathon tragedy that claimed the lives of 21 runners last month. The race, in Gansu province, was meant to be a qualification race for September’s National Games and although no official reason was given for the cancellation, it comes a week after China decided to ban ultra-marathons, trail running, and wingsuit flying following the Gansu tragedy on May... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3136644/chinese-marathon-selection-race-called-wake-gansu-ultramarathon-tragedy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3136644/chinese-marathon-selection-race-called-wake-gansu-ultramarathon-tragedy?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:25:02 +0000 High jumper Cecilia Yeung Man-wai’s competition options have been narrowed with her sights now set on next year’s Asian Games in Hangzhou after she failed to make the grade at the Athletics Series 3 at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground on Saturday. The Hong Kong part-time model, who returned from a career-threatening Achilles tendon injury this season, could only manage a disappointing 1.70 metres to finish joint fifth in the women’s high jump. She was comprehensively beaten by event winner Lai... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3134495/high-jumper-cecilia-yeung-flops-athletics-series-3-her-selection?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3134495/high-jumper-cecilia-yeung-flops-athletics-series-3-her-selection?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 May 2021 11:23:15 +0000 Chinese marathon champion Wang Jiali has been handed an eight-year ban by authorities for a second doping violation. Wang, who won the first gold medal at the 2017 China National Games, tested positive for peptide hormones during an out-of-competition test by the Chinese Athletic Association in August. The 31-year-old runner from Hebei province was first banned for two years in 2012 after abnormalities were found in her biological passport. Wang, who also represented China at the 2012 London... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2127597/eight-year-doping-ban-chinese-marathon-champion-wang-jiali?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2127597/eight-year-doping-ban-chinese-marathon-champion-wang-jiali?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Jan 2018 04:37:53 +0000 Cyclist Meng Zhaojuan shrugged off a disappointing year to bring home a medal as Hong Kong wrapped up the National Games with a silver in the women’s individual road race in Tianjin on Friday. The silverware is the seventh from the cycling team and the 16th overall from the 200-plus member delegation to Tianjin. It is also represents the best result since Hong Kong’s debut in the National Games after the reunification with China in 1997. Cycling also became Hong Kong’s most successful sport in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2110332/hong-kong-coach-hails-team-spirit-meng-wraps-national-games-silver?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2110332/hong-kong-coach-hails-team-spirit-meng-wraps-national-games-silver?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Sep 2017 07:27:51 +0000 Veteran shuttler Lin Dan hinted he might take part in another Olympic Games after clinching a historic fourth consecutive gold medal at the National Games on Friday. Lin, who will turn 34 next month, cruised to a 2-0 (21-12, 21-13) victory over world number three Shi Yuqi in the singles final in Tianjin, his fourth gold medal since the 2005 Games in Jiangsu. And the two-time Olympic gold medallist said soon after his victory that he might go for the Tokyo Games in three years’ time. “I hope I... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2110310/lin-dan-hopes-continue-until-tokyo-2020-olympics-after-completing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2110310/lin-dan-hopes-continue-until-tokyo-2020-olympics-after-completing?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Sep 2017 05:30:45 +0000 Star swimmer Sun Yang reigned supreme on Thursday as he wrapped up his National Games of China campaign in strong style by winning two more events within 30 minutes to take his tally to six gold medals and one silver in eight days. At the Tianjin Olympic Swimming Centre, Sun – a national hero despite his controversial behaviour in and out of the pool – took his fifth gold medal in front of a packed crowd in a gruelling 1,500 metres freestyle final. The 26-year-old from Zhejiang province had to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2110232/sun-yang-sees-stiff-challenge-1500m-freestyle-final-reign-supreme?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2110232/sun-yang-sees-stiff-challenge-1500m-freestyle-final-reign-supreme?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Sep 2017 13:44:37 +0000 Hong Kong’s cyclists continued their impressive run at the National Games on Wednesday, with Cheung King-lok snatching a silver medal in the men’s time trial as the road races got under way in Tianjin. Cheung had not featured in Tianjin until the time trial and he completed the 39.4km course along Tuan Bo Lake in 48 minutes and 43.2 seconds, an average speed of close to 50km/h. The 26-year-old, who is a member of professional team Orica-Scott of Australia, also captured a bronze medal in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2110014/cheung-king-lok-snatches-silver-hong-kongs-cyclists-continue-shine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2110014/cheung-king-lok-snatches-silver-hong-kongs-cyclists-continue-shine?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Sep 2017 08:19:59 +0000 Chinese swim star Sun Yang claimed a fourth gold medal at the National Games of China on Monday when he blitzed the field to take the 800 metre freestyle title. The 25-year-old added that to his impressive haul at the quadrennial event, which includes the 200m, 400m and 4x200m relay freestyle golds. Sun took the 800m title in seven minutes, 46.80 seconds, routing second-placed Ji Xinjie of Shandong by over six seconds. “It was the 102nd gold medal of my career,” said Sun. “But in fact, I focused... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2109775/swim-star-sun-yang-seals-his-fourth-national-games-gold-ning-zetao?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2109775/swim-star-sun-yang-seals-his-fourth-national-games-gold-ning-zetao?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Sep 2017 03:21:34 +0000 Hong Kong’s Jacqueline Siu Wing-ying made the most of a new partnership with a quirkily named horse to take silver in the dressage competition at the National Games in Tianjin on Monday. Siu and her reserve horse, Jockey Club Fuerst on Tour, won Hong Kong’s second equestrian medal in Tianjin after going into the competition as Hong Kong’s lone entry in the discipline. Siu and Jockey Club Fuerst on Tour went into the final after finishing third in the intermediate round where they scored 69.692... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2109715/hong-kongs-jacqueline-siu-salutes-beautiful-partner-after-winning?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2109715/hong-kongs-jacqueline-siu-salutes-beautiful-partner-after-winning?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Sep 2017 12:35:21 +0000 An outstanding performance in the dressage final from Jacqueline Siu Wing-ying brought another silver medal for Hong Kong and the sport’s second at the National Games in Tianjin on Monday. The only entry from Hong Kong in the discipline, Siu went into the final guaranteed a third-place finish after scoring 69.692 points during the intermediate round at the Metropolitan Polo Club. But she and her horse, Jockey Club Fuerst on Tour, were able to improve their freestyle final score to 70.125. The... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2109643/jacqueline-siu-secures-silver-medal-hong-kong-dressage-national?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2109643/jacqueline-siu-secures-silver-medal-hong-kong-dressage-national?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Sep 2017 06:36:51 +0000 Cyclist Leung Chun-wing clinched the second gold medal for Hong Kong at the National Games after victory in the men’s omnium in the velodrome in Tianjin on Saturday. Leung, who also represented Hong Kong in the same discipline at the Rio Olympics last summer, was tied with Jiang Zhihui of Liaoning in fifth place after the first three events but both riders came back strongly in the last event, the points race. Fast-improving Leung, who was also the 2012 world junior champion in the points race,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2109477/gold-again-hong-kong-cyclist-leung-chun-wing-shows-his-class-omnium?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2109477/gold-again-hong-kong-cyclist-leung-chun-wing-shows-his-class-omnium?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Sep 2017 12:23:28 +0000 China’s superstar swimmer Sun Yang said Hong Kong’s Kenneth To King-him had delivered the “perfect performance” as they teamed up in the 4x100 metre freestyle relay at the National Games in Tianjin. The team only finished second, ending Sun’s hopes of winning seven gold medals at China’s Olympics-style event, but that was no fault of To’s, who notched 48.53 seconds for his leg. “No one here could have imagined he swam this result,” said Sun, who trained with To in Hong Kong at the Sports... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2109448/chinas-swim-star-sun-yang-amazed-hong-kongs-kenneth-tos-performance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2109448/chinas-swim-star-sun-yang-amazed-hong-kongs-kenneth-tos-performance?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Sep 2017 06:11:28 +0000 Hong Kong won its first gold at the National Games in Tianjin as Yang Qianyu and Pang Yao came first in the women’s madison event at the cycling velodrome. Yang and Pang, who were third in qualifying, reached their best for the medal race, scoring points in each of the eight sprinting laps of the 20-kilometre race to earn a total 35 points, well ahead of the silver medal pair from Shanghai, who had 19, one ahead of Shanxi. The madison is a ‘tag-team’ style race which is relatively new for women... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2109283/hong-kong-bag-first-gold-medal-china-national-games-yang-qianyu-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2109283/hong-kong-bag-first-gold-medal-china-national-games-yang-qianyu-and?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Sep 2017 04:15:19 +0000 Hong Kong equestrian team rider Clarissa Lyra claimed a bronze medal in the jumping individual competition on Thursday at the National Games in Tianjin. Riding Catokia 2, the 21-year-old Lyra won her first National Games medal and the first equestrian medal for Hong Kong at this year’s Games. Catokia 2 is a 10-year-old provided by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, especially for this competition. Lyra rode superbly and was tied with four other riders with a total of 12 faults to force a jump-off for... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2109220/clarissa-lyra-rides-bronze-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2109220/clarissa-lyra-rides-bronze-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 31 Aug 2017 12:46:03 +0000 Star swimmer Sun Yang captured the first of his seven targeted gold medals at the National Games, winning the men’s 400 metre freestyle by a whopping six seconds in Tianjin on Thursday night. The world champion was untouchable in his pet event that saw him win gold at the recent world championships in Budapest in July. His winning time of 3:41.94 was also very close to the 3:41.38 he clocked at the worlds. Compatriot Xu Jiayu, another gold medallist in Budapest in the 100 metre backstroke,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2109213/simply-untouchable-sun-yang-wins-400m-free-six-seconds-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2109213/simply-untouchable-sun-yang-wins-400m-free-six-seconds-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 31 Aug 2017 12:03:48 +0000 Badminton legend Lin Dan was so jet-lagged from a European trip that he feared falling asleep on-court at China’s National Games, and fuelled retirement speculation by saying it was likely his last appearance in the event. Regarded as the best badminton player of all time, the 33-year-old nicknamed “Super Dan” is at China’s so-called mini Olympics just days after losing the final of the world championships in Scotland. After failing to win a sixth world crown on Sunday in Glasgow, Lin hinted... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2109183/jet-lagged-lin-dan-feared-dozing-court?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2109183/jet-lagged-lin-dan-feared-dozing-court?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 31 Aug 2017 09:15:30 +0000 American Jay Shi made history at the Chinese National Games – the country’s ‘Olympics’ – as he fired his first shots in the men’s 50m pistol competition. Born in Tianjin, the host city of the Games, in 1979 before his family emigrated to the US when he was a child, Shi became the first overseas Chinese to appear at the quadrennial sports festival under new rules. He didn’t qualify for the next round, but told state media Xinhua: “It’s amazing. Even now I can’t believe it. “Showing up in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2108920/overseas-chinese-athlete-america-makes-historic-appearance-countrys?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2108920/overseas-chinese-athlete-america-makes-historic-appearance-countrys?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Aug 2017 04:33:35 +0000 Nicholas Edward Choi showed improvement by winning silver in fencing on Tuesday to make a flying start for Hong Kong at the National Games in Tianjin, a step up from bronze he won four years ago. The 24-year-old reached the final of the men’s individual foil before losing to Chinese national team member, Chen Haiwei, representing Fujian province, in the mainland’s “mini Olympics”. Choi, who captured bronze in the same event when the Games was held in Shenyang four years ago, had to settle for... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2108853/silver-improving-nicolas-edward-choi-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2108853/silver-improving-nicolas-edward-choi-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Aug 2017 14:30:42 +0000 Lin Dan’s defeat in the world championship final has prompted fresh conjecture that the Chinese superstar could soon call time on his brilliant badminton career. The 33-year-old “Super Dan” said after losing Sunday’s showdown to Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen in Glasgow that he would immediately return for China’s National Games and then play at next month’s Japan Open. “After that I have no plans,” said Lin, indicating he might soon call it a day. “It will be difficult to play in the World... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2108777/father-time-finally-catches-chinese-legend-super-dan-how-long-will-he-go?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2108777/father-time-finally-catches-chinese-legend-super-dan-how-long-will-he-go?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Aug 2017 07:43:36 +0000