https://www.scmp.com/rss/519346/feed The latest news on Sheng Lihao, Chinese sport shooter and Olympian, including competition news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Lars Hamer,Mike Chan Lars Hamer,Mike Chan The National Games bring together the best and brightest from across China for weeks of competition, some of which have been said to be tougher than the Olympics. Whether you agree with that or not, there can be no argument that several of the world’s top sportsmen and women will be battling it out in the pool, on the court and right across the Greater Bay Area for individual and team glory. Jointly co-hosted for the first time by Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong, here is everything you need to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3331993/all-you-need-know-about-national-games-where-some-worlds-best-come-play?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3331993/all-you-need-know-about-national-games-where-some-worlds-best-come-play?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:18 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport The National Games do not officially begin for another three weeks, but reigning Olympic champion Liu Yukun has already claimed his second gold medal of the shooting competition. On Friday, Liu, 28, broke his own world record by 1.2 points to win the men’s 50m rifle three positions title in Guangzhou. The Shaanxi shooter fired a remarkable 470.1 points in the final, surpassing the 468.9 mark he set at the Baku World Cup in May 2024. He finished 6.7 points ahead of Zhao Wenyu of Tianjin, while Du... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3329504/olympic-shooting-champion-liu-yukun-breaks-world-record-win-second-national-games-gold?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3329504/olympic-shooting-champion-liu-yukun-breaks-world-record-win-second-national-games-gold?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Oct 2025 07:30:09 +0000 China got back into the swing of things on Monday at the Paris Olympics, picking up two gold medals and a silver on day three, and with the potential of more to come. As has become a common occurrence so far in Paris, it was the diving and the shooting where China performed its best. Lian Junjie and Yang Hao, who have dominated the diving world championships in the past three years, secured gold in the men’s synchronised 10m platform, dethroning defending champions Great Britain. The men’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/china/article/3272374/paris-olympics-china-back-gold-medal-track-after-wins-diving-shooting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/china/article/3272374/paris-olympics-china-back-gold-medal-track-after-wins-diving-shooting?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:55:00 +0000 An unusual boulder that lodged itself outside the home of Chinese Olympic gold medallist Huang Yuting, has drawn dozens of curious tourists eager to touch the rock in hopes of good luck. Videos posted on Chinese social media platform Douyin showed visitors posing for photos with the “immortal rock” in Taizhou, Jiangsu province, following her win at the Paris Olympics. On top of touching the rock for good luck, visitors also celebrated Huang’s win with the villagers and her family. Alongside... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/china/article/3272316/immortal-rock-chinese-paris-olympic-gold-medallists-house-attracts-curious-tourists?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/china/article/3272316/immortal-rock-chinese-paris-olympic-gold-medallists-house-attracts-curious-tourists?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Jul 2024 09:30:11 +0000 Star fencer Vivian Kong Man-wai’s historic victory at the Olympic Games in Paris was the most dramatic of wins. The world number one needed to draw on all her reserves of energy, skill and mental strength to stage a thrilling comeback in the épée final and secure a gold medal. It is an extraordinary achievement. There were high hopes Kong would strike gold. But a nervous start against French fencer Auriane Mallo-Breton, before a partisan home crowd including President Emmanuel Macron, left her... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3272224/hong-kongs-can-do-spirit-full-display-queen-kong-conquers-paris?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3272224/hong-kongs-can-do-spirit-full-display-queen-kong-conquers-paris?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Jul 2024 21:00:16 +0000 As Chinese teenagers Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao clinched the country’s first gold medal in the 10m air rifle mixed team, it was their hilarious social media handles which also got people’s attention. The Gen Z pair overcame their South Korean rivals in a 16-12 to claim the gold compatriots Yang Haoran and Yang Qian won in Tokyo three years ago. But it was not just their stellar performances which had tongues wagging back on the mainland. Chinese social media users were left chuckling at their... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/china/article/3272180/chinese-gen-z-gold-medal-winners-playfully-mocked-hilarious-social-media-handles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/china/article/3272180/chinese-gen-z-gold-medal-winners-playfully-mocked-hilarious-social-media-handles?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Jul 2024 07:00:09 +0000 The Paris Olympics roared into life on Saturday with an action-packed day book-ended by gold for China and Hong Kong. Teenage shooters Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting got things started for the mainland team in the 10m mixed team air rifle and there was diving gold too, both early enough for Hongkongers to be fully aware of them. Vivian Kong Man-wai, though, was still negotiating her way to a remarkable fencing gold for Hong Kong, clinched when most in her hometown will have been in bed. If you... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272169/while-you-were-sleeping-5-things-know-after-gold-hong-kong-paris-olympics-day-1?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272169/while-you-were-sleeping-5-things-know-after-gold-hong-kong-paris-olympics-day-1?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Jul 2024 23:32:31 +0000 China got their Paris Olympics off to the perfect start, picking up the first two gold medals of the opening day, and could add to that tally on Sunday with shooting, archery, judo, skateboarding and canoe slalom podium spots up for grabs. Early leaders in a medal table they have aspirations of topping for the first time since the Beijing Games in 2008, there will be gold to be had in swimming events overnight too. As widely predicted, teenage shooters Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting won the first... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/china/article/3272154/paris-olympics-chinas-teen-shooting-sensations-grab-gold-vow-just-beginning?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/china/article/3272154/paris-olympics-chinas-teen-shooting-sensations-grab-gold-vow-just-beginning?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Jul 2024 13:53:26 +0000 The Paris Olympics get into full swing on Saturday with the first day proper of competitive action, and it includes global stars as well as a genuine Hong Kong medal prospect. Some of the events in the Games started as long ago as Wednesday, with the men’s rugby sevens competition almost over already. But after the pomp of the epic opening ceremony on Friday night local time, the greatest show on Earth is officially open. As pageantry makes way for sporting endeavour, here are some of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272111/paris-olympics-5-watch-day-1-hong-kong-fencer-eyes-gold-rugby-7s-medals-decided?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272111/paris-olympics-5-watch-day-1-hong-kong-fencer-eyes-gold-rugby-7s-medals-decided?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Jul 2024 04:30:10 +0000 Hong Kong’s leader issued a rallying call for the city on Friday, urging them to unite into a 7 million-strong “cheerleading team” for the athletes who will carry the weight of residents’ hopes and expectations on their shoulders at the Paris Olympics. While locals in the French capital stayed indoors on the eve of the Games, dodging grey and wet skies, a transport network plunged into chaos by vandalism, and complex preparations for the sprawling River Seine opening ceremony, Chief Executive... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3271958/paris-olympics-cheung-and-haughey-lead-way-hong-kong-athletes-prepare-medal-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3271958/paris-olympics-cheung-and-haughey-lead-way-hong-kong-athletes-prepare-medal-push?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:30:12 +0000 The United States and China have finished in the top two spots in the medal table in four of the past five Olympics, but it was only in Beijing in 2008 where the hosts came out ahead. While that trend is expected to continue in Paris, China are projected to win as many as 34 golds, which could see them challenge the US’ position of dominance. The Nielsen’s Gracenote forecast, updated on Monday, has the US winning 39 golds. Should the predictions be accurate, the Americans would match their tally... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3271488/us-china-battle-olympic-gold-medal-dominance-pools-are-key-battlegrounds-paris?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3271488/us-china-battle-olympic-gold-medal-dominance-pools-are-key-battlegrounds-paris?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Jul 2024 05:15:08 +0000