https://www.scmp.com/rss/524269/feed The latest news and top stories on Chen Jia, a prominent Chinese diver. Known for her exceptional skill in springboard events, she recently secured her first World Aquatics Championship gold in the women's 3m synchronised springboard in Singapore. At 20 years old, Chen has rapidly risen through the ranks, also achieving gold in the women's 3m springboard at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup and the 1m springboard at the Chengdu Universiade, marking a successful international debut. Her... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang China dominating a diving competition is not really news, but the emergence of two teenagers has made fans sit up and take notice of the weekend’s World Cup stop in Montreal. In an event where the country’s athletes won nine gold and four silver medals, it was those secured by Jiang Linjing, 15, and Cui Jiaxi, 13, that got tongues wagging. Jiang, who rose to prominence by finishing third behind Olympic champions Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan at the 2023 National Diving Championships, took the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3345096/chinese-diving-pipeline-spills-out-two-teens-already-being-hailed-future-champs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3345096/chinese-diving-pipeline-spills-out-two-teens-already-being-hailed-future-champs?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:59:44 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao The Chinese government has put a Canadian semiconductor consultancy, which is known for its reverse-engineering analysis of chips to track their source, on a trade blacklist in a sign of a widening tech war with the West. Ottawa-based TechInsights was added to the “unreliable entity list” published by China’s Ministry of Commerce and banned from doing business with the country. Chinese individuals and organisations have been told not to “transmit data or provide sensitive information” to the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3328414/beijing-targets-consultancy-does-teardown-reports-huawei-chips-tech-war-widens?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3328414/beijing-targets-consultancy-does-teardown-reports-huawei-chips-tech-war-widens?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:00:30 +0000 SCMP Sport,dpa SCMP Sport,dpa Katie Ledecky won a seventh 800 metres freestyle title, the United States set a world record to take 4x100m freestyle mixed relay gold, and China continued to dominate diving at the World Aquatics Championships on Saturday. The US’ Ledecky had to give her all to secure a 23rd career world title as she was pushed to the limit by Australian Lani Pallister and Canadian star Summer McIntosh from start to finish. Ledecky edged Pallister by a mere 0.32 of a second as she clocked a championship record... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3320553/ledecky-wins-800m-freestyle-us-set-relay-world-record-more-gold-chinas-divers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3320553/ledecky-wins-800m-freestyle-us-set-relay-world-record-more-gold-chinas-divers?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Aug 2025 14:18:28 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Chinese divers again won two golds in the water at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Tuesday, while Tang Qianting failed to defend her 100m breaststroke crown. The pick of diving action came in the men’s 10m platform synchronised event, when China’s Cheng Zilong and Zhu Zifeng stole first place, winning by just 0.93 points, as they claimed a total of 429.63. Neutral athletes Nikita Shleikher and Ruslan Ternovoi won silver with 428.70 points, while Americans Carson Tyler and Joshua... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3320043/world-aquatics-championships-chinas-divers-win-2-more-golds-swimmers-win-bronze?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3320043/world-aquatics-championships-chinas-divers-win-2-more-golds-swimmers-win-bronze?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:49:49 +0000