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Nurturing young talents key to soccer future Veteran Shanghai soccer coach Xu Genbao on Monday has called for his former students with club Shanghai Port, which was crowned as the Chinese Super League (CSL) champions a day earlier, to focus on propelling Chinese soccer onto the global stage. The veteran sextet also paid tribute to the legendary coach. Led by …

The mania is back Some 30,000 runners competed in the Beijing Marathon in the early morning of Sunday, starting at the Tian’anmen Square in downtown Beijing. The race in the Chinese capital, dubbed the country’s flagship marathon, attracted over 130,000 runners to register for the 30,000-slot lucky draw, as all participants, regardless of athletic skill level, are required to take …

Kathmandu, Oct 30: Nepal has smashed Singapore by eight wickets in a match under the ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier. In the match held at Kirtipur-based Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Nepal met a target of 146 runs set by its opponent in 16.3 overs at the loss of two wickets. In Nepal’s victory, opener Kushal Bhurtel hit a half-century …

Asia’s spirit of independence, solidarity manifested in an open, hospitable China The cauldron of the 19th Asian Games was extinguished inside Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium on Sunday night, but the unforgettable Games, which has been hailed as one of very best Asian Games in history, will leave an indelible legacy on the city, the Chinese people and the continent …

Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) Kathmandu, Oct 7: Nepal has secured a silver medal in karate in the ongoing 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Nepal had to settle for silver after its player Arika Gurung was defeated in the final. In the women’s 68 kg group, the 19-year-old lost to Sofya Berultseva of Kazakhstan by 3-0 points. With this win, …

Stories of dreams, hope and friendship The 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou (Hangzhou Asian Games), are nearing their end. However, stories of perseverance, dreams, encouragement, hope, blessings, and friendship continue to present and converge in Hangzhou, the modern technological city in East China’s Zhejiang Province. Across the venues hosting the Hangzhou Asian Games, athletes of all delegations competed and …

With resounding applause and cheers echoing throughout the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium, the COC held a medal presentation ceremony on Wednesday evening for Chinese athletes who won bronze in the men’s 4×100m relay at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, and the medalist in the women’s 20km race walks at the London 2012 Olympics, after the athletics competitions in the 19th …

A highly-anticipated Chinese women’s soccer team failed to edge out a very young Japanese team to make it to the final in front of an enthusiastic home crowd on Tuesday. Although the Chinese team got close to an equalizer, the team’s head coach Shui Qingxia said that the game itself revealed more problems than the final score. From the very …

It was not an easy two-year journey from Tokyo to Hangzhou for China’s athletics legend Gong Lijiao, for she has been dealing with the impact of COVID infection, prolonged injury and no coach’s assistance. Nonetheless, she once again stepped on that top podium for women’s shot put with a convincing victory, marking a 45-year dominance of Team China over the …

As the Chinese players Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong stood on the podium to receive their gold and silver medals in the men’s singles event respectively, the table tennis competition at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang Province came to a close on Monday. With an absolute advantage of six gold medals, the Team China continued to …