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BEIJING, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) — Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines from the past week:

1. Zhu Jingyi wins women’s recurve silver at World Archery Championships

China’s 19-year-old archer Zhu Jingyi claimed a silver medal after falling to South Korea’s Kang Chae-young in the women’s recurve final at the 2025 World Archery Championships in Gwangju on Sept. 12, securing China’s only medal at the tournament.

Debutante Zhu impressed from the start, finishing second in the qualification round with 691 points, just one point behind Tokyo Olympic champion An San of South Korea. She went on to defeat Indonesia’s Diananda Choirunisa 6-4 in the semifinals to reach the title match, where Kang ultimately prevailed 7-3 to clinch the gold on home soil.

China’s other two archers, Huang Yuwei and Li Jiaman, were both eliminated by An, who finished third.

2. Hu Kai bags two golds from ISSF World Cup in Ningbo

Chinese 10m air pistol shooter Hu Kai won both individual and mixed team gold as China tops the medal tally with two golds, four silvers and one bronze at the ISSF World Cup in Ningbo, eastern China’s Zhejiang Province as of Sept. 13.

Hu, 23, partnered Yao Qianxun to take the opening victory on Sept. 9 before adding an individual gold in men’s event on the following day. This win continued his unbeaten run in 2025 across four ISSF World Cup events. Yao later added a silver in women’s 10m air pistol.

Olympic champion Sheng Lihao and 16-year-old Peng Xinlu set a new qualification world record of 635.9 points in 10m air rifle mixed team but fell short in the gold medal match. Sheng saw his own world record in the men’s event shattered by Danilo Dennis Sollazzo of Italy, who edged him for the victory with 255 points on Sept. 11.

3. Chinese athletes win four titles at World Athletics Continental Tour in Beijing

Chinese athletes claimed four victories out of 14 events at the 2025 World Athletics Continental Tour in Beijing on Sept. 7, with youth talent Yan Ziyi claiming the women’s javelin with 64.46 meters.

Yan, 17, said, “I just want to make progress step by step, and my next goal is to break the 66-meter mark.”

Zhong Tao created a personal best of 5.75 meters to win the pole vault title, while Li Jialun registered a seasonal best of 2.20 meters to clinch victory in the men’s high jump.

Liang Tiantian had a personal best of 8:57.65 to win the women’s 3,000m race.

4. China’s Zheng Qinwen withdraws from Billie Jean King Cup finals

China’s Olympic champion and top women tennis player Zheng Qinwen has pulled out of the upcoming 2025 Billie Jean King Cup finals in China’s Shenzhen, according to an announcement made by organizers on Sept. 9.

Zheng underwent surgery on her right elbow in July and missed the US Open.

2024 Olympic mixed doubles silver medallist Wang Xinyu will lead host China into the quarterfinal clash with defending champion Italy on Sept. 16. World No. 8 Paolini will spearhead the Italians’ title defense alongside veteran Sara Errani.

5. China qualifies for U23 AFC Asian Cup finals

China and Australia took a point apiece as they played out a 0-0 stalemate in the final Group D game of the AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers on Sept. 9, with both teams reaching the finals.

The Olyroos finished as group winners with a superior goal difference. China took second place and qualified by virtue of finishing as one of the four best runners-up among the 11 qualifying groups.

The U23 Asian Cup finals will be held in January 2026 in Saudi Arabia.