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Chu, Hunt claim speed golds at World Climbing Series in Spain
MADRID, June 1 (Xinhua) -- China's Chu Shouhong and Emma Hunt of the United States captured the men's and women's speed climbing titles respectively on Sunday as the World Climbing Series Comunidad de Madrid concluded in Alcobendas, Spain.Chu, 19, defeated Indonesia's Antasyafi Robby Al Hilmi in the men's final, clocking a personal-best 4.75 seconds to secure his second World Climbing Series gold medal following his victory in Guiyang last year. Al Hilmi, 18, had set a personal best of 4.72 seconds in the semifinal but was unable to reproduce that form in the gold-medal race.I'm feeling super happy and excited about the gold medal, Chu said after the final.The Chinese added that his focus this season remains on the Asian Games. I try to focus on myself, and my biggest goal this year is to win the Asian Games next September, he said.China added another medal in the men's competition as Yang Jie claimed bronze, edging American Zach Hammer in one of the closest races of the evening. Yang finished in 4.84 seconds, just ahead of Hammer's 4.86, to earn the first World Climbing Series podium of his career.In the women's event, Hunt completed a rapid turnaround from a disappointing season opener in Wujiang, where she finished 37th, to stand atop the podium in Spain. The American set three personal bests during the finals and produced another career-best performance in the gold-medal race against Ukraine's Polina Khalkevych, establishing a new Pan American record of 6.08 seconds.I ended up in 37th place in Wujiang, it was not my time and that's okay, Hunt said. I did a really hard reset, tried a bunch of new things in the two weeks in between, and I think it worked.Khalkevych, 18, secured the first senior international medal of her career with silver.China also enjoyed success in the women's competition, with Zhang Shaoqin taking bronze after defeating teammate Mou Yuju in the third-place race.The four-day event in Alcobendas featured both boulder and speed disciplin...
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Friendly football match: Brazil vs. Pana...
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Friendly football match: Brazil vs. Panama
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2026 Basketball Africa League final game...
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2026 Basketball Africa League final game: Rwanda's RSSB Tigers vs. Angola's Petro de Luanda
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Pickleball: A new bond for Chinese, US y...
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On May 30, the Embassy of China in the United States hosted a night of pickleball and the premiere of a student documentary about their recent trip to China. Members of the American youth pickleball delegation, together with their families, attended a large gathering at the Chinese Embassy to revisi
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Shanghai on brink of historic CBA title ...
Shanghai on brink of historic CBA title with a 3-0 lead in Finals
The Shanghai Sharks moved to within one win of ending a 24-year championship drought after crushing the Guangsha Lions 110-77 in Game 3 of the CBA Finals on Sunday, taking a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
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Sorana Cirstea ends Wang Xiyu's breakthr...
Sorana Cirstea ends Wang Xiyu's breakthrough run at French Open
China's Wang Xiyu saw her best-ever Grand Slam campaign come to an end at Roland Garros on Sunday, falling to Romania's Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 7-6(4) in the women's singles fourth round.
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Sabalenka, Osaka clash in blockbuster Fr...
Sabalenka, Osaka clash in blockbuster French Open tie
Four-time Grand Slam champions Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka will go head-to-head in the first French Open women's night match in three years on Monday, as a host of men's players eye a maiden major quarter-final.
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Brisbane begins work on the 2032 Olympic...
Brisbane begins work on the 2032 Olympics main stadium at Victoria Park after protesters moved
Protestors have been moved along and excavation machinery has been moved in as work on the main stadium for the 2032 Olympics got under way Monday, almost five years after Brisbane was awarded rights to the Summer Games.
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Highlights of French Open tennis tournam...
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Highlights of French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros
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Highlights of Singapore Badminton Open 2...
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Highlights of Singapore Badminton Open 2026
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China's Niu sets new Asian women's pole ...
China's Niu sets new Asian women's pole vault record
China's Niu Chunge set a new Asian women's pole vault record by clearing 4.73 meters at the fourth stop of China's National Athletics Grand Prix in Bengbu on Sunday.
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China's Wang Xiyu bows out in French Ope...
China's Wang Xiyu bows out in French Open fourth round
China's Wang Xiyu saw her French Open run come to an end on Sunday after losing 6-3, 7-6 (4) to Romania's 18th seed Sorana Cirstea in the women's singles fourth round.
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PSG beats Arsenal on penalties to retain...
PSG beats Arsenal on penalties to retain Champions League title
Paris Saint-Germain became the second club to retain the UEFA Champions League title after edging Arsenal 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the regular and 0-0 in the extra time of the final here on Saturday.In front of more than 60,000 spectators at Budapest's Puskas Arena, Arsenal took an
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