Zhao Xintong celebrates with the trophy after claiming the title by defeating Mark Williams of Wales in the final at World Snooker Championship 2025 in Sheffield, Britain, May 5, 2025. (Photo by Zhai Zheng/Xinhua)
Hua Zihui of Zhejiang competes during the men’s decathlon pole vault of athletics at China’s 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
China’s Xu Mengtao attends a practice session for the 2024-2025 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup at the Livigno Aerials & Moguls Park, in Livigno, Italy, March 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
An aerial drone photo taken on May 21, 2025 shows a car racing during Stage 1 of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Wensu County, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)
Spectators watch the par 3 contest of the 2025 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, the United States, April 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)
Li Kun (1st L) of Team China celebrates with teammates after crossing the finish line during the men’s 5000m relay final A of the short track speed skating competition at the 2025 FISU Winter World University Games in Turin, Italy, Jan. 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Chen)
Hugo Calderano of Brazil celebrates after winning the men’s singles semifinal against Liang Jingkun of China at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Cyclists ride across the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge during the men’s road race of cycling road at China’s 15th National Games in south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)
An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 26 2025 shows participants taking part in a paddleboarding competition in Zhuji, east China’s Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
Liu Jiali of Sichuan holds her medal after the awarding ceremony for cycling track women’s omnium at China’s 15th National Games in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 2, 2025 shows a newly built football field in Mali Village of Lhorong County in Qamdo City, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region. Mali Village is surrounded by mountains with an average altitude of 3,700 meters. The standard 11-a-side football field, covering an area of over 8,000 square meters and with an investment of over 2 million yuan, was completed in December 2024. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Ma Long of Beijing celebrates in the match against Zhou Kai of Shanghai during the men’s team final of table tennis between Beijing and Shanghai at China’s 15th National Games in Macao, south China, Nov. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
Chinese paralympic swimmer Jiang Yuyan poses with the Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability award trophy during the 26th Laureus World Sports Awards gala in Madrid, Spain, April 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)
Napoli’s Scott McTominay (1st R) heads to score during a Serie A football match between Monza and Napoli in Monza, Italy, April 19, 2025. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
Zhang Boheng of China competes during the Rings of Men’s All-Round Final at the 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Oct. 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)
Athletes compete during the men’s individual triathlon at China’s 15th National Games in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
China’s star sprinter Su Bingtian, the men’s 100m Asian record holder, is seen after the men’s 4x100m relay final of athletics at China’s 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 20, 2025. Su bid farewell to athletics after the match. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
An aerial drone photo taken on May 23, 2025 shows driver Zhao Yuqiao and co-driver Gui Haibo of China competing during stage 3 of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Keping County, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
Participants run past Huanghelou, or the Yellow Crane Tower, during the Wuhan Marathon in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, March 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
Robotic participant “Tiangong Ultra” (3rd L) competes as engineers run alongside during the Beijing E-Town half-marathon and humanoid robots half-marathon in the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area in southeast Beijing, China, April 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Li He)
Zheng Qinwen (R) signs autographs after the women’s singles 4th round match between Liudmila Samsonova of Russia and Zheng Qinwen of China at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros, Paris, France, June 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois (front) of Real Madrid fails to save the goal by Goncalo Ramos of Paris Saint-Germain during the semifinal match between Paris Saint-Germain (France) and Real Madrid (Spain) at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 at the MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, the United States, July 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Ming)
Team Oklahoma City Thunder lift the trophy after claiming the 2024-2025 NBA championship by defeating the Indiana Pacers in Oklahoma City, the United States, June 22, 2025. (Photo by Sun Yuxuan/Xinhua)
He Qianqian takes part in a training session at a sport climbing gym in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, June 21, 2025. He Qianqian, a 9-year-old girl from Hong Kong, China, has been climbing since the age of two. Her parents co-founded a climbing gym in Hong Kong. Growing up in that environment, He Qianqian developed a passion and talent for the sport, becoming one of the top young sport climbers in her age group. Today, more and more young athletes like her are benefiting from the convenient transport links and strong sport climbing culture of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. They train together, challenge themselves and pursue their dreams. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)
Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)
Jannik Sinner of Italy poses with the trophy after the final match between Jannik Sinner of Italy and Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada at the Paris ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament at Paris La Defense Arena in Paris, France, Nov. 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
A forerunner slides on the piste of Cortina Sliding Center in Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy, Nov. 21, 2025. Located in Italy’s northern region of Veneto, Cortina d’Ampezzo is famed for its beauty, ski resort and sporting legacy, beginning with the 1956 Olympic Winter Games and carrying through to Milan-Cortina 2026. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
Team members of Wuhan Jiangda Women’s FC celebrate during the awarding ceremony after the final against Melbourne City FC of Australia at the 2024/2025 AFC Women’s Champions League in Wuhan, China, May 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
The shoe of Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas is seen during the women’s triple jump final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)
Alvaro Fernandez (L) of SL Benfica vies with Rodrigo Battaglia during the group C match between CA Boca Juniors of Argentina and SL Benfica of Portugal at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 at the Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, the United States, June 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
A staff member takes the “source flame” extracted and ignited from combustible ice lying over 1,500 meters beneath the surface of the South China Sea, Sept. 18, 2025.
The “source flame” was taken for the China’s 15th National Games, 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and 9th National Special Olympic Games. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)
Ferrari’s Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc gets prepared before the race of the 2025 Formula One United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, the United States, Oct. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)
Athletes have a birthday party during China’s 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Dec. 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)
Kids play football at the Rocinha favela in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, July 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)
Jorja Miller (L) of New Zealand vies with Tia Hinds of Australia during the women’s final between New Zealand and Australia at World Rugby Sevens Series 2025 in south China’s Hong Kong, March 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Lo Ping Fai)
Players of India defend during the men’s Ice Hockey placement 11-12 match between Singapore and India at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
Armand Duplantis (front) of Sweden celebrates after setting a new world record during the men’s pole vault final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Chen Meng of Shandong reacts in the match against Wang Tianyi of Hebei during the third match of women’s team final of table tennis between Hebei and Shandong at China’s 15th National Games in Macao, south China, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)
Chen Yujie of Zhejiang poses after the women’s 100m final of athletics at China’s 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
Sun Minghui (1st L) of Zhejiang Lions celebrates with teammate Hu Jinqiu (2nd L) after claiming the champion of 2024-2025 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Beijing, capital of China, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
Aston Martin’s Spanish driver Fernando Alonso drives during the second practice session of the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2025, in Singapore, Oct. 3, 2025. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)
Paris Saint-Germain’s French player Ousmane Dembele reacts after winning the men’s Ballon d’Or awards during the 2025 Ballon d’Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Sept. 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic (from R to L) pose for a photo during a ceremony held for former Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal honoring his career during the French Open tennis tournament on Court Philippe Chatrier at the Roland Garros in Paris, France, May 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
Supporters of team China cheer before the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier Group C match between China and Australia in Hangzhou, China, March 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Can)
Students play basketball during a Physical Education class in the first primary school of Urumqi in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 24, 2025. (Photo by Xu Rui/Xinhua)
Young players compete in the Jiangsu Provincial Youth Mudflat Football Championship 2025 in Rudong, east China’s Jiangsu Province, July 23, 2025. (Photo by Xu Congjun/Xinhua)
Claire Pease of the United States competes during the women’s balance beam final at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup 2025 in Antalya, Türkiye, March 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)
China’s Yang Hansen (C) walks to the stage in the first round of the NBA basketball Draft in New York, the United States, June 25, 2025. (Photo by Sun Yuxuan/Xinhua)
Members of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao delegations parade during the opening ceremony of China’s 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)
Liu Guoliang reacts after resigning as president of Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) in Beijing, April 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)
This photo taken on July 5, 2025 shows 60396 spectators on site watching the 2025 Jiangsu Football City League round 6 match between Nanjing and Suzhou in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, which marks a new record for the League. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
Nicolas Jarry (L) celebrates with his son after winning the men’s singles third round match between Nicolas Jarry of Chile and Joao Fonseca of Brazil at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Britain, July 4, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
The cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of China’s 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
Gold medalist Geordie Beamish (L) of New Zealand and silver medalist Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco celebrate after the men’s 3000m steeplechase final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)
Wang Chuqin hits a return during the men’s singles quarterfinal against Lin Yun-Ju of Chinese Taipei at ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 in Doha, Qatar, May 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Team Morocco celebrate during the awarding ceremony after the final match between Argentina and Morocco at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025 in Santiago, Chile, Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jorge Villegas/Xinhua)
Shi Songchen (L) of China vies with Kydyrshaev Emir-Khan of Kyrgyzstan during the Group A match between China and Kyrgyzstan at the AFC U20 Asian Cup football tournament in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Feb. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
Carlos Alcaraz poses for photos with the trophy after winning the men’s singles final match against Jannik Sinner of Italy at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros, in Paris, France, June 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
Thomas Bach (R) invites Kirsty Coventry to deliver a speech after she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Can)
Athletes compete during the women’s marathon event at China’s 15th National Games in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Players of team China celebrate after winning the women’s basketball final between China and the United States at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games in Essen, Germany, July 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)
Wu Yanni of China celebrates after breaking the national record during the women’s 60m hurdles semifinals at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, March 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Fan Kexin of China kisses the ice after the women’s 3000m relay final match of the short track speed skating event at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)
Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2025 shows the men’s singles semifinal match between Daniil Medvedev of Russia and Learner Tien of the United States at 2025 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China. (Xinhua/Na Yuqi)
Medalists celebrate after the women’s 4x100m relay final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
Jessica Pilz of Austria competes during the women’s lead qualification of sport climbing at the 2025 IFSC Climbing World Cup Speed-Lead in Charmonix, France, July 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Wang Yudong (top) of China celebrates his goal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match between China and Bahrain in Chongqing, southwest China, June 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)
Flagbearers carry the Chinese national flag into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland celebrates after winning the 2025 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, the United States, April 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)
People watch the fireworks during the opening ceremony of the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on Aug. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 18, 2025 shows an athlete competing during the 2025 “Slackline King” Championship at Huangshizhai scenic spot in Zhangjiajie, central China’s Hunan Province. Some 20 elite slackline athletes from China, France, Brazil, and other countries and regions competed in the event. (Photo by Guo Liliang/Xinhua)
Fans watch the 2025 Jiangsu Football City League (JSCL) live match on a giant screen inside a shopping mall in Nantong, east China’s Jiangsu Province, June 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Yu Zidi of China competes during the women’s 400m individual medley final of swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Aug. 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
The cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Aug. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Branko Ivankovic, head coach of China, reacts after the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match between China and Indonesia in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)
Gold medalist Caio Bonfim (C) of Brazil crosses the finish line during the men’s 20km race walk final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Ming)
Cao Yuan of Beijing competes during the 3m springboard event of the men’s individual all-around of diving at China’s 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)
Team members of China celebrate after winning the final match between China and South Korea at BWF Sudirman Cup in Xiamen, southeast China’s Fujian Province, May 4, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
Shen Junbo of Heilongjiang competes during the quarterfinal match of the men’s 1000m at the second stage of the internal selection competition for the Chinese National short track Speed Skating Training Team in Beijing, China, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)
A wingsuit flying athlete competes during the 11th World Wingsuit League (WWL) Wingsuit Flying World Championship at the Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie, central China’s Hunan Province, Sept. 16, 2025. (Photo by Shao Ying/Xinhua)
Xu Huiyan of China performs during the women’s solo technical final of artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, July 19, 2025 (photo rotated 180°). (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)
Udinese’s Florian Thauvin (R) shoots to score during a Serie A football match between Lazio and Udinese in Rome, Italy, March 10, 2025. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
Zhang Weili (R) of China and Tatiana Suarez of the United States compete during the women’s strawweight championship at the UFC 312 in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 9, 2025. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)
Hu Hetao (Rear, C) of China reacts after losing the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match between China and Indonesia in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Son of Team Sichuan’s Zhou Qi looks at the gold medal of Team Zhejiang’s Shen Zijie during the awarding ceremony for men’s basketball at China’s 15th National Games in Dongguan, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Lang Ping, former head coach of China women’s national volleyball team, speaks after being honored the IOC Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, Nov. 24, 2025. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) honored Chinese volleyball coach Lang Ping and Cuba’s wrestling coach Raul de Jesus Trujillo Diaz as the IOC Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award at the Olympic House here. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)
Two players shake hands after the men’s wheelchair basketball match between Team Xizang Autonomous Region and Team Liaoning at the China’s 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Dec. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Lu)
Zhang Yuning (C) of China vies with Jackson Irvine (L) of Australia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier Group C match between China and Australia in Hangzhou, China, March 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
