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Olympics | Chinese diver Cao retains his 10m platform title at Paris 2024 (updated)

PARIS, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Cao Yuan successfully defended his Olympic title in the men's 10m platform event on Saturday as China completed a clean sweep of all eight diving gold medals at the Paris Olympics.

Olympics | Feature: A strong comeback for Chinese diver Xie

PARIS, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- A two-year break only made Xie Siyi more eager to come back. "I really want to win more medals for my country. It makes me thrilled every time," said the Chinese diver after retaining his Olympic title in the men's 3m springboard here on Thursday.

Olympics | Feature: No magic, just sweat and tears for Quan's title defending journey

PARIS, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- A tearful Quan Hongchan hugged her coach Chen Ruolin tightly after retaining her title in the women's 10m platform at Paris 2024 on Tuesday.

Olympics | China's Quan retains women's 10m platform title at Paris Games (updated)

PARIS, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's diving sensation Quan Hongchan led from start to finish to win her second consecutive Olympic gold medal in the women's 10m platform at Paris 2024 here on Tuesday.

Chinese swimmers most tested ahead of Paris Olympics: World Aquatics

PARIS, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Statistics has shown that swimmers from China were the most tested athletes ahead of the Paris Olympic Games, as World Aquatics revealed on Tuesday.

Urgent: Alcaraz wins Wimbledon title after epic victory over Djokovic

LONDON, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Carlos Alcaraz of Spain ended Novak Djokovic's dream to win a record-leveling 24th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon on Sunday as the 20-year-old came from one set down to defeat the Serbian 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 to claim his second major trophy.

Ronaldo to leave Manchester United immediately

LONDON, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United by mutual agreement, with immediate effect, announced the English Premier League side on Tuesday.

Olympic champion Zou wins parallel bars gold at worlds

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's Olympic champion Zou Jingyuan showed his dominance on parallel bars by winning the event at the 51st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships here on Sunday.

Gauff edges Zhang to reach quarterfinals at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- American 12th seed Coco Gauff battled hard to edge out Chinese veteran Zhang Shuai 7-5, 7-5 on Sunday, reaching the U.S. Open women's singles quarterfinals.

Chinese pair Xu/Yang reach 3rd round of U.S. Open women's doubles

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Seventh seeds Xu Yifan/Yang Zhaoxuan of China advanced to the women's doubles third round at the U.S. Open by beating Rebecca Peterson/Anastasia Potapova in straight sets on Friday.

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