Sports / Highlights

Birthday party fun at media center

2014-08-25 14:21

Athletes, media workers and staff whose birthdays fall during the Nanjing Games celebrated their birthdays like never before at the Main Media Center on Thursday night.

Xu Shilin delights home fans with singles' gold at YOG

2014-08-25 14:07

Xu Shilin completed a dream week at the Youth Olympic Games tennis event on Sunday, beating Iryna Shymanovic 6-3, 6-1 to claim the girls' singles gold medal to the delight of a partisan Chinese crowd in Nanjing.

YOG: Mixed intl team semifinal of table tennis

2014-08-23 15:34

Hoi Kem Doo of Hong Kong, China competes in the Mixed International Team Semifinal of table tennis event at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 23, 2014.

WADA chief hails China's doping-free record

2014-08-23 14:24

The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Wednesday spoke highly of China's effforts in the fight against doping in sport, saying the country's anti-doping agency is one of the most "effective" organizations.

Wu Shengping wins gold 10m platform by wide margin at YOG

2014-08-23 20:30

Wu Shengping walked away with the gold medal in the women's 10m platform diving competition at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Natatorium on Saturday.

Li to attend YOG closing ceremony

2014-08-22 20:25

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is to attend the closing ceremony of the second Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing next Thursday.

Youth doing China proud

2014-08-22 18:08

China's vice-minister of sports is encouraging local athletes to continue with their off-court communication and cultural exchanges to forge a vibrant and outgoing image of modern China.

Coubertin's manuscript on show

2014-08-22 17:48

Visitors to Nanjing's Olympic Museum can expect to see an original manuscript by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympics.

ITF president calls for lifetime education for young athletes

2014-08-22 17:22

With personal experience as an example, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) president Francesco Ricci Bitti calls for all the young athletes at the Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to learn all through life.

Privilege to play for own country or region

2014-08-22 17:04

With the Youth Olympic Games being billed as a gathering for today's youth of the world, the ITF president Francesco Ricci Bitti highlighted on Friday that it's a great honor to represent your country and region in sport.

Fireworks produce fewer air pollutants

2014-08-20 17:58

The fireworks of the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, which lit up the sky at the opening ceremony and will do so again at the closing ceremony, used advanced pyrotechnics technology and environmentally friendly materials to produce far less pollutants than traditional fireworks.

Tickets selling fast for closing ceremony

2014-08-20 17:40

If you want to watch the closing ceremony of the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, you may need to book the tickets very soon.

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