Yao Ming: worst time for Chinese basketball yet to come
2014-08-26 19:27Former NBA star Yao Ming said that the worst time for Chinese basketball has yet to come due to a shortage of talented young coaches in the country.
Yao Ming makes a big impression at Youth Olympic Village
2014-08-26 12:03Jaws dropped when Yao Ming strolled across the main square of the Youth Olympic Village on Monday. The youth Olympians could not stop staring at the towering basketball legend, one of the best-known sportsmen in China.
Organization of Nanjing YOG seamless: Bach
2014-08-25 16:04With four days to go before the 2nd edition of the Youth Olympic Games close in Nanjing, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach was full of praise for the event, saying he really enjoys what he has experienced in Nanjing.
Athletes embrace the ice bucket challenge
2014-08-25 15:46Athletes, ambassadors and even NanjingLELE, the official mascot of the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games, have taken up the challenge to generate awareness and raise money for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients.
Xu wins 400m hurdles crown in cliff-hanger finish
2014-08-25 14:56China's Xu Zhihang won the men's 400m hurdles gold in a thrilling finish at the Nanjing OSC Stadium Monday - but only by the barest of margins.
Xu Shilin delights home fans with singles' gold at YOG
2014-08-25 14:07Xu 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.
Liang wins gold medal in women's 100m
2014-08-24 10:05China's Liang Xiaojing wins the women's 100m race at Youth Olympics. Liang clocked 11.65s to lead home after race favorite Ewa Nikola Swoboda of Poland was disqualified due to a false start.
Nanjing 'Love tunnel' on a par with Ukrainian one
2014-08-24 08:15"Love tunnel" is a term that refers to a natural arch tree corridor on the Ukrainian railway route. Recently, a same kind of arch was discovered in Nanjing and is known as the Chinese "Love tunnel".
YOG: Mixed intl team semifinal of table tennis
2014-08-23 15:34Hoi 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 14:24The 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.
Teammate oversleeps, forcing shooter to miss chance at medal
2014-08-23 13:53A Ukranian shooter has cost her teammate the chance at a medal by oversleeping and missing a critical round of the 10m air pistol international mixed team event of the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games at the Fangshan shooting hall on Thursday.
Li to attend YOG closing ceremony
2014-08-22 20:25Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is to attend the closing ceremony of the second Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing next Thursday.
