Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 28, 2021 Xinhua News Agency's Sports Department rated the top ten news of China's sports in 2021 (in order of the occurrence of events)
This is September 17, 2021, the theme slogan of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games "Together to the Future" was officially released. Photo by Ju Huanzong, Xinhua News Agency
1. Xi Jinping inspected the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games
From January 18 to 20, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspected Beijing and Hebei, presided over the report meeting on the preparations for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games and delivered an important speech.
Guided by the spirit of the General Secretary's important speech, in 2021, the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are progressing smoothly, and the theme slogans are released, medals are unveiled, and testing activities are carried out in an orderly manner. The Beijing Winter Olympics fire was successfully collected in ancient Olympia.
This is June 7, 2021, in the 2022 Qatar World Cup Qualifier Asian Top 40 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Chinese player Jin Jingdao (right) and Filipino player Hartman competed. In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Philippine team 2-0. Xinhua News Agency
2. Chinese football is struggling to move forward
On February 28, Jiangsu Football Club, the champion of the Chinese Super League, ceased the operation of its teams. In addition, there are a number of clubs at all levels that have withdrawn or disbanded before this season. The Chinese football team did not perform well in the 12th round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers in Qatar, and the qualifying situation was precarious; Li Xiaopeng succeeded Li Tie as head coach. Despite the difficulties, Chinese football has not stopped developing. Preparations for the 2023 AFC China Asian Cup were carried out in an orderly manner, with the logo and the concept of the event (unity, sharing, passion, excellence). Professional clubs have completed the reform of "de-enterprise club names".
This is November 22, 2021, Lin Gaoyuan (front left) / Zhang An (front left second), Kanak (front right) / Wang Manyu (front right second) at the 2021 Houston World Table Tennis Championships Mixed Doubles combination. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Xiaoling
3. China and the United States commemorate the 50th anniversary of "table tennis diplomacy"
On April 24, the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Sino-US "table tennis diplomacy" was held in Beijing, and more than 400 people, including those who witnessed The "Ping Pong Diplomacy" between China and the United States, attended the commemorative activities through online and offline means. At the World Table Tennis Championships held in late November, Chinese and American players also teamed up to compete in mixed doubles competitions to commemorate the 50th anniversary of "table tennis diplomacy".
This is May 1, 2021, Guangdong Dongguan Dayi team celebrated the victory at the 2020-2021 China Men's Basketball Professional League (CBA) Finals Awards Ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shadati
4. Guangdong team was crowned CBA "11 Champions"
On May 1, in the third game of the 2020-2021 China Men's Basketball Professional League (CBA) Finals, Guangdong defeated Liaoning to win the 11th CBA championship in team history.
This is June 26, 2021, people participating in a charity run (drone photo) in Qionghai Yanyu Luzhou Wetland Park in Xichang City, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Bohan
5. The State General Administration of Sport issued the Notice on Strengthening the Safety Management of Road Running Events
On June 2, the General Office of the General Administration of Sport of the People's Republic of China issued the "Notice on Strengthening the Safety Management of Road Running Events", which requires the implementation of the "Safety Risk Prevention and Control Plan, Emergency Treatment Plan, Epidemic Prevention and Control Plan and Event Organization Plan", and reports the event holding time, project setting, and event scale to the provincial competent departments and the Chinese Athletics Association for the record.
This is August 1, 2021, in the men's 100m semifinals of the Tokyo Olympic Games, China's Su Bingtian ran 9.83 seconds. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Lili
6. The Chinese sports delegation shines at the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games
From July 23 to August 8, the 32nd Summer Olympic Games were held in Tokyo, Japan. The Chinese delegation won 38 gold, 32 silver and 18 bronze, and the number of gold medals was equal to the best result of overseas competition. From August 24 to September 5, the 16th Summer Paralympic Games will be held in Tokyo, Japan. With a score of 96 gold, 60 silver, 51 bronze medals and a total of 207 medals, the Chinese delegation ranked first in the Paralympic Gold Medal Table and the medal table double for the fifth consecutive time.
This is July 17, 2021, at the summer sports summer camp held by the Youth and Children's Sports School in Kaizhou District, Chongqing, where students practice taekwondo. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Tang Yi
7. Documents such as the National Fitness Plan (2021-2025) and the 14th Five-Year Plan for Sports Development were released
On August 3, the "National Fitness Plan (2021-2025)" issued by the State Council was announced to the public, and on October 25, the "14th Five-Year Plan for Sports Development" issued by the State General Administration of Sport was announced to the public, making arrangements for promoting a higher level of development of national fitness in the coming period, better meeting the fitness and health needs of the people, as well as the reform and development of sports in the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the construction of a sports power.
This is the flag handover ceremony at the closing ceremony of the 14th National Games, photographed on September 27, 2021. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Song Yanhua
8. The 14th National Games and Special Olympics games will be held in Shaanxi
From September 15 to 27, the 14th National Games were held in Shaanxi Province. The National Games was held under the background of normalization of epidemic prevention and control, with 35 competitive competitions and 19 mass events, with a total of more than 12,000 athletes and more than 10,000 mass athletes participating. From October 22 to 29, the 11th National Paralympic Games and the 8th Special Olympics Games were held in Shaanxi Province.
This is September 25, 2021, in the 11th National Fitness Games in Yantai City, Shandong Province, in the aviation, aerospace and navigation model competition, the contestants released the model aircraft. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Tang Ke)
9. The draft amendment to the Sports Law was submitted for deliberation for the first time
On October 19, the draft revision of the Sports Law was submitted for the first time to the 31st session of the 13th National People's Congress Standing Committee for deliberation, and it is proposed to establish August 8 of each year as a national sports festival. This revision focuses on the implementation of the national strategy of a sports power and a healthy China, focusing on solving outstanding problems in the development of sports, ensuring the coordinated advancement of sports law and sports reform, and coordinating sports-related fields.
This is July 2, 2021, Alpine F1 team China test driver Zhou Guanyu at the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix F1 practice. Xinhua News Agency
10. Zhou Guanyu became China's first official F1 driver
On 16 November, Alfa Romeo announced that Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu has officially joined the team and will compete as a regular driver in the 2022 Formula One (F1) Championship. Zhou Guanyu became China's first official F1 driver.