XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2025: SPORTS NEWS (Part 1)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Udinese's Florian Thauvin ® shoots to score during a Serie A football match between Lazio and Udinese in Rome, Italy, March 10, 2025. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
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)
Thomas Bach ® 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Liu Guoliang reacts after resigning as president of Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) in Beijing, April 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Zheng Qinwen ® 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)