XINHUA PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2025: SPORTS NEWS (Part 2)
This photo taken on July 5, 2025 shows 60396 spectators on site watching the 2025 Jiangsu Football City League round 6 match between Nanjing and Suzhou in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, which marks a new record for the League. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois (front) of Real Madrid fails to save the goal by Goncalo Ramos of Paris Saint-Germain during the semifinal match between Paris Saint-Germain (France) and Real Madrid (Spain) at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 at the MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, the United States, July 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Ming)
Jessica Pilz of Austria competes during the women's lead qualification of sport climbing at the 2025 IFSC Climbing World Cup Speed-Lead in Charmonix, France, July 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Kids play football at the Rocinha favela in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, July 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)
Xu Huiyan of China performs during the women's solo technical final of artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, July 19, 2025 (photo rotated 180°). (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)
Young players compete in the Jiangsu Provincial Youth Mudflat Football Championship 2025 in Rudong, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 23, 2025. (Photo by Xu Congjun/Xinhua)
Players of team China celebrate after winning the women's basketball final between China and the United States at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games in Essen, Germany, July 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)
Yu Zidi of China competes during the women's 400m individual medley final of swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Aug. 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
The cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
People watch the fireworks during the opening ceremony of the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Aug. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 18, 2025 shows an athlete competing during the 2025 “Slackline King” Championship at Huangshizhai scenic spot in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province. Some 20 elite slackline athletes from China, France, Brazil, and other countries and regions competed in the event. (Photo by Guo Liliang/Xinhua)
Shen Junbo of Heilongjiang competes during the quarterfinal match of the men's 1000m at the second stage of the internal selection competition for the Chinese National short track Speed Skating Training Team in Beijing, China, Sept. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)
Armand Duplantis (front) of Sweden celebrates after setting a new world record during the men's pole vault final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Gold medalist Geordie Beamish (L) of New Zealand and silver medalist Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco celebrate after the men's 3000m steeplechase final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)
A wingsuit flying athlete competes during the 11th World Wingsuit League (WWL) Wingsuit Flying World Championship at the Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 16, 2025. (Photo by Shao Ying/Xinhua)
A staff member takes the “source flame” extracted and ignited from combustible ice lying over 1,500 meters beneath the surface of the South China Sea, Sept. 18, 2025. The “source flame” was taken for the China's 15th National Games, 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and 9th National Special Olympic Games. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)
The shoe of Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas is seen during the women's triple jump final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)
Medalists celebrate after the women's 4x100m relay final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
Paris Saint-Germain's French player Ousmane Dembele reacts after winning the men's Ballon d'Or awards during the 2025 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Sept. 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2025 shows the men's singles semifinal match between Daniil Medvedev of Russia and Learner Tien of the United States at 2025 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, China. (Xinhua/Na Yuqi)
Aston Martin's Spanish driver Fernando Alonso drives during the second practice session of the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2025, in Singapore, Oct. 3, 2025. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)
Ferrari's Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc gets prepared before the race of the 2025 Formula One United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, the United States, Oct. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)
Team Morocco celebrate during the awarding ceremony after the final match between Argentina and Morocco at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025 in Santiago, Chile, Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jorge Villegas/Xinhua)
Zhang Boheng of China competes during the Rings of Men's All-Round Final at the 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Oct. 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)
An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 26 2025 shows participants taking part in a paddleboarding competition in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
Jannik Sinner of Italy poses with the trophy after the final match between Jannik Sinner of Italy and Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada at the Paris ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament at Paris La Defense Arena in Paris, France, Nov. 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Cao Yuan of Beijing competes during the 3m springboard event of the men's individual all-around of diving at China's 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)
Cyclists ride across the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge during the men's road race of cycling road at China's 15th National Games in south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)
The cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of China's 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
Members of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao delegations parade during the opening ceremony of China's 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)
Son of Team Sichuan's Zhou Qi looks at the gold medal of Team Zhejiang's Shen Zijie during the awarding ceremony for men's basketball at China's 15th National Games in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Athletes compete during the women's marathon event at China's 15th National Games in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Athletes compete during the men's individual triathlon at China's 15th National Games in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
Hua Zihui of Zhejiang competes during the men's decathlon pole vault of athletics at China's 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
Chen Yujie of Zhejiang poses after the women's 100m final of athletics at China's 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
Liu Jiali of Sichuan holds her medal after the awarding ceremony for cycling track women's omnium at China's 15th National Games in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
Chen Meng of Shandong reacts in the match against Wang Tianyi of Hebei during the third match of women's team final of table tennis between Hebei and Shandong at China's 15th National Games in Macao, south China, Nov. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)
China's star sprinter Su Bingtian, the men's 100m Asian record holder, is seen after the men's 4x100m relay final of athletics at China's 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 20, 2025. Su bid farewell to athletics after the match. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
Ma Long of Beijing celebrates in the match against Zhou Kai of Shanghai during the men's team final of table tennis between Beijing and Shanghai at China's 15th National Games in Macao, south China, Nov. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
A forerunner slides on the piste of Cortina Sliding Center in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, Nov. 21, 2025. Located in Italy's northern region of Veneto, Cortina d'Ampezzo is famed for its beauty, ski resort and sporting legacy, beginning with the 1956 Olympic Winter Games and carrying through to Milan-Cortina 2026. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
Lang Ping, former head coach of China women's national volleyball team, speaks after being honored the IOC Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, Nov. 24, 2025. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) honored Chinese volleyball coach Lang Ping and Cuba's wrestling coach Raul de Jesus Trujillo Diaz as the IOC Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award at the Olympic House here. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)
Two players shake hands after the men's wheelchair basketball match between Team Xizang Autonomous Region and Team Liaoning at the China's 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Lu)
Athletes have a birthday party during China's 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)