At the Archery World Cup Shanghai leg, the Chinese women’s archery team, consisting of Li Jiaman, An Qixuan, and Yang Xiaolei, defeated the Korean team with a score of 6-2 in the final, winning the gold medal for the women’s team event. This was the first time that the Chinese women’s team had won this title in the history of the Archery World Cup.
In the Thomas Cup group stage, the Chinese team easily defeated the Canadian team with a perfect score of 5-0. He Bingjiao achieved dual victories with scores of 21-19 and 21-19 against Li Wenshan; Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan beat the Jackie/Kristo duo 21-8, 21-6; Han Yue won against Zhang Wenyu with a score of 21-16, 21-13; Liu Shengshu/Zhang Shuxian triumphed 21-4, 21-9 over the Jocelyn/Arianna pair; Wang Zhiyi defeated Tsai Chiu-yu with scores of 21-12, 21-7.
On the NBA court, the Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Denver Nuggets and won with a score of 108-119, changing the total series score to 1-3. Similarly, in the Eastern Conference matchup, the Boston Celtics got off to an excellent start in a high-pressure offense and defense game and ultimately defeated the Miami Heat 104-84, bringing the total series score to 2-1.
In the 10th round of the American professional soccer league, soccer superstar Messi led the Inter Miami team to a 4-1 away victory over the New England Revolution, continuing to lead the Eastern Conference standings.
During a Serie A match, for the first time, a match between Inter Milan and Torino featured an all-female refereeing team, marking a further breakdown in gender barriers in this professional field. This historic refereeing team was composed of head referee Ferrieri-Caputi and assistant referees Francesca Di Monte and Tiziana Trasciatti.
The Chinese men’s volleyball team, under the leadership of new head coach Henning, held a media open class. Coach Henning conveyed his philosophy of joyful volleyball to the players, believing that only those who love volleyball can achieve better results. He also mentioned that after observing and studying Chinese volleyball for five years, he believes that the Chinese men’s volleyball team, through effort, can achieve the same excellent results as the Chinese women’s volleyball team.
