BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) criticized a media report for "distorting the fact and quoting the relevant case out of context" in newly flared-up contamination cases involving Chinese athletes. CHINADA and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) provided detailed explanations following a New York Times report on Tuesday that implied a cover-up of the cases.
LILLE, France, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese women's basketball team was defeated by Serbia 81-59 on Wednesday, suffering their second consecutive loss at the Paris Olympics. Serbia had eliminated China in the quarterfinals with a 77-70 win at Tokyo 2020.
PARIS, July 31 (Xinhua) -- China's Wang Yan reached the round of 16 in men's individual archery at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday and will next face South Korea's Lee Woo-seok. Wang shot nine arrows with no fewer than nine points per arrow to win 6-0 against Oscar Ticas of El Salvador in the round of 64.
PARIS, July 31 (Xinhua) -- China's top paddlers Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng and Fan Zhendong each triumphed over their respective opponents on Wednesday, advancing to the quarterfinals of women's and men's singles table tennis events at the Paris Olympic Games. Sun, top-seeded in the women's singles, breezed past 26-year-old Sreeja Akula of India in straight sets 12-10, 12-10, 11-8, 11-3 at the South Paris Arena 4.
