Chinese athletes shatter 8 world records at 15th National Games: organizers

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Chinese athletes shatter 8 world records at 15th National Games: organizers

2025-11-21 15:40 Last Updated At：21:57

China's 15th National Games will officially conclude on Friday evening, with eight world records and five world youth records shattered during the competition, according to event organizers.

At a press conference held Friday morning in Shenzhen City, south China's Guangdong Province, organizers provided a comprehensive overview of the Games' successful execution, highlighting the high level of competition, organizational excellence, and the remarkable performances that captivated the nation.

Additionally, the National Games set 13 Asian records, 10 Asian youth records, 14 national records, and seven national youth records across disciplines, including athletics, swimming, shooting, weightlifting, track cycling, and sport climbing.

Notably, athletes in 12 events at the Games delivered performances that surpassed the winning marks set at the Paris Olympics, underscoring the growing global competitiveness of Chinese sport, organizers said.

For the first time, youth divisions were introduced across multiple sports, providing a vital platform for identifying and nurturing the next generation of talent.

The Games also set new benchmarks for public engagement. The mass participation segment featured 166 events across 23 sports, with over 1.1 million people taking part in the "I Want to Compete at the National Games" initiative nationwide.

More than 11,000 amateur athletes competed in the finals, embodying the spirit of inclusive, grassroots sport, according to the organizers.

The organizers noted that advanced technologies were seamlessly woven into the Games. AI-powered command centers, intelligent lighting systems, and "light-tracking" running tracks enhanced both athlete performance and spectator experience.

Co-hosted for the first time by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, the 15th National Games served as a powerful catalyst for regional integration, accelerating the high-quality development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, according to the organizers.

2026 APEC trade ministers' meeting concludes with fruitful results

The 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting concluded in east China's Suzhou on Saturday, yielding fruitful results and laying significant groundwork for the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in November.

The trade ministers' meeting focused on "building an open and predictable regional and multilateral economic and trade order" and "fostering new engines of innovative and dynamic trade and investment cooperation."

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao briefed the media on the meeting's outcomes at a press conference.

Wang said the meeting issued a joint statement titled the Suzhou Statement, and approved the latest edition of the APEC Roadmap for Innovative, Competitive and Resilient Services.

All parties agreed to advance policy innovation and reform in services trade, build an open and predictable investment environment, improve regional trade facilitation and supply chain resilience, strengthen standards coordination, and enhance intellectual property protection, Wang told the media.

He also said that substantial progress was made on a framework document for regional digital trade cooperation and the ministers emphasized promoting inclusive AI development, strengthening AI-related trade, and bridging the digital divide to ensure shared benefits from digital transformation.

The minister noted that the outcomes of the meeting demonstrated strong cooperation willingness, highlighted an innovation-oriented approach, and reflected inclusiveness and shared benefits. "The fact that Asia-Pacific economies can come together, uphold the original aspiration of promoting trade and investment liberalization and facilitation while supporting economic growth and prosperity, and engage in in-depth discussions on the important issue of 'where multilateral and regional economic and trade cooperation is headed,' fully demonstrates that open regionalism and true multilateralism enjoy broad support, and that mutual success and shared development serve the fundamental interests of all economies," Wang said.