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China at the 2026 Asian Games
China is competing at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan, with a 1,274-member delegation pursuing a 12th consecutive first-place medal-table finish.
China at the Olympics
China at the Olympics covers the People's Republic of China's participation in the Olympic Games, first entered in 1932 and hosted by Beijing in 2008 and 2022.
China at the Summer Paralympics
China at the Summer Paralympics: NPC China, debuting at Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984, has topped the Summer Paralympic medal table every Games since Athens 2004, winning 221 medals (94 gold) at Paris 2024.
China national badminton team (中国国家羽毛球队)
China national badminton team (中国国家羽毛球队, Guoyu), run by the Chinese Badminton Association; multi-time Thomas, Uber, and Sudirman Cup winner that swept all five 2012 Olympic badminton golds.
China national football team
China national football team (中国国家男子足球队), the Chinese Dragons, is China's men's international soccer team, founded 1924. One World Cup appearance (2002, no goals), FIFA ranking 94th in 2025, eliminated from 2026 qualifying, plagued by corruption and weak youth training.
China national table tennis team
The China national table tennis team, founded in 1952, represents China in international table tennis and has won 32 of 37 Olympic gold medals since 1988.
China Table Tennis Super League
The China Table Tennis Super League (中国乒乓球超级联赛), founded in 1999, is China's top professional club table tennis competition, widely regarded as the world's strongest league, with Shandong Luneng holding a record 6 titles and stars from Ma Long to Wang Chuqin on its rosters.
China women's national football team
China women's national football team (中国国家女子足球队), the Steel Roses; founded 1983, nine Asian Cup titles, 1999 World Cup runner-up; currently 16th in FIFA women's ranking under Australian coach Ante Milicic.
China women's national volleyball team
China women's national volleyball team (中国女排), China's FIVB women's team: three Olympic golds (1984, 2004, 2016), coached by Zhao Yong, captain Gong Xiangyu, fourth at VNL 2026 after beating the USA in the Macao quarterfinal.
Chinese checkers
This game, also called Chinese chequers, is a strategy board game where players race pieces across a six-pointed star board. Unlike checkers, pieces are never removed.
Chinese Figure Skating Championships
Chinese Figure Skating Championships (全国花样滑冰锦标赛), China's annual national figure skating championship run by the CFSA, held late December in northern China; crowns champions in singles, pairs, and ice dance and feeds selection for Worlds, Four Continents, Asian Winter Games, and Olympics.
Chinese finger trap
Chinese finger trap: a woven bamboo or paper tube toy that tightens on the fingers when pulled and releases when pushed inward; its geometry is used in wrist arthroscopy traction and soft robotics.
Chinese Grand Prix (中国大奖赛)
Chinese Grand Prix (中国大奖赛), Formula One race at the 5.451 km Shanghai International Circuit since 2004; record winner Lewis Hamilton with 6 wins, 2026 victor Kimi Antonelli; held 2004-2019, returned 2024, contracted through 2030.
Chinese martial arts
Chinese martial arts (wushu, 武术; kung fu, 功夫): China's codified combat systems, spanning taolu forms and sanda sparring, Ming-era named styles, Jingwu and Guoshu academies, IWUF with 160 members, and 2026 Youth Olympics status.
Chinese patience
Chinese Patience: name shared by a 2-4 player competitive patience game (a single-deck Russian Bank variant) and a face-up solitaire variant with suit-based bidirectional building; neither is Chinese in origin.
Chinese poker
Chinese poker (十三张, Shi San Zhang; Pusoy, Pepito) is a 2-4 player, no-betting card game: 13 cards set into 3-5-5 hands, back strongest, compared row by row, with royalties, special hands, and the Open-Face (OFC) variant.
Chinese Professional Baseball
Chinese Professional Baseball (中華職棒, CPBL) is Taiwan's top professional baseball league, founded 1989, first season 1990; six teams, 120 games each, talent rated between high-A and low-A, known for cheerleading culture.
Chinese Professional Baseball League (中华职业棒球大联盟)
Chinese Professional Baseball League (中華職業棒球大聯盟, CPBL), Taiwan's top professional baseball league: founded 1989, play from 1990; six teams play 120 games each with a best-of-seven Taiwan Series; record 2024 attendance and first Premier12 title.
Chinese regional origins of table tennis players
China produces elite table tennis players through a state-run pipeline of sports schools, provincial teams, and national squads, with talent concentrated in the Yellow River, coastal, and northeast regions.
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Super League, known in Chinese as 中超, is the highest level of professional football in China, launched in 2004 and dominated by Guangzhou Evergrande's eight titles.
Chinese Taipei (中华台北)
Chinese Taipei (中华台北) is the name under which Taiwan's Olympic committee (CTOC) competes internationally, fixed by the 1979 Nagoya resolution and the 1981 Lausanne agreement with the IOC, using a plum blossom flag and flag anthem instead of national symbols.
Chinese Taipei at the Olympics
Chinese Taipei at the Olympics, also known as Taiwan at the Olympics, is the name under which Taiwan's athletes compete, adopted in 1981 and first used in 1984.
Chinese Taipei national football team (中华台北男子足球代表队)
Chinese Taipei men's national football team (中华台北男子足球代表队), Taiwan's FIFA/AFC team run by the CTFA; competes as "Chinese Taipei" per the 1979-1981 IOC formula; ranked 174th, never qualified for a World Cup.
Chinese Taipei Olympic flag
Chinese Taipei Olympic flag: white flag with Blue Sky with a White Sun, Olympic rings, and plum blossom, used by Taiwan's team under the 1981 Lausanne Agreement (TPE) instead of the ROC flag.
Chiney Ogwumike
Chiney Ogwumike, born 1992, is a former WNBA forward-center, 2014 No. 1 pick, Rookie of the Year, two-time All-Star, Stanford Wooden Award winner, sister of Nneka, and now a full-time ESPN analyst hosting Chiney Today.
Chioma Ajunwa
Chioma Ajunwa-Opara, Nigerian long jumper and police officer, won gold at Atlanta 1996 with 7.12 m, Nigeria's first individual Olympic gold; also 1991 Women's World Cup footballer.
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR), American racing team founded by Chip Ganassi in 1990; NTT INDYCAR SERIES entrant with record 18 championships, six Indianapolis 500 wins, and drivers Alex Palou, Scott Dixon (departing 2026), and Christian Lundgaard.
Chip Jenkins
Chip Jenkins (Charles Lamont Jenkins, Jr., born 1964) is an American sprinter who won 4x400 m relay gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, son of 1956 double champion Charlie Jenkins, with a 44.90 s 400 m best.
Chip Kelly
Chip Kelly (Charles Edward Kelly, born 1963) is an American football coach, Oregon head coach 2009-12 (46-7), Eagles and 49ers NFL head coach (28-35), UCLA coach 2018-23, Ohio State OC, Raiders OC, Northwestern OC.
Chipper Jones
Chipper Jones (Larry Wayne Jones Jr., born 1972) is a Hall of Fame third baseman who spent 19 seasons with the Atlanta Braves, won the 1999 NL MVP and 2008 batting title, and hit 468 home runs with 1,623 RBI.