A trio of gold medals in weightlifting, plus victories in fencing and shooting, marked a solid start for China in the first days of the Tokyo Olympics — even as the soccer team disappointed, and Japan upset China in tennis table doubles.
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Consecutive defeats to Canada and Greece last week spelled the end of Team China's Olympic hopes.
Li Ying, a member of the Chinese women’s national soccer team, has made history as the first high-profile Chinese athlete to come out as a lesbian.
China's hopes of qualifying for Qatar 2022 are still alive.
Also: China's men's soccer team plays Syria in a critical game on Tuesday. With a draw, China all but secures advancement into the next stage of World Cup qualifying.
But Team China received bad news on Monday: Its three remaining Group A qualifiers, originally scheduled to be played in Suzhou, have been moved to Dubai.
China sits eight points behind Syria in its group with four games to play.
American Sonny Weems led the way. “My goal is to get four [CBA championships],” he said afterwards. “And once I get four, I’ll be considered the best American player to ever play in the CBA. And that is my goal.”