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(251227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2025: The Su Super League, a grassroots football competition in east China's Jiangsu Province, captivated the nation, fueling a broader sports consumption boom. Its 85 matches attracted 2.43 million total spectators - an average of 28,600 per game - and its livestream drew two billion views. Along with premier events like the China Open and the WTT China Smash, it spurred significant growth across culture, tourism, and retail. To harness this momentum, China issued guidelines in September to unlock the sports economy's full potential. The plan targets a domestic sports industry worth over seven trillion yuan (about 997.9 billion U.S. dollars) by 2030 by nurturing world-class sports companies and events. This file photo taken on June 29, 2025 shows people watching the 2025 Jiangsu Football City League live match on a giant screen inside a shopping mall in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

(251227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2025: At the World Aquatics Championships held in Singapore from July 11 to August 3, China claimed 15 gold, 12 silver and 10 bronze medals in artistic swimming, diving and swimming, retaining its top positions in both the gold medal table and overall medal standings. This file photo taken on July 30, 2025 shows team China's Xu Jiayu, Zhang Yufei, Wu Qingfeng and Qin Haiyang (L to R) taking selfies after the awarding ceremony for the mixed 4x100m medley relay event of swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

(251227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2025: At the 2025 BWF World Championships in Paris in August, China reached the finals in all five events for the first time in 14 years, finishing with two gold and three silver medals. Shi Yuqi ended the country's decade-long title drought in the men's singles at the badminton worlds, while Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning claimed their first women's doubles world title. In May, China defeated South Korea 3-1 to claim its fourth consecutive Sudirman Cup, and 14th overall, in the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen. This file photo taken on Aug. 31, 2025 shows gold medalist China's Shi Yuqi posing during the awarding ceremony for the men's singles event at the BWF World Championships 2025 in Paris, France. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

(251227) -- BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2025: In late October, the Chinese Athletics Association issued guidelines to further regulate marathon events nationwide. The guidelines require that mass participants account for no less than 90 percent of total entries and call on organizers to better assess participants' demand, funding capacity and urban infrastructure when planning the event's scale. This file photo taken on Nov. 30, 2025 shows participants running during the 2025 Shanghai Marathon in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)