Feature: From retro games to AI workouts, China's children jump into new era of school sports

NAMPA / Xinhua

2025-06-01

by sportswriter He Leijing NANJING, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Laughter rings out across a sunlit playground in rural eastern China, as children at a primary school form colorful knots of motion, using their bodies to anchor vibrant strings that weave in and out of intricate shapes - stars, pentagons and abstract forms. The game, known as Cat's Cradle, evokes memories of childhood for generations of Chinese adults who recall hours spent deftly loop......

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