BEIJING, April 14, 2024 -- He Jie (1st L) of China competes during the Bejing Half Marathon 2024 in Beijing, capital of China, April 14, 2024.,Image: 864643569, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no

BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2023: China's Yang Shaohui clocked two hours, seven minutes and nine seconds at the 2023 Fukuoka International Marathon on December 3, lowering the men's marathon national record by 21 seconds. The previous record holder was He Jie, who had broken a 15-year-old record at the 2023 Wuxi Marathon in March.? This file photo taken on Aug. 27, 2023 shows Yang Shaohui of China competing in the men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.,Image: 832819174, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no

BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2023: China's Yang Shaohui clocked two hours, seven minutes and nine seconds at the 2023 Fukuoka International Marathon on December 3, lowering the men's marathon national record by 21 seconds. The previous record holder was He Jie, who had broken a 15-year-old record at the 2023 Wuxi Marathon in March.? This file photo taken on March 19, 2023 shows He Jie of China crossing the finish line during the men's competition at the 2023 Wuxi Marathon in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province.,Image: 832819210, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no

China's He Jie (R) competes in the men's marathon final athletics event during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on October 5, 2023.,Image: 811022414, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no

Bahrain's Shumi Dechasa Leche, China's He Jie and Japan's Yohei Ikeda compete in the men's marathon final athletics event during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on October 5, 2023.,Image: 811022330, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no