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Liu Hong wins first gold for China in race walk
Beginning with the latest action at the IAAF world championships in Beijing,
Liu Hong led a Chinese one-two in the women's 20 kilometer race walk to win the first gold medal for China at the championships.
Liu is a veteran race walker, having won two bronze and one silver medal at the previous four championships. She holds the world record at one hour, 24 minutes and 38 seconds, setting that mark in June.
Liu's teammate Lv Xiuzhi finished right behind her to grab a silver medal.
Another Chinese walker, Nie Jingjing, was 17th.
In other action from this morning,
Zhang Guowei made it into the final of men's high jump scheduled for tomorrow evening.
Zhang crossed the bar in all five of his attempts.
The other Chinese jumper Wang Yu is out.
Chinese Hammer Thrower Zhang Wenxiu Takes Silver at IAAF World Championships
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Last night, Chinese hammer thrower Zhang Wenxiu hurled a season-best distance to win silver in the women's throwing event at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing.
Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk took the gold with 80.85 meters.
CRI's Luo Bin reports.
Reporter:
Zhang Wenxiu kept herself in contention on Thursday afternoon, sending her hammer flying to 76.33 meters on her fourth attempt in the final to secure a silver medal.
She says this success was hard won.
"Well, I have had so many years of training, and now it's getting more and more difficult for me because of my knee and back injuries. So today's success was not an easy one for me. And winning the silver today was a goal that I've been striving for."
Her steady performance saw her hurl the hammer 75.92 meters in the second round, moving her into second place.
But when world record-holder Anita Wlodarczyk produced a mark of 78.52 meters in the second round, the competition for the gold medal was effectively over.
Zhang improved her result to 76.33m in the fourth, which then became a motivation for Wlodarczyk to land another throw beyond 80 meters after her record-breaking throw early this month.
Zhang has been a model of consistency with one Olympic bronze from Beijing in 2008 and two World Championships bronzes, but she has never been able to break through for a gold medal.
She hopes next year she can make it happen.
"I am longing for a gold medal in my sports career. But today's silver is also a good result I achieved step by step and through my hard work. I will go all out for next year's Olympics. The silver medal is a basic step and it gives me more confidence. I'll sum up the trainings and hope next year I can have a breakthrough."
Since Helsinki in 2005, Zhang has finished no worse than fifth at seven Olympics or World Championships.
Asian record-holder Wang Zheng saved her best for the last round and threw 73.83 meters, moving into fourth, but soon Sophie Hitchon responded with another British record, 73.86 meters, to retake fourth place.
France's Alexandra Tavernier didn't improve with her final throw and so remained in third.
For CRI, I'm Luo Bin.
Chelsea makes offer for Zhang Linpeng
In football,
Chelsea has made an offer for Guangzhou Evergrande's Zhang Linpeng.
The English Premier League champion has sent a contract and is hoping to acquire Zhang before the summer transfer window shuts.
Zhang has confirmed the two clubs are in talks and he is awaiting decisions.
The 26-year-old defender is excited about being acknowledged by the English Premier League to fulfill his dream of playing overseas.
Zhang is known for his consistency in defense and precise long passes.
He has four consecutive Chinese Super League titles with Guangzhou Evergrande. He also lifted the AFC Champions League title with the team in 2013.
Champions League draws
The draw for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League produced some interesting results.
Thirty-two teams were drawn into eight groups of four.
Paris Saint-Germain's Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will face the team with which he started his career when they meet Malmo in Group A.
Real Madrid and Donetsk join this group to intensify the actions.
Teams from Europe's four highest-ranked leagues unite in Group D. It is the closest thing to a "group of death" as Juventus, Manchester City, Sevilla and Moen-chen-glad-bach are drawn together.
Barcelona will begin its title defense against Leverkusen, Roma and Borisov.
Bayern Munich leads the alleged "most open-and-shut" group F. It will tackle old rival Arsenal. Another focus in the group is the battle for an Europa League slot between Olympiakos and Zagreb.
Jose Morinho will return to Porto to face his old club after the two teams were both placed in Group G.
After the draw, UEFA voted and announced its best players for last season.
Lionel Messi claimed the title for the second time ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez.
The best women's player award went to Celia Sasic.
US Open seedings, first round fixtures
In tennis,
The US Open has announced seedings for the first round.
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams are the top seeds in singles competition.
Djokovic could face Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals if they both make it through the early stages.
Roger Federer reclaimed his world number two status after winning the Cincinnati Open last week. He begins the US Open journey against Leonardo Meyer.
Third seed Andy Murray will take on unseeded Nick Kyrgios. Kyrgios will resume action after serving a 28-day ban for making vulgar remarks against Stan Wawrinka on court.
On the women's side,
Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will likely meet again in the semi-finals after their clash in the Wimbledon final.
Zheng Saisai and Wang Qiang will appear in the first round but five other Chinese players failed to qualify.
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