BEIJING - Following are the top 10 sports news stories of China in the year of 2012 selected by Xinhua News Agency:
- Chess world champion Hou Yifan claimed a historical victory over Hungarian Judit Polgar, the strongest female player of all time, on Jan 31, 2012 in their first over-the-board encounter in Gibraltar. [Related: Hou Yifan concedes to Short but still makes history]
The 17-year-old Chinese grandmaster had white and won an endgame in round seven of the 10th Gibraltar Chess Festiva over Polgar, who had never lost to female player in 20 years.
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Hou Yifan arrives in Beijing after a historical victory over Hungarian Judit Polgar at the 10th Gibraltar Chess Festival, Feb 5, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Yearender 2012 Series about China sports:
Harvest year for Chinese athletics
Bitter-sweet year for Chinese basketball
Chinese badminton makes history but overshadowed by match-fixing scandal
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