Zhang Guozheng is a Chinese weightlifter. Zhang is a World champion, Olympic champion and World Record holder. In January, 1999, Zhang Guozheng was named a member of the National Men's weightlifting team. He ranked fourth at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000 in the 69 kg class. On October 3, 2002, at the Busan Asian Games, Zhang Guozheng took gold in the 69 kg class with a total score of 345 kilograms. In 2004, Zhang Guozeng won the Athens Olympic Games in the 69 kg class champion. On December 3, 2006, at the 15th Asian Games, Zhang Guozheng totaled 336 kg for a gold medal with a 152 kg snatch and a 184 kg clean and jerk. Zhang retired after 2008 and now serves as the deputy head coach for the men's weightlifting team.
The ancient board game of Go was one of the 5 mind sports which featured at the inaugural World Mind Sports Games, held in Beijing, China in October 2008. There were six gold medals in Go events, within thirty-five gold medals vied for by 2,763 competitors, from 143 countries.
Tian Qing is a women's and mixed doubles badminton player from China.
The Mission Hills Star Trophy is an annual, pro-celebrity golf tournament held in Hainan, China.
The following are the records of Turkey in Olympic weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Turkish Weightlifting Federation.
The following are the records of Kazakhstan in Olympic weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Weightlifting Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The following are the records of PR China in Olympic weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Chinese Weightlifting Association.
Kianoush Rostami is an Iranian Olympian weightlifter. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in the 85 kg event, winning the gold medal and setting a new world record with a total lift of 396 kilograms.
Won Jeong-sik is a South Korean weightlifter, Olympian, and World Champion competing in the 69 kg category until 2018 and 73 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.
Chen Lijun is a Chinese weightlifter, Olympian, four time World Champion and Asian Champion competing in the 62 kg division until 2018 and 67 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.
Yao Di, is a female Chinese volleyball player. She is the setter of China women's national volleyball team，and plays for Tianjin Bohai Bank.
Shi Zhiyong is a Chinese weightlifter, Olympic Champion, three time World Champion and three time Asian Champion competing in the 69 kg category until 2018 and 73 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.
Ding Yanyuhang is a Chinese professional basketball player. He is one of the greatest Chinese basketball players and scorers of this generation, and was set to join the NBA after a successful showing with the Dallas Mavericks in the 2017 NBA Summer League at the age of 23. However, repeated knee injuries sidelined him from play after stellar CBA seasons in 2016-17 and 2017-18, where he won back-to-back CBA MVPs. As of November 2019, Ding is still recovering from a string of foot and knee injuries.
Chen Aichan is a Chinese weightlifter. She won a bronze medal for the 63 kg class at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, with a total of 233 kilograms. Chen raised in a peasant family in Hengli Town, Nansha District, Guangzhou. She won the 2010 Female Weightlifting National Championship and was selected into national weightlifting team.
The World Mahjong Sports Games is played to determine the World Champion in the table game Mahjong held by Mahjong International League (MIL). Both men and women are eligible to contest this title, and the championship holds both of Individual event and Team event.
Yang Yanxi is a Chinese Renju player. Yang was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang, and is living in Hebei province. In May 2012, as a member of the 2nd Chinese Team, he got the third place in the 9th Team World Championship in Renju. In November 2015, he won the second place in Men's Renju League of the 3rd Chinese National Mind Sport Tournament. In October 2017, he won the 11th Chinese National Renju Championship. In May 2018, as a member of the Chinese team, he won the 12th Team World Championship in Renju.
This article lists the main weightlifting events and their results for 2016.
