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Field hockey
China beat South Korea in Champions Challenge
Tang Chunling's winning goal in the second half gave China a 2-1 victory over South Korea in the final of the AtaHolding Champions Challenge on Sunday, and also guaranteed the nation a place in the 2008 Champions Trophy competition.
Korea dominated the early stages of the first half, putting together some excellent attacks. However, it was China who took the lead in the 12th minute, when Ma Yibo took full advantage of her team's first penalty corner, drag-flicking low into the bottom left corner.
Korea's tournament top scorer Cheon Seul Ki, equalized the score in the 30th minute, flicking the penalty corner high into the roof of the goal.
China came out stronger in the second half and hard work paid off in 61st minute as Tang stroke the pass from Gao Li Hua into the net.
GOLF
HSBC junior championship held in Beijing
The HSBC National Junior Golf Championship, launched by the China Golf Association (CGA) and HSBC Group, was held over the weekend in Beijing.
Nearly 100 young golfers participated in a two-division, stroke play tournament and competed for a place at the October final in Shanghai.
The HSBC National Junior Golf Championship is part of the HSBC China Junior Golf Program which CGA and HSBC jointly launched earlier this year. The three-year program aims to promote the long-term development of golf in China by providing young players with opportunities to receive training and competitions.
Zhang Xiaoning, Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the China Golf Association, said: "HSBC National Junior Golf Championship is an important event in China's junior golf arena. We believe that the competition will help us develop a number of junior golfers, further promote the sport among juniors and help raise the public's interest and participation in the sport."
Bowling
National league completes third stop
The third stop of the 2007 Vinda China National Ten-Pin Bowling League ended last Friday at the Chengdu Yuhua Bowling Center.
Yunnan Kunming Hotel team won the curse-ball division title while teams from Shanghai and Sichuan finished first and second in the open division. All three teams qualified for the grand finale.
The league, organized by the Multi-ball Administrative Center under the China State General Administration of Sports, the Chinese Bowling Association and the Guangdong Vinda Group, offers a total prize money of 760,000 yuan with stops in Beijing, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Kunming, Dalian, Zhengzhou and Wuhan before the finale in Guangzhou in November.
(China Daily 06/19/2007 page22)
