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2019 was an emotional year for China's athletes－in victory and defeat

China Daily | Updated: 2020-01-01 00:00

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Having settled for silver in 2013 and 2015 and bronze in 2017, table tennis star Liu Shiwen can't contain her emotions after beating compatriot Chen Meng to finally win singles gold at the ITTF World Championships in Budapest on April 27. XINHUA

Left: Zheng Shuyin celebrates winning+67kg gold at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final in Moscow on Dec 7. Right: Zheng sobs after being controversially beaten by Briton Bianca Walkden in the +73kg final at the world championships on May 17 in Manchester, England. XINHUA

Top: China's 4x100m relay team (Ge Manqi, Kong Linghui, Liang Xiaojing and Wei Yongli) pose for photos after making the final at the World Athletics Championships in Doha on Oct 4. Bottom: The next day Ge was in tears after her mistake resulted in the team's disqualification. XINHUA

Top: Qingdao Huanghai coach Oscar Cespedes is doused in beer by one of his players after the team clinched the second-tier China League One title in Shanghai on Nov 2. Bottom: Shenzhen FC player Lyv Haidong is inconsolable after his team's relegation to League One on Nov 27. XINHUA

Left: Wang Wei is all smiles after helping China to modern pentathlon team gold at the 7th Military World Games in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Oct 24. Right: Wang's week got even better two days later when she accepted a marriage proposal from teammate Wu Hepeng. XINHUA

Sui Wenjing and Han Cong are the picture of happiness after winning pairs gold at the ISU Figure Skating World Championships in Saitama, Japan, on March 21. The duo also topped the podium at this month's ISU Grand Prix Final in Turin, Italy. XINHUA

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