China

Best Sports

2025

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Swimming 504 20.7
2 Table Tennis 276 11.3
3 Artistic Gymnastics 219 9.0
4 Taekwondo 194 7.9
5 Diving 147 6.0 -2
6 Badminton 119 4.9 -2
7 Synchronised Swimming 110 4.5 -2
8 Athletics 104 4.3 -2
9 Canoe/Kayak Sprint 88 3.6 -2
10 Boxing (Amateur) 86 3.5 -2

2024

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Swimming 764 21.5
2 Shooting 392 11.0 1
3 Table Tennis 312 8.8 -1
4 Artistic Gymnastics 266 7.5
5 Diving 224 6.3 1
6 Badminton 143 4.0 4
7 Synchronised Swimming 125 3.5 6
8 Volleyball 120 3.4 1
9 Hockey 112 3.2
10 Weightlifting 100 2.8 -5

2023

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Swimming 498 16.0 2
2 Table Tennis 414 13.3 11
3 Shooting 236 7.6 -2
4 Artistic Gymnastics 234 7.5 1
5 Weightlifting 228 7.3 -1
6 Diving 170 5.5 1
7 Canoe/Kayak Sprint 149 4.8 4
8 Boxing (Amateur) 146 4.7
9 Volleyball 120 3.9 8
10 Badminton 95 3.1

2022

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Shooting 337 11.9 4
2 Basketball 334 11.8 6
3 Swimming 290 10.3
4 Weightlifting 238 8.4 2
5 Artistic Gymnastics 210 7.4 -3
6 Taekwondo 164 5.8 11
7 Diving 159 5.6 2
8 Athletics 135 4.8 -1
9 Freestyle Skiing 120 4.3 11
10 Badminton 108 3.8 -6

2021

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Table Tennis 588 18.5
2 Artistic Gymnastics 513 16.2
3 Swimming 329 10.4
4 Badminton 228 7.2
5 Shooting 202 6.4
6 Weightlifting 156 4.9
7 Athletics 146 4.6
8 Basketball 140 4.4
9 Diving 136 4.3
10 Canoe/Kayak Sprint 78 2.5

China Positions

2025

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 3
Gender:Men 5
Gender:Women 2
Continent:Asia 1
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 61
Gender:Men 61
Gender:Women 58
Continent:Asia 12

2024

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 3
Gender:Men 7
Gender:Women 2
Continent:Asia 1
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 64
Gender:Men 64
Gender:Women 60
Continent:Asia 12

2023

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 3
Gender:Men 10
Gender:Women 2
Continent:Asia 1
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 64
Gender:Men 65
Gender:Women 62
Continent:Asia 11

2022

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 3
Gender:Men 10
Gender:Women 2
Continent:Asia 1
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 61
Gender:Men 63
Gender:Women 59
Continent:Asia 9

2021

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 5
Gender:Men 8
Gender:Women 3
Continent:Asia 2
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 70
Gender:Men 71
Gender:Women 67
Continent:Asia 12
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