1. 15th National Games held from November 9 to 21

2. 9th Asian Winter Games held in Harbin in February 

3. 12th World Games staged in Chengdu in August 

4. Jiangsu Football City League gained massive popularity across nation

5. China issued guidelines to promote high-quality development of sports industries

6. Yang Hansen became third Chinese selected in first round of NBA Draft

7. Ju Wenjun achieved historic chess grand slam

8. Zhao Xintong became Asia's first snooker world champion 

9. China won record-extending 14th title at Sudirman Cup

10. Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng announced withdrawal from ITTF world rankings