Yang Xiaolei (Xinhua News Agency)

Yang Xiaolei from Jiangsu Province along with her teammates An Qixuan and Li Jiaman secured a silver medal for China in women's team archery at the Paris Olympics on July 28.

South Korea, a dominant force in archery, clinched the gold, continuing their tradition of sweeping the gold medals in the event at several Olympics. However, compared with the performance at the last Olympics, China's team has shown steady improvement.

Yang, born in Changzhou in 2000, also participated in the Tokyo Games.

Victory ceremony for the women's 100m butterfly of swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Xinhua News Agency)

Another athlete from Jiangsu, Zhang Yufei won a bronze medal in the women's 100m butterfly at the Paris Olympics. The 26-year-old finished the race in 56.21 seconds, trailing behind the United States' Torri Huske (55.59) and Gretchen Walsh (55.63) . Zhang previously claimed a silver medal in the same event at the Tokyo Games.

Born in 1998 in Xuzhou, Zhang comes from a family of swimming coaches. Zhang said that the result was within her expectations and will focus on the upcoming events.