China and Australia men's basketball challenge kicked off at Shenzhen Longhua Cultural and Sports Center in Longhua District yesterday. Australia routed China 93-91.

Situated on the east side of Lianhua Hill Park’s south gate, a 15-square-meter pop-up selling licensed merchandise for the 15th National Games is open daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m and will operate through Dec. 31. Serving more than 1,000 visitors a day, the pop-up is staffed by four full‑time attendants.

Ekaterina Denisenko from Moscow, a student at Shenzhen MSU-BIT University (SMBU), was seen guiding athletes during the mass chess events of the 15th National Games on Sunday.

​Four mass events at the upcoming 15th National Games — Go, Chinese chess, international chess, and bridge—will take place at the Shenzhen Chess Academy in Luohu District, it was announced at a press conference Friday.