As the clock strikes 12 noon, CCTV5 presents the third round of the first phase of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITF) Mixed Team World Cup, where China's table tennis team, under the command of Liu Guoliang, faces its challenger, the United States. Although Olympic gold medalists Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng and Ma Long did not play, rising stars such as Sun Yingsha, Wang Chuqin, Wang Manyu and Lin Shidong still shoulder the heavy responsibility. Immediately after, at 14:08 pm, CCTV5 will bring a special program Olympic in Art, showing the unique charm of the Olympic spirit. And by 18:00 in the evening, sports news will also be on time. As night falls, at 19:30, CCTV5's camera turns to the 2024/25 season of the China Volleyball Super League, where the summit match between Tianjin Women's Volleyball Team and Liaoning Women's Volleyball Team is about to be staged, with both teams featuring national players such as Ding Xia and Hu Mingyuan.
Late at night at 21:30, the World of Sports program kicks off on CCTV5, bringing fans exciting moments from sporting events around the globe. At 17:00 pm, the CCTV Sports Event Channel (CCTV5+) is also not to be missed, when it will broadcast live the 2024 FIVB Mixed Team World Cup - the third round of the first phase of the tournament, with Sweden, led by Paris Olympics men's singles runner-up Mørregaard, challenging Hong Kong, China. Meanwhile, Japan's table tennis team and Poland will also battle it out, while Japan's women's volleyball team is led by Ji Zhang and Mei Zhang from Sichuan, China. CCTV5APP (CCTV Sports Client) is live streaming the CBA and the FIBA Mixed Team World Cup and other exciting events on the web and mobile. At 9:50 a.m., CCTV live streams the 20th round of the 2024 CFA U-21 League, with the match between Tianjinmen Tigers U-21 and Shanghai Shenhua U-21 about to get underway. And CCTV5APP will also live stream four matches from the 11th round of the China Women's Volleyball Super League. At 19:00 p.m., Zhejiang Women's Volleyball Team hosts Henan Women's Volleyball Team, while Jiangsu Women's Volleyball Team is challenged by Shanghai Women's Volleyball Team to start a fierce duel, with Chinese women's volleyball national players such as Zhang Changning, Gong Xiangyu, Diao Linyu, and Ni Feifan in full action. Shandong women's volleyball team hosted Shenzhen women's volleyball team, Hebei women's volleyball team hosted Yunnan women's volleyball team, three exciting matchups in turn.
