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SamarkandTournaments · Olympiad 2026

China won Olympiad gold without its biggest stars.

No Ju Wenjun. No Lei Tingjie. No Tan Zhongyi. No Hou Yifan. A young Chinese team went unbeaten in Samarkand and took the Women's Olympiad anyway.

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of China's biggest names missing: Ju, Lei, Tan and Hou
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China's wins, draws and losses in Samarkand
9–2–0
Lu Miaoyi, 16, unbeaten on board three
9½/11
Women's Olympiad title for China
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