CCTV-5

China Central Television sports channel

Television channel

CCTV-5 体育

Country| China
Broadcast area| China
Macau
Network| China Central Television
Headquarters| China Central Television Headquarters, Beijing CBD, Beijing, China
Programming
Picture format| 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner| China Central Television
History
Launched| 1 January 1995; 30 years ago (1995-01-01)
Former names| CCTV Olympics during Summer or Winter Olympics
Links
Website| CCTV-5
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital TV (DTMB)| Digital channel number varies by area
Digital TV (Macau)| Channel 79 (via TDM)
Streaming media
CCTV program website| CCTV-5(only in China)

CCTV-5 (Chinese: 中国中央电视台体育频道), also known as the Sports Channel, part of the China Central Television family of networks, is the main sports broadcaster in the People's Republic of China. CCTV-5 began broadcasting on 1 January 1995\. CCTV-5 now broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

## Current sports coverage

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CCTV-5 has coverage of the following sports leagues, teams, and events:

Multi-sports games

* Asian Games
* Summer Olympic Games
* Summer Paralympic Games
* Winter Olympic Games
* Winter Paralympic Games

Auto Racing

* Formula One

Badminton

* BWF World Championships
* Badminton Asia Confederation
* China Open
* China Masters
* Chinese Badminton Association
* All England Open Badminton Championships
* Sudirman Cup
* Uber & Thomas Cup

Basketball

* Chinese Basketball Association
* National Basketball Association
* FIBA Basketball World Cup

Boxing

* World Boxing Association
* World Boxing Council
* International Boxing Federation
* World Boxing Organization

Cycling

* Tour de France
* Tour of Qinghai Lake

Field Hockey

* Hockey World Cup
* Women's Hockey World Cup
* Women's FIH Hockey World League

Football

* Chinese Football Association
* Chinese Super League
* Chinese FA Cup
* Chinese FA Super Cup
* China National Football Team
* FIFA World Cup
* FIFA Confederations Cup
* FIFA Club World Cup
* FIFA U-20 World Cup
* FIFA U-17 World Cup
* FIFA Futsal World Cup
* FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
* FIFA Women's World Cup
* FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
* FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
* AFC Asian Cup
* AFC U-23 Championship
* AFC U-19 Championship
* AFC U-16 Championship
* AFC Champions League
* UEFA Euro
* UEFA Champions League
* UEFA Super Cup
* Premier League
* Serie A
* Toulon Tournament
* Copa Libertadores

Golf

* PGA Tour
* Ryder Cup

Handball

* IHF World Men's Handball Championship (CCTV5+)
* IHF World Women's Handball Championship (CCTV5+)

Ice Hockey

* National Hockey League (CCTV5+)
* Kontinental Hockey League (CCTV5+)
* Ice Hockey World Championships (CCTV5+)
* World Cup of Hockey (CCTV5+)
* Champions Hockey League (CCTV5+)

MMA

* Kunlun Fight MMA

Rugby Union

* Rugby World Cup (CCTV5+)
* Premiership Rugby (CCTV5+)

Snooker

* World Snooker Championship
* Shanghai Masters (snooker)
* China Open (snooker)
* UK Championship

Surfing

* America's Cup

Table Tennis

* World Table Tennis Championships
* Table Tennis World Cup
* ITTF World Tour
* Asian Table Tennis Championships
* China Table Tennis Super League

Tennis

* All four Grand Slam
* Australian Open
* French Open
* Wimbledon Championships
* US Open
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000
* ATP World Tour Finals
* China Open
* WTA Shenzhen Open
* WTA Wuhan Open

Volleyball

* FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
* FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
* FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
* FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
* FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League
* FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
* FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
* Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
* Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
* AVC Cup for Men
* AVC Cup for Women
* Chinese Volleyball Super League

## Past coverage

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* Asian Games
* Beijing Television (Old)
* Bangkok 1978 (simulcast of National Sports, broadcast via satellite)
* CCTV-2
* New Delhi 1982 (simulcast of DD Sports)
* Seoul 1986 (simulcast of KBS Sports 4)
* Beijing 1990 (simulcast of CCTV Asian Games)
* Hiroshima 1994 (simulcast of NHK Educational TV)
* CCTV-5
* Bangkok 1998 (simulcast of National Sports)
* Busan 2002 (simulcast of KBS Sports 4)
* Doha 2006 (simulcast of Al Jazeera Sports 6)
* Guangzhou 2010 (simulcast of GDTV Zhuhai Sports)
* Incheon 2014 (simulcast of KBS Sports 4)
* Jakarta 2018 (simulcast of Televisi Republik Indonesia)
* Summer Olympic Games
* Beijing Television (Old)
* Montreal 1976 (simulcast of CBFT-DT, broadcast in PAL Color)
* CCTV-2
* Moscow 1980 (simulcast of CT-USSR, via satellite)
* Los Angeles 1984 (simulcast of Olympics on NBC, first Olympic Games for the PRC)
* Seoul 1988 (simulcast of KBS Sports 4)
* Barcelona 1992 (simulcast of TVE)
* CCTV-5
* Atlanta 1996 (simulcast of Olympics on NBC)
* Past Coverage As CCTV-Olympic (Name and logo changed)
* Sydney 2000 (simulcast of C7 Sport)
* Athens 2004 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-5 and CCTV-News)
* Beijing 2008 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-3, CCTV-5, CCTV-7, CCTV-12, CCTV-News and CCTV-HD)
* London 2012 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-7, CCTV-News and CCTV-HD)
* Rio 2016 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-5+ and CCTV-News)
* Tokyo 2020 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-5+ and CCTV-News)
* Winter Olympic Games
* Beijing Television (Old)
* Innsbruck 1976 (simulcast of FS1, first color broadcast)
* Lake Placid 1980 (simulcast of Olympics on ABC)
* CCTV-2
* Sarajevo 1984 (simulcast of JRT)
* Calgary 1988 (simulcast of CFCN-DT)
* Albertville 1992 (simulcast on TF1, Antenne 2 and FR3)
* Lillehammer 1994 (simulcast of NRK)
* CCTV-5
* Nagano 1998 (simulcast of NHK, NTV, TBS, Fuji TV, TV Asahi and TV Tokyo)
* Salt Lake City 2002 (simulcast of Olympics on NBC)
* Torino 2006 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-5 and CCTV-News)
* Vancouver 2010 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-7, CCTV-News and CCTV-HD)
* Sochi 2014 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-5+ and CCTV-News)
* Pyeongchang 2018 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-5+ and CCTV-News)
* Beijing 2022 (simulcast of CCTV-1, CCTV-5, CCTV-5+ and CCTV-News)

## Past coverage as CCTV-FIFA World Cup

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* FIFA World Cup
* CCTV-2
* Spain 1982 (all matches live on CCTV-1)
* Mexico 1986 (all matches live on CCTV-1)
* Italy 1990 (all matches live on CCTV-1)
* United States 1994 (all matches live on CCTV-1 and CCTV-2)
* CCTV-5
* France 1998 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2 and CCTV-7)
* Korea & Japan 2002 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2 and CCTV-7)
* Germany 2006 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2 and CCTV-7)
* South Africa 2010 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2 and CCTV-7)
* Brazil 2014 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-22)
* Russia 2018 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-22)
* Qatar 2022 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-22)

## Past coverage as CCTV-UEFA Euro

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* UEFA European Championship
* CCTV-1
* West Germany 1988 (all matches live on CCTV-1)
* Sweden 1992 (all matches live on CCTV-1)
* England 1996 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2 and CCTV-7)
* Belgium/Netherlands 2000 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2 and CCTV-7)
* Portugal 2004 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7 and CCTV-13)
* Austria/Switzerland 2008 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-HD)
* Poland/Ukraine 2012 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-22)
* France 2016 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-22)
* Europe 2020 (all matches live on CCTV-1, CCTV-2, CCTV-7, CCTV-13 and CCTV-22)

## Programmes

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* Who is the [Dance] King? [谁是舞王]
* Sports News [体育咖吧]
* Wushu Masters [武林大会]
* Chinese Longzhou Tournament [中华龙舟大赛]
* Who is the [Football] King? [谁是球王]

## See also

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* Beijing Tiyu Guangbo \- Beijing Sports Radio

## References

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## External links

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* Official website (in Chinese)

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China Central Television

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Channels|

* CCTV-1 (General)
* CCTV-2 (Finance)
* CCTV-3 (Arts and Entertainment)
* CCTV-4 (Chinese International)
* CCTV-5 (Sports)
* CCTV-5+ (Sport+)
* CCTV-6 (Movies)
* CCTV-7 (Military)
* CCTV-8 (Drama)
* CCTV-9 (Documentary)
* CCTV-10 (Science and Education)
* CCTV-11 (Chinese Opera)
* CCTV-12 (Society and Law)
* CCTV-13 (News)
* CCTV-14 (Children)
* CCTV-15 (Music)
* CCTV-16 (Olympic)
* CCTV-17 (Agriculture)
* CCTV-4K (UHD)
* CCTV-8K (UHD)
* CCTV-Shopping Channel

| CGTN|

* CGTN
* CGTN French
* CGTN Spanish
* CGTN Arabic
* CGTN Russian
* CGTN Documentary

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Misc.|

* China Network Television (CNTV)
* CCTV+
* CCTV Headquarters
* Central Radio & TV Tower
* CCTV New Year's Gala
* iPanda

| CGTN|

* CGTN Africa
* CGTN America

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