Chinese indoor sportswear maker Hosa International Limited has sponsored 12 of the 28 swimming provincial teams participating in the 13th National Games held in Tianjin.

The 12 teams are Heilongjiang, Shandong, Ningxia, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Guangdong, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, Beijing and Shanghai. The swimming competition ended September 7th with Hosa teams bringing home 10 gold medals, 26 silver medals and 25 bronze medals.

Liu Xiang of the Hosa-sponsored Guangdong team, who broke Asian and Chinese records in qualifying stage and semifinals, has obtained the gold medal in the Women's 50m Freestyle Swimming with a record of 24.07 seconds.

Hosa, also a title sponsor of Youth Swimming Competition of the 2017 National Games, has been expanding its domestic presence through swimming sponsorships. The sportswear brand was the title sponsor of more than 150 swimming tournaments and the number is expected to reach 200 events in 2017.

Hosa also signed an agreement with FINA in 2015 to provide support for the FINA Diving World Series and Hosa 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup.

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