HANGZHOU: China secured four gold medals from athletics while Oluwakemi Mujidat Adekoya of Bahrain broke the Games record to win women’s 400m hurdles at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Tuesday.
China was crowned in both men’s and women’s 4x100m relays, Zhu Yaming won the men’s triple jump title and Sun Qihao secured another one for the host country in men’s decathlon, Xinhua reported.
Adekoya claimed the women’s 400m hurdles gold medal in 54.45 seconds, followed by China’s Mo Jiadie who finished a season best of 55.01 seconds. Vithya Ramraj of India secured bronze in 55.68 seconds.
In the men’s 4x100m relay, Chinese sprinters consisted of Xie Zhenye, Yan Haibin, Chen Guanfeng, and Chen Jiapeng finished a season-best of 38.29 seconds. Japan got the second position with 0.15 seconds behind and South Korea secured the bronze in 38.74 seconds.
Very Special Moment of Winning Medal in China
Chen said that winning a medal in his own country makes it a very special moment, and it is one of the most important moments in his entire career.
