China’s Wang Chuqin, proper retains a Chinese language nationwide flag together with his compatriot Fan Zhendong after their Desk Tennis Males’s Singles Ultimate match for the nineteenth Asian Video games in Hangzhou, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. (AP Picture/Ng Han Guan)
HANGZHOU, China— China is just relentless in its domination of the Asian Video games.
On the video games 5 years in the past in Jakarta, Indonesia, the nation received 132 gold medals and 287 medals general. This time, into Day 9 with 5 full days remaining, China has already damaged its mark for gold medals and could be very near matching the general whole from 5 years in the past.
With 305 gold medals awarded, China has received nearly half — 146. Its general whole stood at 269, simply in need of the 287 mark set in 2018.
Host nations usually get a “dwelling discipline” bounce when internet hosting the Olympics or a big multi-sport occasion just like the Asian Video games. China has emphasised this yr’s video games, partially to point out the nation has opened up after the extreme restrictions through the COVID-19 pandemic.
ROLLER SKATING
South Korea’s Jung Cheol-won reacts after crossing the end line within the males’s ultimate of the velocity skating 3000m relay race through the 2022 Asian Video games in Hangzhou in China’s japanese Zhejiang province on September October 2, 2023. (Picture by WANG Zhao / AFP)
Skater Jung Cheolwon crossed the road in Monday’s 3,000-meter relay and commenced to rejoice pondering he’d received the gold medal for South Korea.
However he was shocked when the scoreboard confirmed South Korea had completed second to Taiwan, which clocked 4 minutes, 05.692 seconds. South Korea completed in 4:05.702.
Jung apologized to his teammates for his pricey error.
“I made a fairly massive mistake,” the 27-year-old Jung stated. “I didn’t come at full velocity to the end line. I let my guard down too early. I’m very sorry.”
SOUTH VS. NORTH
South Korea defeated neighbor North Korea 4-1 on Monday in a best-of-seven sequence to take the gold medal in ladies’s doubles in desk tennis. Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee teamed as much as beat Cha Su Yong and Pak Sug Yong.
In an all-China ultimate in males’s singles, Fan Zhendong defeated Wang Chuqin 4-3.
KURASH ENDS
Uzbekistan didn’t fully dominate the traditional martial artwork of kurash, which has its roots within the Central Asian nation. The game debuted within the 2018 Asian Video games in Indonesia.
Uzbekistan received 4 of the seven gold medals obtainable. However China picked up two gold and Iran added one other.
On Monday on the closing day, Liu Yi of China defeated Zahra Bagheri of Iran 3-0 within the ladies’s 87-kilogram division, and Sadegh Azarang of Iran defeated Kim Ming-yo of South Korea 10-0.
On Sunday, Yu Dan of China received the ladies’s 70-kilogram ultimate towards Donya Aghaei of Iran.
Yu is a former judoka that China has moved into kurash due to its similarities to different martial arts.
“By way of throws and grips, there are various similarities between wresting, judo and kurash,” Yu stated. “It has helped me rather a lot.”
TRIATHLON
Japan accomplished its sweep of the trialthon gold medals by successful the combined relay on Monday.
Kenji Nener received the lads’s gold on Friday and Yuko Takahashi added the ladies’s title on Saturday. Each ran on Monday within the successful staff occasion, which noticed China take the silver and Honk Kong the bronze.
“It was robust,” Takahashi stated. “I used to be nearly lifeless on the finish, however I gave it all the pieces.”
Many triathletes competed on this planet championships in Pontevedra, Spain, on Sept. 22-24 after which rushed to China.
SOFTBALL
Japan received the gold medal by defeating China 4-0 with Miu Goto choosing up the victory. Chai Yinan was charged with the loss for China. Taiwan defeated the Philippines 3-2 within the bronze-medal recreation.
ESPORTS
Esports wrapped up Monday as one of the talked about occasions on the Asian Video games.
Going into bronze- and gold-medal video games, China led the medal desk with three gold and 4 general. South Korea had two gold and in addition 4 general.
Thailand was the one different nation with gold and in addition had 4 general. Tawian had 4 general however didn’t win gold.
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