The Chinese sports delegation won the 100th gold medal in the shooting event at the Asian Games, and the men's football team returned to the semi-finals after 28 years.

China News Service, Nagoya, Japan, September 26th. On the 26th local time, a total of 25 gold medals were awarded at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games. The Chinese sports delegation won its 100th gold medal in the Asian Games in the shooting event. The Chinese men's football team defeated the Thai men's football team 3:0 and returned to the semi-finals of the Asian Games men's football team after 28 years.

In the final of the women's 50-meter rifle three-position shooting team event, the Chinese team composed of Han Jiayu, Zhang Liyuan, and Wang Zifei scored 1,773 rings and won the championship strongly, winning the 100th gold medal for the Chinese delegation in this competition. In the individual competition, Han Jiayu and Zhang Liyuan won the gold and silver medals.

On that day, the Chinese men’s football team faced the Thai men’s football team in the quarter-finals. The team adjusted the starting lineup before the game and suppressed the Thai team with a strong attack. In the stoppage time of the first half, the Chinese team took the lead with an "own goal" from its opponent. In the second half, Chinese player Hu Hetao and Zhang Yuning, who came on the bench, scored one after another, rewriting the score to 3:0. In the end, the Chinese team successfully won the game and advanced to the Asian Games men's football semi-finals, returning to the Asian Games men's football semi-finals after 28 years. In the semi-finals, the Chinese team will face the South Korean team.

The diving event has its first competition day, and 10 gold medals will be awarded in this event. In the women's synchronized 10-meter platform final, Chinese combination Chen Yuxi/Lu Wei won the gold medal. Chinese combination Wang Zongyuan/Zheng Jiuyuan won the men's synchronized 3-meter springboard gold medal.

The kayaking flatwater project comes to a close. The Chinese team continued its hot streak and won three championships in the women's single kayak 500 meters, mixed double kayak 500 meters and mixed double kayak 500 meters, ending the Asian Games with 8 gold medals and 2 silver medals.

In the much-watched table tennis mixed doubles final, the Chinese pair Lin Shidong/Kui Man defeated the defending champion, the Chinese pair Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, 4:0 and won the gold medal. Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha missed their third consecutive championship. In the singles quarter-finals, Chinese men's singles players Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong advanced to the semi-finals. Japanese men's singles star Tomokazu Harimoto lost to Iranian player Noshadi Aramyan 3:4 and was eliminated. Chinese women's singles players Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu advanced to the semifinals.

On the 26th, the Chinese women's basketball team defeated the Chinese Taipei team 77:64 in the third and fourth place finals and won the bronze medal. In the final held on the same day, the South Korean team defeated the Japanese team 75:70 to win the championship.

In the track and field competition, Chinese player Feng Peiyou won the bronze medal in the men's marathon, and Chinese player Tsering Tsomo won the silver medal in the women's marathon. In the women's 1500m final, China's Li Chunhui won the silver medal.

On the medal list, the Chinese team occupies the top position with 107 golds, 41 silvers and 28 bronzes, followed by the Japanese team and the South Korean team in second and third place respectively. (over)