The Guangdong Legion won 48 medals at the 20th Asian Games, breaking 1 Asian record and 2 competition records

China News Service, Guangzhou, October 5 (Reporter Zhang Lu) The reporter learned from the Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau on the 5th that the 20th Asian Games came to an end on October 4 in Nagoya, Japan. In this event, 96 people from Guangdong were selected into the Chinese sports delegation, of which 82 athletes participated in 24 major events, 31 sub-events, and 74 minor events. They finally won 25 gold, 12 silver, and 11 bronze medals in total, 48 medals, breaking one Asian record and two competition records.

The traditional advantageous events continued to be stable, with all three diving events winning gold; shooter Che Yufei and her teammates broke the competition record with 357 points and won the women's skeet team championship; gymnast Ke Qinqin helped the Chinese women's team achieve 14 consecutive Asian Games titles.

In the collective ball events, a total of 35 athletes from Guangdong participated, accounting for 42.7% of the total number of participating athletes in Guangdong. They played the main role in eight major events including basketball, football, and volleyball, and contributed significantly to the improvement of the overall performance of China's collective ball events.

Emerging sports achieved historic breakthroughs. Rock climber Zhang Yuetong won the gold medal in women's rock climbing, the first gold medal in the individual event at the Asian Games in China. The women's golf team won the championship, which was the first gold medal in golf won by the Chinese team since participating in the Asian Games in 1986. Sailing and windsurfing athlete Bi Kun achieved three consecutive Asian Games titles in the men's hydrofoil windsurfing event.

This year's Guangdong Legion competed with new and old lineups, and 49 people made their debut in the Asian Games. A group of young players such as Ke Qinqin, Shi Junhao, and Li Wanwei were tempered by the competition, showing the sufficient vitality of the southern Guangdong competitive sports talent echelon and laying a solid foundation for preparations for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. (over)