Aichi·Nagoya Asian Games ends: Chinese delegation achieves best record in overseas competitions

China News Service, Nagoya, Japan, October 3rd. On the 3rd local time, many competitions at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games came to an end. The Chinese men's football team defeated the Uzbekistan team in a penalty shootout and won the Asian Games bronze medal for the first time in 28 years. The Chinese delegation ended up with 169 gold medals, 89 silver medals and 83 bronze medals, setting the best record among overseas participants in the Asian Games.

In the Asian Games men's football bronze medal match, the Chinese team faced the Uzbekistan team. In regular time, the two sides drew 2:2. In the penalty shootout, Chinese player Li Hao saved two penalty kicks. The Chinese team finally won with a total score of 6:5 and won the Asian Games men's football bronze medal again after 28 years.

Volleyball among the three major goals also ushered in its final battle. In the men's volleyball bronze medal match, the Chinese team lost 0:3 to the Pakistani team, which won the Asian Games bronze medal for the first time in 64 years.

The Chinese team made history by winning double gold in the golf team. In the women's golf team competition, the Chinese team composed of Yin Ruoning, Liu Yan, and Zhang Weiwei won the gold medal. This is the first gold medal won by the Chinese team in golf at the Asian Games. In the men's golf team competition, the Chinese team consisting of Ding Wenyi, Zheng Yunhe and Jin Zihao won the gold again. This is the 166th gold medal won by the Chinese sports delegation at this Asian Games, setting a new record for the number of gold medals in overseas participation in the Asian Games. The Chinese delegation's previous best number of gold medals in overseas competitions was 165 gold medals won at the 2006 Doha Asian Games.

In the men's tennis men's singles gold medal match, Chinese player Wu Yibing lost 0:2 to Hong Kong player Huang Zelin of China and won the silver medal. The latter won his first Asian Games men's singles tennis gold medal. At the same time, this is also the first gold medal in the history of Asian Games tennis men's singles won by the Hong Kong team.

In this Asian Games, the Chinese archery team also achieved many historical breakthroughs. Previously, Li Mengqi and Zhu Jingyi won the first gold medal for the Chinese team in the archery recurve mixed team event at the Asian Games, and thus qualified for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. In the women's individual recurve event held on the 3rd, Chinese player Huang Yuwei won third place, helping the Chinese archery team end the Asian Games journey with 1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze.

The break dancing competition of the Asian Games has come to an end. The Chinese team finally achieved a record of 1 gold and 2 bronze. 17-year-old Chinese rookie Guo Pu defeated Japanese veteran Ayumi Fukushima in the women's final and won the championship.

In the sailing event, the men's and women's hydrofoil windsurfing and mixed 470-class sailing competitions that are expected to be held on that day will be canceled due to wind conditions that do not meet the competition requirements. The total results of the previous rounds will be directly counted as the final results. In the end, the Chinese team won the men's and women's hydrofoil windsurfing gold medals for two consecutive years, achieving "double defense".

In the medal list, the Chinese delegation ranked first in the gold medal list and medal list with 169 golds, 89 silvers and 83 bronzes. On the 4th local time, the closing ceremony of the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games will be held.