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Chiu Hin-chun wins gold in men's lightweight single sculls at Asian Games
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Chiu Hin-chun wins gold in men's lightweight single sculls at Asian Games

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  • Hong Kong rower Chiu Hin-chun won gold in the men's lightweight single sculls final at the Asian Games, completing his medal set.
  • He overtook Uzbekistan's Firdavs Akhunov with 500m remaining to win in 6:50.32, while Iran's Amirhossein Mahmoodpour Shahrestani took silver and South Korea's Park Hyun-su claimed bronze.

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Chiu Hin-chun competed in the men's lightweight single sculls final at the Asian Games, aiming to complete his medal collection.

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Chiu Hin-chun completed his set of Asian Games medals on Thursday, winning gold for the first time in the lightweight men’s single sculls final.

The Hongkonger was tracking second for the first half of the 2,000m race, trailing just 0.63 seconds behind leader Firdavs Akhunov of Uzbekistan.

But the 32-year-old managed to hold on and took the lead with 500m to go, before crossing the line first in six minutes and 50.32 seconds.

Akhunov could not maintain his pace and dropped out of the medal places completely. Iran’s Amirhossein Mahmoodpour Shahrestani claimed silver in 6:52.59, with South Korea’s Park Hyun-su sealing bronze in 6:53.35.

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