Chinese athletes in numbers: A look into the record-breaking and new breakthroughs at the Aichi·Nagoya Asian Games

The Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya came to an end on the 4th. Breaking records, making history, and surpassing again... The moving style of Chinese athletes at this Asian Games can be seen from a series of numbers.

——169 golds, 12 consecutive championships

This event has 43 major events and 469 minor events, of which the Chinese team participated in 38 major events and 369 minor events. The delegation won a total of 169 gold medals, 89 silver medals, and 83 bronze medals, finishing with a total of 341 medals, creating the best record for overseas participation in the Asian Games.

So far, the Chinese delegation has topped the Asian Games gold medal list and medal list for 12 consecutive years.

——"Post-2005" repeatedly break records

There is a "youth storm" in the Asian Games this year, and many Chinese young players have repeatedly broken records.

"Little Sister" Chen Yujie ran 11.06 seconds in the women's 100m final, breaking the Asian Games record for the event, and a new Asian "female flying star" was born;

In the women's javelin final, 18-year-old Yan Ziyi, who competed in the Asian Games for the first time, threw 70.46 meters in her first throw, setting a new Asian Games record and winning the championship;

13-year-old Yu Zidi won three gold medals in the women's 200-meter butterfly, 200-meter individual medley and 400-meter individual medley in four days. The 200-meter individual medley set a new Asian record, and the women's 200-meter butterfly and women's 400-meter individual medley set a new Asian Games record...

Records are constantly being rewritten and limits are constantly being broken, which is the most vivid form of sportsmanship.

On September 23, local time, in the women's 400-meter individual medley final of the swimming event at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games, 13-year-old "kid sister" Yu Zidi won the championship in 4 minutes, 28.56 seconds, setting a new competition record. Photo by China News Service reporter Cui Nan

——30 gold "Seven Golden Kings"

In this Asian Games, the Chinese swimming team handed over a report card of 30 gold medals, 13 silver medals and 11 bronze medals, creating the best results in the history of the competition.

Among them, 19-year-old Zhang Zhanshuo won 7 gold medals, becoming the Chinese swimmer with the most gold medals in a single Asian Games and tying the 44-year-old record for individual gold medals in a single Asian Games. Some people say that Zhang Zhanshuo allowed the world to see the sharp edge of the "new generation" of Chinese swimming.

After the game, the "Seven Golden King" has already set his sights on the future: "I will sprint towards the world record, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and move forward bravely!"

——17 golds, the best result in overseas Asian Games competitions in the past 30 years

In the track and field competition, the Chinese team won 17 gold medals, 14 silver medals and 8 bronze medals, breaking 1 Asian record, 5 competition records, and 1 national record, creating the best results in overseas competitions since the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games. 17 gold medals, more than 1/3 of the total 50 track and field events in this Asian Games.

"The important thing is that we have been working hard to catch up." This is the most true portrayal of Chinese track and field athletes in this Asian Games.

On September 27, local time, in the men's 110-meter hurdles final of track and field at the 2026 Aichi Nagoya Asian Games, Chinese player Chen Yuan won the gold medal in 13.15 seconds. Photo by China News Service reporter Tomita

——100 gold medals in the Asian Games have never been lost in the past 52 years

The Chinese diving team won all 10 gold medals in this Asian Games, raising the total number of Asian Games gold medals in team history to 100. Since participating in the Asian Games for the first time in 1974, the diving "Dream Team" has never failed to win a gold medal in 52 years.

The legend of the "Dream Team" stems from the continuous improvement of the talent selection and training mechanism, and is also inseparable from countless days and nights of hard training. These 100 gold medals belong to every generation of divers and are also a concrete manifestation of sportsmanship.

——1:25:54 Triathlon mixed relay wins first Asian Games gold medal

In the triathlon mixed relay final, the Chinese team composed of Lin Xinyu, Li Mingxu, Huang Anqi, and Zhang Xirui withstood the pressure and finally beat the Japanese team to win the championship with a time of 1 hour, 25 minutes and 54 seconds, winning the gold medal in this event for the first time in the Asian Games.

——2 gold medals, Chinese golf team makes history

The Chinese men's and women's teams both won gold medals in the golf event of this Asian Games, achieving a historic breakthrough.

Three Chinese players, Yin Ruoning, Liu Yan and Zhang Weiwei, won the women's golf team championship. This was the first gold medal for the Chinese team in golf at the Asian Games.

On the same day, the men's team composed of Chinese players Ding Wenyi, Zheng Yunhe and Jin Zihao also successfully won the gold medal. The Chinese delegation thus won the 166th gold medal in this Asian Games, surpassing the 165 gold medals in the Doha Asian Games and setting a new record for the number of gold medals in overseas participation in the Asian Games.

——55.300 China’s first artistic gymnastics team all-around championship

The rhythmic gymnastics event of this Asian Games set up a collective all-around competition for the first time. The Chinese team composed of Wang Lanjing, Ding Xinyi, Pu Yanzhu, Zhang Xinyi and Liu Miaoting performed well and won the gold medal with a total score of 55.300 points. The Chinese team has thus become the first team to win the championship in this event in the history of the Asian Games.

——Women’s volleyball team won three consecutive championships and won the 10th Asian Games gold medal in team history

In this Asian Games, the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the Japanese women's volleyball team 3:0, achieving three consecutive Asian Games championships. This is also the tenth Asian Games gold medal in the history of the Chinese women's volleyball team.

Some commentators believe that this hard-won gold medal once again illustrates the tenacious and never-say-die spirit of the women's volleyball team.

——After 28 years, men’s football team wins another Asian Games medal

In the men's football bronze medal match, the Chinese team drew with the Uzbekistan team 2:2 in regular time. In the end, the Chinese team defeated the opponent with a total score of 6:5 through a penalty shootout and won the bronze medal.

This is the second time that the Chinese team has won an Asian Games men's football medal in 28 years. It is also the first time that the Chinese team has won a medal since the men's football team was reorganized into U23 players at the Busan Asian Games in 2002.

As the "mid-term test" of the new cycle of the Los Angeles Olympic Games, the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games is a concentrated review of the strength of the Chinese army. After this hard work, the Chinese Legion will take its experience and inspiration into a new journey towards the Los Angeles Olympics.