The gold medal in the discus at the 15th National Games was decided this morning in Guangzhou, where Xinjiang athlete Abduaini Turgun dominated with an impressive 64.40 m to take the title, successfully defending his National Games crown in the event.
Shandong's Xing Jiadong threw 61.07 (PB) to win the silver medal, while Zhejiang's Zhu Jiacheng took bronze with 61.05 (PB)!
On the final day of athletics at the 15th National Games, the men's 10,000m medals were decided first thing in the morning, and there was even the dramatic moment of a champion being stripped of the title.
Over the 25-lap track race, Ma Rui (Sichuan) led the early stages, while Wang Wenjie withdrew from contention for the title early. Yu Shuiqing (Liaoning), Luo Tianfan (Yunnan), and Renqing Dongzhibu (Qinghai) alternated at the front. With six laps to go, the lead group was down to just Yu Shuiqing, Jiang Fakun and Ma Wenliang (Qinghai). In the final two laps Yu and Jiang traded surges; in the last lap Jiang Fakun launched a powerful sprint and was the first to cross the finish line.
However, the result was soon reversed. In the final lap, Yang Shaohui, who was about to be lapped, illegally paced for his teammate Jiang Fakun; Jiang Fakun lost the gold, and both Yunnan athletes had their results disqualified.
Shandong's Tang Haoran 28:54.24 was upgraded to gold; Yu Shuiqing 28:55.28 took silver, and the original fourth-place Ma Wenliang ran 29:02.45 to secure a valuable bronze for the Qinghai team.
In the end, Yu Shuiqing collected two golds and one silver at the National Games.
In the women's 1500m final, Yunnan's Wu Hongjiao, Gansu's Wang Panpan, Jilin's Li Chunhui, Liaoning's Chen Jiahui, and Shanghai team's Rongrong and Qin Yingying contested the medals.
The race moved at a fast pace. Sichuan's Chen Yuxuan led through the first half, alternating the lead with Li Chunhui. In the final lap, Li Chunhui accelerated strongly, pulling away from Chen Yuxuan. Wu Hongjiao surged in the closing stages to move into third and overtook Chen Yuxuan on the final straight.
Li Chunhui won the gold in 4:06.28,Yunnan's Wu Hongjiao 4:11.86, Sichuan's Chen Yuxuan 4:12.82 won silver and bronze, respectively.
The top three women all set personal PBs.
The men's 1500m final at the 15th National Games saw Zhejiang's Xi Xiaoheng meet Guangxi's Liu Dezhu again — the two had taken gold and silver in the 800m final four days earlier, and Xi Xiaoheng set a new national record.
After the disappointment of missing gold in the 800m, Liu Dezhu was dominant in the 1500m, seizing the lead from the start and holding it to the finish, leaving no chance for the others. He ultimately took the 1500m title in 3:42.25 — congratulations to Liu Dezhu for achieving his goal. Tao Peilin (Jiangsu) finished second in 3:44.38, and Xi Xiaoheng overtookSun Ningkai (Jiangsu) to claim the bronze.
In the post-race interview, Liu Dezhu said, "At this moment, all the pressure has been released."
Women's 5,000m champion Liang Tiantian, the women's marathon podium finishers Zhang Deshun, Ciren Cuomu, Lu Ying and several other marathon athletes came to the 10,000m race.
In the first half, Henan's Lu Ying and Yunnan's Zhang Deshun took turns leading; after 15 laps Beijing's Liu Min moved into the lead. With eight laps to go the lead pack had shrunk to six. In the final two kilometers, Sichuan's He Wuxia, Shandong's Liu Huiru, Ciren Cuomu, Zhang Deshun and Liang Tiantian were in the front group. In the last two laps Li Meizhen gradually fell off the pack.
In the end, Liang Tiantian unleashed a powerful finishing kick that no one could match, winning in a PB of 32:23.40. Zhang Deshun took silver in 32:25.31, and Ciren Cuomu took bronze in 32:25.63.
Liang Tiantian won two gold medals at this National Games, emerging as the women's middle- and long-distance double champion!
In the women's 4x100m relay final, Guangxi led after the first leg, but Hubei completed the second-leg exchange first; the third and fourth legs held the advantage to the end, winning in 43.86 seconds! Congratulations to the four Hubei team members:Xie Fuwei, LiHe, Zhu Junying, Xu Jialu. Shanghai 44.04 runner-up, Zhejiang 44.06 bronze.
Although she didn't make the podium, Guangxi sprint star Wei Yongli completed her final dance at the National Games.
On the men's side,Hubei's fourLi Mengyuan,Li Zeyang,Liu Ke,Liu Yang performed steadily, winning the title by a slim margin of 0.04 seconds; Jiangxi and Jiangsu took second and third respectively.Su Bingtian ran the first leg for Guangdong; due to a small issue with the baton exchange the team unfortunately finished fourth.
Su Bingtian has also completed his farewell performance. Asia's Flying Man, forever "Su Shen".
Tribute to the persistence of all veterans.
In the women's 4x400m final, the Guangdong team, competing on home soil,Yan Hailing established the lead on the first leg; on the second legKong Yingying, and on the third legLiang Nuo maintained the advantage. On the fourth leg, Guangdong and Anhui completed the handoff almost simultaneously, Mo Jiadie kept sprinting and accelerating,3:33.25, more than one second ahead of second-place Anhui, to win the title and set a season best.
Anhui team set a PB of 3:34.41, and Jiangsu team 3:34.63 took a bronze medal.
The men's 4x400m relay final was full of incidents: Anhui's third leg fell and dropped out of medal contention. Sichuan's anchor Zhang Yipin launched a strong sprint to uphold Sichuan's strength in the 4x400m relay, successfully defending the title in 3:04.81.Jiangsu (3:05.18) and Zhejiang (3:05.55) claimed silver and bronze.
Jiangsu secured a silver and a bronze.
The 15th National Games is coming to an end; six days of athletics provided plenty of excitement. Which moment surprised you most today?
