On June 28, 2026, the National Athletics Championships — Rizhao leg — concluded with all titles decided; for the athletes, a bigger test may lie ahead at the Nagoya Asian Games.

Women's 10,000m final
Liang Tiantian of Henan outsprinted Tibet's Ciren Cuomu to win in 33:52.28, securing double titles at this meet in the 5,000m and 10,000m. Ciren Cuomu, whose main event is the marathon, produced an excellent 10,000m performance — a strong indicator of good marathon form.

Men's 5,000m final
Zhaxi Ciren of Tibet took the victory, with Ma Wenliang of Qinghai and Tang Haoran of Shandong finishing second and third.

Women's 200m final
Zhu Junying of Hubei won the title, Zhou Zhenglin of Zhejiang set a new PB to take second, and Liu Guoyi of Sichuan was third.

Men's 200m final
2005-born Shanghai prospect Huang Youwen ran 20.15 to win, rising to second on China's all-time men's 200m list behind Xie Zhenye. The 20.15 also secured Huang direct qualification for the Nagoya Asian Games.

Women's 800m final
Wu Hongjiao of Yunnan showed her strength, hitting the selection qualifying standard with 2:01.81 to claim the title; Rao Xinyu of Zhejiang and Zhu Gejing of Sichuan finished second and third.

Men's 800m final
Song Zhiyuan of Zhejiang won in 1:47.39, edging out teammate and national 800m record-holder Xi Xiao for the title; Ma Zhongqiang of Henan took third.

Women's 400m hurdles final
Kong Yingying of Guangdong cruised to victory in 57.31. Zou Yifan of Fujian was second in 58.26, and Liu Wei of Chongqing third in 58.68.

Men's 400m hurdles final
The nation's three top hurdlers met, and Hebei's Xu Xinfeng won in 49.19, defeating former national record-holder Xie Zhiyu and current record-holder Gong Debin, who finished second and third respectively.

Women's 4x100m relay final
Zhejiang, running in the second heat, took the title in a season-best 44.40. Shanghai, from the first heat, claimed silver in 44.47.

Men's 4x100m relay final
Jiangxi claimed the gold in 38.90 seconds, while Jiangsu took silver in 38.99 seconds.

Women's 4x400m relay final
In the first section, Shanghai edged home in 3:37.90, beating Guangxi by 0.02 seconds to take the title. Guangxi finished second in 3:37.92, a season best. In the second section, Zhejiang claimed bronze in 3:40.80, also a season best.

Men's 4x400m relay final
In the first section, Guangdong was well clear throughout and crossed first in 3:03.92, setting a new provincial team record to win the title. In the second section, Jiangsu took silver in 3:05.03. In the same section, Sichuan secured bronze in 3:05.26, a season best.