CHENGDU, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Spearheaded by its swimmers and divers, China continued to steer the medal desk with a haul of 12 gold medals on the Chengdu Universiade right here on Friday.
Swimmers from China bagged three golds whereas Chinese divers had two golds so as to add to the host’s medal tally.
In the ladies’s 1,500m freestyle last, Li Bingjie, the Fukuoka world championships bronze medalist of the occasion, was in a category of her personal as she swam 16 minutes and 18.48 seconds for the title.
“When I was competing at the 1,500m freestyle, I have saved my strength for the following relay competition,” Li advised Xinhua.
In the halfway of ladies’s 4x200m freestyle relay, China solely ranked third, trailing quickly chief South Africa by 1.72 seconds. Olympic gold medalist Zhang Yufei stored chasing and turned the sport round within the third leg. Li helped the host win the occasion in seven minutes and 58.77 seconds.
“We had normal performance today, I was under a little bit pressure in relay, however, I am satisfied with the result,” Li mentioned.
Chinese breaststroke specialist Qin Haiyang gained males’s 200m breaststroke title in two minutes 8.90 seconds. What’s extra, he turned the occasion’s newly-promoted FISU report holder.
China additionally swept two synchro diving golds in ladies’s synchronized 3m springboard and blended synchronized 10m platform.
Chen Jia and Yang Ruilin dominated in ladies’s synchronized 3m springboard last and locked the gold with 330.75 factors by a big main margin.
“We have paired several times in the competition. We train, eat, and sleep together every day, naturally leading to a tacit understanding,” mentioned Chen.
In the blended synchronized 10m platform last, Wang Weiying and Wang Binhan compiled 331.26 factors to take the gold.
In gymnastics, China’s Zhang Boheng gained the boys’s all-around title whereas his compatriot Ou Yushan claimed the ladies’s all-around title.
“It’s so wonderful to win at home, we’re glad to give stable performances and had a really enjoyable time today,” mentioned Ou.
China additionally collected golds from athletics, taekwondo, fencing and desk tennis.
China now leads the medal desk on 61 golds, adopted by South Korea on 17 and Japan with 15.