The Hangzhou Asian Games ushered in the first competition day on September 24, and a grand event full of passion and anticipation was officially unveiled. On this day, a total of 31 gold medals will be decided, and it is remarkable that the Chinese delegation achieved fruitful results in the early stages of the competition, winning 7 gold medals, leading the gold medal table. The feat also overshadowed the once-dominant South Korean team, while Japan won only one silver medal.
The first gold medal of the opening day came in rowing, and this honor went to the Chinese pair of Zou Jiaqi and Qiu Xiuping, who showed their strength in the women's lightweight double sculls final and won the crown in 7:06.78. This is not only the first gold medal of the Chinese delegation in this Asian Games, but also the continuation of the tradition of the Chinese rowing team since the 2002 Busan Asian Games, winning the first gold in six consecutive Asian Games. In particular, it is worth mentioning that Zou Jiaqi is a local athlete in Hangzhou, and it is undoubtedly a particularly happy and proud thing to win the gold medal at her doorstep.
At the post-match award ceremony, Zou Jiaqi and Qiu Xiuping held the gold medal high, full of happy and proud smiles, and also passed this joy to all Chinese sports fans. But the women's lightweight double sculls aren't the only highlight of the Chinese rowing team, and other events are also outstanding. In the men's lightweight double sculls final, Fan Junjie and Sun Man set an excellent time of 6 minutes 23.16 seconds to easily win the gold medal. In the women's double sculls and men's double sculls, the Chinese team also won the championship, which was won by Lu Shiyu/Shen Shuangmei and Liu Zhiyu/Zhang Liang respectively. In addition, the women's quadruple sculls coxless final was also swept by the Chinese team, and the Chinese team composed of Zhang Shuxian, Liu Xiaoxin, Wang Zifeng and Xu Xingye easily won the championship with a time of 6:42.03, which won five consecutive gold medals for the Chinese rowing team in just one hour, adding a lot of color to the opening day.
In addition to the rowing event, the Chinese delegation also had good news in the shooting arena. The Chinese team composed of Wang Zhilin, Han Jiayu and Huang Yuting performed well in the women's 10m air rifle team competition, winning the gold medal with a total score of 1896.6 rings, which is also the first gold medal of the Chinese shooting team in this Asian Games. In addition, in the wushu men's changquan final, China's Sun Peiyuan won the gold medal with a high score of 9.840 points, continuing his glorious record of winning gold medals in this event at three consecutive Asian Games.
According to the schedule, gold medals in swimming, fencing, competitive gymnastics, judo, taekwondo and many other events will be determined today, and the Chinese team is also competitive in these events. Among them, swimming will be the focus, and several finals will start at 7:30 p.m., and Chinese athletes such as Zhang Yufei and Qin Haiyang will fight for more honors for the Chinese delegation. Zhang Yufei will compete in the women's 200m butterfly final, while Qin Haiyang will compete in the men's 200m individual medley final.
The opening day of the Hangzhou Asian Games brought wonderful competitions and exciting moments to the audience, and also demonstrated the strong competitiveness and team cohesion of the Chinese delegation. It is expected that in the next competition, the Chinese team can continue to achieve excellent results and win more honors for the country.
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