The hosts are running away at the top of the overall medals table with 132 golds.
Wang Jianan leapt an impressive 8.22m on his first attempt in the long jump to defend his title.
China is enjoying a long holiday for national day and patriotic fervour filled the 80,000-seater Olympic stadium in the eastern city for the evening’s athletics.Wang Jianan, nicknamed Eddie, leapt an impressive 8.22m on his first attempt in the long jump.Discus thrower Feng Bin, who like Wang was dethroned as world champion in August, also bounced back in style to claim gold with a throw of 67.93m, a Games record.
The Koreans, who are chasing a third gold medal in a row in the Under-23 competition, face Uzbekistan in the semifinals. South Korea’s coach Kim Hak-kyun called the gold “precious” and said they were already targeting more success at next summer’s Paris Olympics.China did however recover to win the final of the men’s team competition 3-2 after going behind to India.
In the men’s event, rising star Taichi Kho kept his nerve despite a charge by PGA Tour star Im Sung-jae for a one-stroke victory.An athletics official suffered a broken leg after being hit by a hammer hurled during competition by Kuwait’s Ali Zankawi.
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