The 25-year-old threw 88.88m, more than 0.70m further than his world title-winning throw in Budapest.
India’s gold medallist Neeraj Chopra celebrates on the podium with compatriot Kishore Jana and Japan’s bronze medallist Genki Dean after winning the men’s javelin throw event.
He was challenged by silver-medal-winning teammate Kishore Jena, who threw a personal best of 87.54m to draw out Chopra’s winning effort at the Hangzhou Olympic stadium. “We are celebrating our best-ever medal tally, a testament to the unparalleled dedication, grit and sporting spirit of our athletes,” India’s prime minister Narendra Modi wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Li turned the tables on Borgohain who beat the Chinese boxer in the semifinals on the way to the middleweight world championship in March. Four-time Asian Cup champions Japan ended Hong Kong’s dream run to the semifinals and will play either South Korea or Uzbekistan for the gold.
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