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1、ChinaaimstotopathleticsmedaltableatHangzhouAsianGamesXinhuaUpdated:2023-09-1909:32fl11+AnaerialphotoonAug21,2023showsthesportsvenuesinHangzhou,EastChinasZhejiangprovince.Photo/XinhuaJHANGZHOU-DespiteformidablecompetitionfromJapan,Bahrain,andIndia,ChinaremainspoisedtotopthemedaltableinathleticsattheH
2、angzhouAsianGames.Since1986,ChinahasconsistentlyledthemedaltallyintrackandfieldateveryAsianGames.FiveyearsagoinJakarta,ChinatiedwithBahrain,eachsecuring12goldmedals.Indiatrailedwithseven,followedbyJapanwithsix.TheathleticseventsinHangzhou,whichboast48goldmedals,arescheduledfromSeptember29toOctober5a
3、ttheHangzhouOlympicSportsCenterStadium.OfficialsfromtheChineseAthleticsAssociationprojectChinatoclinchbetween13and15golds.China,s62-membersquadisparticularlystronginwomen,sevents.TokyoOlympicschampionGongLijiao,freshfromhereighthworldchampionshipsmedalinBudapest,isfavoredtosecureherthirdconsecutiveA
4、sianGamesgoldinthewomensshotputontheathletics*openingday.ShewillbeaccompaniedbySongJiayuan,anothermedalhopefulandafinalistinBudapest.Giventheirperformancesthisyear,theduoisanticipatedtodominatetheevent.FengBin,thewomensdiscusthrowbronzemedalistfromtheBudapestworldchampionshipsandthisyearsDiamondLeag
5、ueMeetingvictorinXiamen,isanotherstrongcontender.Aftersecuringsecondplacefiveyearsago,Fenghasimprovedherpersonalbestto69.12m,adistancethatwonheraworldchampionshiptitleinOregonin2022.DespitenotdefendinghertitleinBudapest,FengsconsistentperformancepositionsherwellaheadofherAsiancompetitors.Inothereven
6、ts,two-timeAsianchampionWangZhengaimsforherinauguralAsianGamesgoldinthehammerthrow.Inthewomensjavelinthrow,LyuHuihuiandOlympicchampionLiuShiyingwillcompeteforgold,especiallywithworldchampionHarukaKitaguchiofJapanabsentfromthegames.Chineseracewalking,traditionallyadominantevent,facedchallengesinBudap
7、est,failingtosecureanymedals.However,attheAsianGames,Chineseracewalkersremainfavorites.WithveteranLiuHongnotparticipatinginHangzhou,thespotlightfallsonYangJiayu,the2017worldchampion,andherteammateMaZhenxia.Bothareexpectedtoexcelinthewomens20km,withYangholdingtheworldrecordat1:23:49.Onthetrack,inthea
8、bsenceoflegendSuBingtianthisseason,Chinesesprinters,ledbyXieZhenye,themen,s200mnationalrecordholder,willfacestiffcompetitionfromJapan,Thailand,Qatar,andBahrain.AlthoughJapans100mworldsfinalistAbdulHakimSaniBrownwontbecompetinginHangzhou,JapanboastsformidablesprintersinYoshihideKiryuandYukionKoike.Ot
9、herglobalathleticsstarswillalsocompeteinHangzhou.WorldchampionsMutazEssaBarshimofQatarandNeerajChopraofIndiaarepredictedtodominateinthemen,shighjumpandjavelinthrow,respectively.PhilippinepolevaulterErnestJohnObiena,whohasrivaledArmandDuplantisthroughouttheseason,isexpectedtostandunchallengedinHangzhou,beingthefirstAsiantoclear6.00m.
