NAGOYA, Japan – With a generational talent making a splash in the pool and a bunch of sharpshooters dominating the range, behemoth China cemented their lead on the medal table on day two of full competition at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday.
Organisers postponed the equestrian events to Tuesday amid fears of disruption, then heaved a sigh of relief as typhoon Dujuan shifted toward eastern Japan, allowing the rest of the programme to proceed.
In the pool, 13-year-old sensation Yu Zidi collected her second gold in as many days, scorching to an Asian Games record to win the 200m individual medley. Her time was four-tenths shy of the world record held by Canada’s Summer McIntosh.
“I feel even happier about this gold medal than the first one (200m butterfly),” the prodigy said.
“The details we discussed today were things I might not get right in training, so I needed to pay more attention to them,” she said.
China’s Dong Zhihao shared the men’s 100m breaststroke gold with home favourite Ohashi Shin while compatriot Qin Haiyang, who swept the breaststroke events at Hangzhou 2022, settled for bronze.
China’s marksmen were just as ruthless at the Aichi Prefecture General Shooting Gallery.
Olympic champion Sheng Lihao defended his men’s 10m air rifle crown, holding off spirited challenges from India’s Himanshu Dhillon and Rudrankksh Patil. China also clinched both team golds.
At the Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, North Korea and South Korea played out a 1-1 draw in a women’s group F football match.
