China swimmer makes Asian Games history as Thai sprinter wins track 100m

China’s Zhang Zhanshuo, 19, became the archetypal swimmer to triumph 7 golds astatine a azygous Asian Games.

Towering teen Zhang Zhanshuo became the archetypal swimmer successful past to triumph 7 golds astatine a azygous Asian Games, portion connected the track, Thai sprinter Puripol Boonson powered to triumph successful the 100m.

China’s Zhang, 19, scorched to the men’s 400m freestyle rubric successful the excavation successful Tokyo connected Friday successful a Games-record 3 minutes and 41.28 seconds.

He sat connected the lane divider aft the contention and dilatory counted disconnected connected his fingers each 7 medals helium had won.

Zhang besides won idiosyncratic golds successful the 200m, 800m and 1,500m freestyle events, arsenic good arsenic 3 relays.

He said, aft wrapping up a scintillating campaign, that it had been the “perfect week”.

“I deliberation the astir important happening is to enactment grounded and focused, due to the fact that the Asian Games are not my eventual goal,” said Zhang, who stands 198cm (six feet, six inches).

With the Los Angeles Olympics little than 2 years away, China won 30 of the 42 golds successful the excavation this week.

Their 13-year-old improvement Yu Zidi was the undoubted superstar, taking location 3 idiosyncratic golds and each successful Games-record times.

Not to beryllium outdone, Japan’s 17-year-old Shin Ohashi shattered the men’s 200m breaststroke satellite grounds connected Thursday.

Swimming, equestrian and diving are taking spot successful Tokyo, but the metropolis of Nagoya and the wider Aichi prefecture are the main Games host.

The men’s and women’s 100m sprints, the bluish riband events successful way and field, took spot successful beforehand of rows of bare seats successful Nagoya.

China’s Chen Yujie streaked to a comfy triumph successful the women’s last successful a Games-record 11.06 seconds.

The men’s was won by 20-year-old Puripol, who burst retired of the battalion successful the last 4th of the contention to triumph successful 9.90 seconds, breaking his Games grounds from earlier successful the evening.

It was Thailand’s archetypal men’s 100m golden medal since Suchart Jairsuraparp connected location ungraded astatine the 1978 Bangkok Games.

‘Today was a occurrence for me’

On the past evening of gymnastics, Carlos Yulo won the men’s vault for his 2nd golden of the Games.

The treble Olympic champion won level golden connected Thursday to implicit his postulation of large titles.

“I can’t judge it,” the Filipino said.

“In this full Asian Games, I felt truly stressed, but astatine the aforesaid time, I enjoyed what I did today. I truly did my part.

“Today was truly a occurrence for me.”

There’s small clip to celebrate, however, with the satellite championships adjacent month.

South Korea edged China 85-80 successful the semifinals of the women’s basketball, and volition look hosts Japan for gold.

China had their elephantine centre Zhang Ziyu, 19, but it was not enough.

Zhang Ziyu stands 223cm (seven feet, 4 inches) and scored 22 points.

“She was pugnacious to guard,” said South Korea’s Kang Lee-seul.

“We couldn’t support her, but we focused connected accelerated breaks and shooting much three-pointers.”

North Korea’s women were again successful record-setting signifier connected the weightlifting dais.

Oh Kwang Ok acceptable 3 satellite records connected her mode to women’s 57kg bodyweight people gold.

Oh lifted 104kg successful the snatch and 134kg successful the cleanable and jerk for a 238kg full – each satellite records to adhd to the 2 golds North Korea’s women won successful the 49kg and 53kg classes this week.

North Korea has won 4 golden medals and 2 silvers successful the six weightlifting events contested truthful far.