China won all four athletics events contested at the 4th East
Asian Games in Macao this morning, bringing its event total to 31
golds, 5 silvers and 4 bronzes.
Li Meiju won the women's shot put with a 18.12 m result, well
ahead of Japanese Yoko Tononaga's16.89 m and Chinese Liu Yingfan's
16.50 m.
Li said victory was sweet but the result so-so. "I feel tired
from the Chinese National Games and I am not in my best shape," she
said. Li won the gold in the National Games early this month.
Jing Xuezhu and teammate Zheng Xingjuan took the first two
places in the women's high jump. Jing cleared 1.85 m for the gold
and Zheng took the silver with the same height. South Korean Park
In-hee won the bronze with 1.70 m.
Wu Tao and Tulake Nuermainaiti also won gold and silver for
China in the men's discus final. Wu threw 61.74 m beating his
teammate by 2.53 m. South Korean Choi Jong-bum came third with
54.19 m.
In the women's 10,000 meter relay, Chinese Bao Guiying pulled
away in the last stretch to win in 34 minutes and 17 seconds.
Japanese Hiromi Ominami finished second in 32:36.62 with North
Korean Paek Hyan-gok third in 34:53.06.
China also won the gymnastic women's team event and all three
weightlifting golds yesterday, on top of all three weightlifting
golds the day before.
(Xinhua News Agency November 1, 2005)