China Wins 7 Gold Medals and Secures LA Olympics Berths on Day 13 of Asian Games
- 2, 2026, the Chinese sports delegation secured seven gold medals across multiple disciplines, with tennis and archery victories securing entries for the upcoming Los Angeles Olympics, according to...
- Meanwhile, in the archery recurve mixed team final, the pair of Zhu Jingyi and Li Mengqi defeated India 5-3 to win the gold medal, also earning a Los...
- China Sports Daily reported that the canoeing slalom competition concluded with the extreme kayak events, where Chen Lin won the women's final to capture the event's first-ever gold...
At the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Oct. 2, 2026, the Chinese sports delegation secured seven gold medals across multiple disciplines, with tennis and archery victories securing entries for the upcoming Los Angeles Olympics, according to a report by China Sports Daily. The day marked the conclusion of several events, including canoeing slalom, boxing, and track cycling, alongside the opening of breaking competitions.
Tennis and Archery Secure Los Angeles Olympic Berths
Meanwhile, in the archery recurve mixed team final, the pair of Zhu Jingyi and Li Mengqi defeated India 5-3 to win the gold medal, also earning a Los Angeles Olympic quota for China and returning the nation to the top of the Asian Games archery team podium for the first time in 12 years. Zhu Jingyi, Huang Yuwei, and Yu Qi also combined to take the bronze medal in the recurve women’s team event.
Gold Medals in Canoeing, Boxing, and Cycling
China Sports Daily reported that the canoeing slalom competition concluded with the extreme kayak events, where Chen Lin won the women’s final to capture the event’s first-ever gold medal in Asian Games history, while teammate Xu Linxi earned bronze. In the men’s extreme kayak, Quan Xin and Hu Zhaoshan claimed the silver and bronze medals, respectively. In boxing, opening ceremony flag-bearer Wu Yu defeated Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam to win the women’s 51kg gold medal. Yang Chengyu, Bao Ziyi, and Han Xuezhen added silver medals in the women’s 60kg, women’s 75kg, and men’s 90kg divisions, while Zhao Xuan and Li Shu each secured bronze after exiting in the women’s 54kg and 65kg semifinals. Track cycling also concluded its schedule, highlighted by Yuan Liying winning the women’s sprint for her third gold medal of the Games, while Jiang Yulu took bronze. Wu Junjie and Sun Haijiao earned silver in the men’s Madison, and Li Zhiwei and Xie Han finished with silver and bronze in the men’s keirin.
China Wins Gold in Judo and Taekwondo
Additional gold medals came from combat events, as Niu Xinran won the women’s 78kg-plus judo division, and Asian Games debutante Ma Jingyue triumphed in the women’s 49kg taekwondo category. In team sports, the Chinese women’s hockey squad fell 1-0 to India in the final to take the silver medal. The men’s volleyball team lost a five-set semifinal 3-2 to Japan, setting up a bronze-medal match against Pakistan on Oct. 3. In rugby sevens, the men’s team defeated Sri Lanka to advance to the semifinals against host Japan, while the women’s team swept their group stage to reach a semifinal matchup with Thailand. Golf completed its third round, with the men’s team standing third at 402 (-12) and the women’s team leading second place by four strokes at 405 (-15). Breaking competition opened with all four Chinese entrants—Liu Qingyi, Guo Pu, Qi Xiangyu, and Wang Ruimiao—qualifying for the quarterfinals.
China’s gold medal count reached seven for the 13th day of competition.