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Asian Games 2023, Day 7 - In Pics

Host China's utter Asian Games domination continued on Day 7 of the 19th continental sporting extravaganza in Hangzhou, the second biggest city in the Yangtze Delta after Shanghai. But the highlight of the was Xie Zhenye's 9.97-second run in the men's 100m final for the gold medal. His Chinese compatriot Ge Manqi claimed the women's event with a time of 11.23. Having already accumulated as many as 216 medals including 114 gold, China will now push for 400+ haul, a feat they had previously achieved in 2010 Guangzhou (415). Japan and South Korea are distant second and third, while India moved to fourth. Uzbekistan, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong China, North Korea and Iran completed the top ten in the 2023 Asian Games medal tally.

Asian Games 2023, Day 7: Men's hammer throw final
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Host China's utter Asian Games domination continued on Day 7 of the 19th continental sporting extravaganza in Hangzhou, the second biggest city in the Yangtze Delta after Shanghai. But the highlight of the was Xie Zhenye's 9.97-second run in the men's 100m final for the gold medal. His Chinese compatriot Ge Manqi claimed the women's event with a time of 11.23. Having already accumulated as many as 216 medals including 114 gold, China will now push for 400+ haul, a feat they had previously achieved in 2010 Guangzhou (415). Japan and South Korea are distant second and third, while India moved to fourth. Uzbekistan, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong China, North Korea and Iran completed the top ten in the 2023 Asian Games medal tally.