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.
Updated: 01 Oct 2023 8:30 am
114Asian Games 2023, Day 7: Men's hammer throw final
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Japan's Shota Fukuda competes during the men's hammer throw final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
214Asian Games 2023, Day 7: Women's 100-meter final
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China's Ge Manqi celebrates after winning the women's 100-meter final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
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314Asian Games 2023, Day 7: Men's hammer throw final
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Qatar's Ashraf Elseify celebrates after winning silver medal in the men's hammer throw final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
414Asian Games 2023, Day 7: Men's hammer throw final
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Gold medalist China's Wang Qi celebrates on the podium during the victory ceremony for the men's hammer throw at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
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514Asian Games 2023, Day 7: Men's 100-meter
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Medalists, from left to right, Thailand's Puripol Boonson, silver, China's Xie Zhenye, gold, and Malaysia's Muhammad Azeem bin Mohd Fahmi, bronze, celebrate on the podium during the victory ceremony for the men's 100-meter at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
614Asian Games 2023, Day 7: Women's 100-meter
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Medalists, from left to right, Singapore's Veronica Shanti Pereira, silver, China's Ge Manqi, gold, and Bahrain's Hajar Saad Saeed Saad Alkhaldi, bronze, celebrate on the podium during the victory ceremony for the women's 100-meter at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
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714Asian Games 2023, Day 7: Men's hammer throw final
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A staff is stretched to get medical attention after he was hit in the leg by a hammer during the men's hammer throw final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
814Asian Games 2023, Day 7: Women's heptathlon shot put
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China's Liu Jingyi competes during the women's heptathlon shot put at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
914Asian Games 2023, Day 7: Women's 55kg weightlifting
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North Korea's Hyongyong Kang celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 55kg Group A weightlifting final at 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
1014Asian Games 2023, Day 7: Women's Speed Skating 10000m
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Taiwan's Pei-Yu Shih, left, crosses the line to win gold at the Women's Speed Skating 10000m Point-Elimination Race event of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
1114Asian Games 2023, Day 7: Men's synchronized diving
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China's Siyu Yan and Chao He compete at the men's synchronized 3m springboard diving final of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
1214Asian Games 2023, Day 7: Women's Volleyball - Afghanistan vs Kazakhstan
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Afghanistan's players prepare to defend during a preliminary round Women's Volleyball match against Kazakhstan at the Hangzhou Normal University Canqian Gymnasium for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
1314Asian Games 2023, Day 7: Men's pole vault final
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From left, silver medalist China's Huang Bokai, bronze medalist Saudi Arabia's Hussain Asim M Al Hizam, and gold medalist Philippines' Ernest John Obiena, celebrate after their men's pole vault final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
1414Asian Games 2023, Day 7: Men's 10000-meter final
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Runners compete during the men's 10000-meter final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.