Curtain comes down on Hangzhou Asian Games
Hangzhou: Hosts China racked up a record 201 gold medals before the curtain came down on two weeks of tears and triumphs at the Asian Games in Hangzhou yesterday.
The 19th and biggest Asiad concluded at the 80,000-capacity Olympic stadium with China handing over to Japan for 2026 at a celebratory closing ceremony.
The hosts dominated over much of the fortnight, their 201 golds beating the 199 they collected at Guangzhou 2010. Their exploits across the 40 sports at the Games reinforced China’s status as Asia’s sporting superpower, topping the medals table at every Asian Games since 1982.
With about 12,000 athletes, this was the biggest Asian Games in history and had more competitors than the Olympics.
Chinese swimmers Zhang Yufei and Qin Haiyang were named the Games MVPs and it was in the pool where the hosts were especially impressive.
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