China, the Asian Games host country, added two more gold medals to its already impressive haul after dominating the men’s and women’s 100-meter sprint events.
Xie Zhenye
China’s Xie Zhenye, who currently holds the Asian record in the 200 meters, demonstrated his exceptional speed on the track on September 30, when he defeated his rivals in a 100 meters event, clocking a time of 9.97 seconds.
Running closely behind Xie is Thailand’s Boonson Puripol, who got second place with a time of 10.02 seconds, and Malaysia’s Muhammad Azeem Bin Mohd Fahmi, who got third place with a time of 10.11 seconds.
Upon being declared the winner, Xie Zhenye embraced his wife before the assembled crowd. Onlookers also began to approach the pair and whip out their mobile phones to capture the romantic moment. After the hug, Xie let the world know that his momentous victory at the 100 m event was dedicated to his wife by shouting, “This moment is for you!”.
This moment was also shared on the X account of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 Official, where the caption read:
The romantic vibe filled the entire arena after China’s Xie Zhenye claimed the gold in the Men’s 100m at Hangzhou Asian Games. He embraced his wife, saying, “This moment is for you!”
The romantic vibe filled the entire arena after China’s Xie Zhenye claimed the gold in the Men's 100m at Hangzhou Asian Games. He embraced his wife, saying, "This moment is for you!"#Hangzhou #AsianGames #TeamChina #XieZhenye #HangzhouAsianGames #AsianGames2023 #100m #Romantic pic.twitter.com/yGQTjaeAvU
— The 19th Asian Games Hangzhou Official (@19thAGofficial) September 30, 2023
Ge Manqi
Meanwhile, China’s Ge Manqi also proved herself worthy of a gold medal in the women’s 100 meter event when she finished the race in just 11.23 seconds. Although Ge was lagging behind her rivals in the early stages of the race, she persevered and kept pushing forward. After the midpoint of the race, Ge began to increase her speed and eventually overtook her rivals at the end.
Singapore’s Veronica Shanti Pereira settled for second place with a time of 11.27 seconds, while Bahrain’s Hajar Saad Saeed Saad Alkhaldi settled for third place with a time of 11.35 seconds.
After Ge was announced the winner, she burst into tears as she embraced her compatriot, crying tears of joy at having achieved the victory in the 100m event.
Global Times also shared the triumphs of the two Chinese sprinters on their X account.
“Chinese sprinters Ge Manqi and Xie Zhenye won gold medals in both the men’s and women’s 100m finals at the 19th #AsianGames in #Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, East China, on Sep 30.”
Chinese sprinters Ge Manqi and Xie Zhenye won gold medals in both the men's and women's 100m finals at the 19th #AsianGames in #Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, East China, on Sep 30. Photos: Cui Meng/GT https://t.co/csGjgkYRDW pic.twitter.com/pwFvaRgcgB
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) September 30, 2023
China continues to lead
As of October 1, the host of the Asiad continued to lead the medal table with a total of 244 medals, including 133 gold, 72 silver, and 39 bronze.
The photo above is from a Twitter screenshot