Zhang Jingqiang of China competes in the men's long jump at the Chengdu Universiade, August 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
China added three track and field golds at the Chengdu Unversiade on Sunday, while Turkey emerged victorious in marathon events.
CHENGDU, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- China scooped three more titles in men's long jump, men's and women's 4x100m relays at the World University Games here on Sunday.
Zhang Jingqiang seized the men's long jump gold with a season-best leap of 7.93 meters. Chinese runners also won the men's and women's 4x100m relay titles in 38.80 and 43.70 seconds respectively.
"Our next target is to break the national record and achieve the best at the upcoming Asian Games," said Chen Guanfeng, who aimed to further improve the performance in men's 4x100m relay together with teammates Chen Jiapeng, Yan Haibin and Deng Zhijian.
China's Cai Yanting (1st L) passes the baton to Li Yuting (front) in the women's 4x100m relay at the Chengdu Universiade, August 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
China's women's team of Liang Xiaojing, Ge Manqi, Cai Yanting and Li Yuting believed that their efforts paid off. "We trained hard to prepare for the events. We are still young, and there will be more possibilities in the future," Li said after the competition.
In the morning's half marathon, Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa clinched the women's gold in 1:13:17, while Sezgin Atac of Turkey finished the men's race first in 1:04:36. Both the women's and men's team half marathons were won by Turkish runners, in 3:43:14 and 3:14:31 respectively.
Turkey also took the men's 4x400m relay gold in 3:03.46, while Poland grabbed the women's 4x400m relay gold in 3:32.81.
"This is the last gold medal of the athletics. We are so happy to win. We had a good time in Chengdu, and our goal is to go to the Paris Olympics," said Turkey's Berke Akcam.
Sezgin Atac (L) and Ayetullah Aslanhan of Turkey compete in the men's half marathon at the Chengdu Universiade, August 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
In the field events, Edis Matusevicius of Lithuania secured the men's javelin throw gold with 80.37 meters, and Ghana's Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah won the women's high jump with a leap of 1.94 meters.
Elsewhere, Poland's Maciej Michal Wyderka grabbed the men's 800m gold in 1:49.09, Italy's Laura Pellicoro finished the first in the women's 1,500m in 4:15.82, and Simon Bedard of France clinched the men's 5,000m gold in 14:14.10. ■
