Koki Ueyama of Japan competes in the men's 200m final at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Oct. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)
Japan's Koki Ueyama and Veronica Shanti Pereira of Singapore clinched the men's and women's 200m golds respectively at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
HANGZHOU, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Koki Ueyama was crowned the men's 200m champion after edging Saudi Arabia's Abdullar Abkar Mohammed at the Hangzhou Asian Games here on Monday.
Mohammed produced a superb bend to lead the race and looked set for victory only to be overtaken just meters from the finish.
Ueyama won in 20.60 seconds, just 0.03 ahead of Mohammed.
Chinese Taipei's Yang Chun-Han edged Qatari Femi Ogunode in another photo finish, clocking 20.74 for the bronze.
Veronica Shanti Pereira (C) of Singapore, Edidiong Ofonime Odiong (R) of Bahrain and Li Yuting of China compete in the women's 200m final at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Oct. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
Singapore's Veronica Shanti Pereira clinched the women's 200m title in 23.03, adding to her 100m silver medal.
China's Li Yuting settled for second as she clocked with 0.25 behind while defending champion Edidiong Odiong of Bahrain rounded out the top three with a time of 23.48. ■
