China wins Asian Games opening gold in rowing
September 27, 2023
CHINESE rowers grabbed the Hangzhou Asian Games opening gold in Women’s Light-weight Double Sculls in Hangzhou yesterday morning.
This is the sixth time in a row China grabbed the opening gold at the Asian Games.
Zou Jiaqi and Qiu Xiuping, who finished sixth at the 2023 World Championships just weeks ago, won with a comfortable lead in seven minute 6.78 seconds at the Fuyang Water Sports Center in the capital of East China’s Zhejiang Province.