Artistic swimmers of Team China compete in the team free routine final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, today. Photos from Xinhua except otherwise stated

Shenzhen athletes have demonstrated their prowess on the international stage, concluding the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou today with an impressive tally of 10 gold, five silver, and four bronze medals. The remarkable achievement marks their best performance in the history of the Asian Games.

A total of 20 Shenzhen athletes competed in 14 events, including swimming, artistic swimming, diving, boxing, hockey, rowing, shooting, rock climbing, table tennis, tennis and e-sports. Compared with the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Shenzhen athletes took home seven more medals, including an additional six gold medals.

The Asian Games 2023 medal tally. Courtesy of the official website of Hangzhou Asian Games

The 19th Asian Games, which featured 40 sports, 61 disciplines, and 481 events, ran from Sept. 23 to today in Hangzhou, along with five co-host cities, namely Ningbo, Wenzhou, Huzhou, Shaoxing, and Jinhua, in East China's Zhejiang Province. Team China bagged a total of 383 medals, including 201 gold, 111 silver and 71 bronze, ranking first in the medal tally and breaking the 200-gold mark in the continental multi-sport event for the first time.

Artistic swimmers of Team China compete in the team free routine final today.

During the artistic swimming competition today, the Chinese female athletes, including the twin sisters from Shenzhen, had consistently demonstrated their excellence, impressing judges and spectators alike with their skill and technical routines. Their gravity-themed final performance earned them a score of 341.4875, securing first place with a total score of 868.9676, giving them a comfortable 38-point lead over their closest competitors from Team Japan.

Just a day before, the twin sisters had already won the duet gold medal with a total score of 526.8620, surpassing Japan’s Yasunaga Mashiro and Higa Moe by over 34 points. Their jungle-themed performance sent them to the top of the podium, cementing the fifth duet gold in a row for China at the Asian Games.