China Teen Takes Record Javelin Gold to Light up 'Sad' Asian Games

China teen blows away the field for record-setting gold at 'sad' Games

Golds were up for grabs on day eight in sports including athletics, baseball, diving, skateboarding, squash and weightlifting. On another wet day in Aichi-Nagoya, the teenager Yan demolished the opposition in the women's javelin with her first and only throw of the night of 70.46m. It was a new Games record, smashing the 66.09m by compatriot Liu Shiying in 2018, and left Japan's reigning Olympic champion Haruka Kitaguchi in a distant second for …

China teen takes record javelin gold to light up 'sad' Asian Games

China’s 18-year-old Yan Ziyi shattered the Asian Games record to win javelin gold, showcasing her rare talent on a day marked by a medalist’s failed doping test and a decorated bad...