Peng wins, China eyes record haul
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November 24, 2010, Wednesday
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CHINA'S Peng Shuai battled past Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan 7-5, 6-2 to win the women's singles tennis title in Guangzhou yesterday.
The opening set was extremely tight as the two players levelled all the way to 5-all before Peng won 7-5.
Peng, ranked world No. 72, steadily grew in confidence after that and mounted a fierce attack on Amanmuradova's serve twice in the second set before wrapping up the set 6-2.
"My opponent put me under great pressure in the serve games," Peng said. "It is the crowd that gave me lots of encouragement and strength."
India's Somdev Devvarman defeated top-seeded Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan in straight sets to complete a sweep of the singles and doubles men's tennis titles.
Second-seeded Devvarman took advantage of Istomin's wildly inconsistent form to secure a 6-1, 6-2 victory. Devvarman won the men's doubles with teammate Sanam Krishnan Singh in a three-set victory on Monday.
Yasunori Nagatomo scored with three minutes remaining as Japan edged China's Hong Kong 28-21 to defend its rugby sevens title, despite giving up a one-man advantage for the last five minutes.
China missed a golden opportunity to take the first women's rugby title. Sun Tingting crossed on the last play of the final but lost control of the ball in-goal, giving Kazakhstan a 17-14 win. Thailand scored the winning try in extra time to secure the bronze medal in the women's competition over China's Hong Kong.
South Korea took the men's bronze, beating China 21-14.
South Korea's Yun Ok-hee won the women's individual archery gold medal, beating China's Cheng Ming in the final. Kwon Un Sil of North Korea won bronze in the same event, meaning the Korean pair had to share the podium. Yun and Kwon shook hands before Yun accepted the gold medal.
Finalists were decided in men's football when Japan edged Iran 2-1 and Ahmed Ali Alabry's goal on the final kick of the match in extra time gave the United Arab Emirates a 1-0 win over South Korea. The gold medal final is tomorrow.
In men's field hockey, Amin Rahim scored a late equalizer and the golden goal clincher as Malaysia produced a surprise 4-3 semifinal win over India.
In the final, Malaysia will face Pakistan, which edged defending champion South Korea 4-3 in a sudden-death penalty shootout.
Also at stake for the winner of tomorrow's final is an automatic qualifying spot for the London 2012 Olympics.
China finished the day with 165 gold medals - one shy of its record total from the 2006 Asian Games at Doha. There are still 119 gold medals to be presented, and China has an excellent chance of reaching 200.
The opening set was extremely tight as the two players levelled all the way to 5-all before Peng won 7-5.
Peng, ranked world No. 72, steadily grew in confidence after that and mounted a fierce attack on Amanmuradova's serve twice in the second set before wrapping up the set 6-2.
"My opponent put me under great pressure in the serve games," Peng said. "It is the crowd that gave me lots of encouragement and strength."
India's Somdev Devvarman defeated top-seeded Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan in straight sets to complete a sweep of the singles and doubles men's tennis titles.
Second-seeded Devvarman took advantage of Istomin's wildly inconsistent form to secure a 6-1, 6-2 victory. Devvarman won the men's doubles with teammate Sanam Krishnan Singh in a three-set victory on Monday.
Yasunori Nagatomo scored with three minutes remaining as Japan edged China's Hong Kong 28-21 to defend its rugby sevens title, despite giving up a one-man advantage for the last five minutes.
China missed a golden opportunity to take the first women's rugby title. Sun Tingting crossed on the last play of the final but lost control of the ball in-goal, giving Kazakhstan a 17-14 win. Thailand scored the winning try in extra time to secure the bronze medal in the women's competition over China's Hong Kong.
South Korea took the men's bronze, beating China 21-14.
South Korea's Yun Ok-hee won the women's individual archery gold medal, beating China's Cheng Ming in the final. Kwon Un Sil of North Korea won bronze in the same event, meaning the Korean pair had to share the podium. Yun and Kwon shook hands before Yun accepted the gold medal.
Finalists were decided in men's football when Japan edged Iran 2-1 and Ahmed Ali Alabry's goal on the final kick of the match in extra time gave the United Arab Emirates a 1-0 win over South Korea. The gold medal final is tomorrow.
In men's field hockey, Amin Rahim scored a late equalizer and the golden goal clincher as Malaysia produced a surprise 4-3 semifinal win over India.
In the final, Malaysia will face Pakistan, which edged defending champion South Korea 4-3 in a sudden-death penalty shootout.
Also at stake for the winner of tomorrow's final is an automatic qualifying spot for the London 2012 Olympics.
China finished the day with 165 gold medals - one shy of its record total from the 2006 Asian Games at Doha. There are still 119 gold medals to be presented, and China has an excellent chance of reaching 200.
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