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FORMER Dallas Mavericks center Wang Zhizhi scored 20 points to lead China to its second straight Asian Games title with a 77-71 win over South Korea last night.
The hosts came into the final with seven straight wins, including narrow victories over Iran in the semifinals and lowly Qatar in the quarterfinals.
South Korea opened the second quarter with a 16-4 run to take a 37-31 lead, but China stormed back before halftime to take a 43-37 advantage.
China never trailed after that, though it wasn't able to put the game out of reach. South Korea clawed back to 74-71 with about 2 minutes left, and China missed five of six free throw attempts in the last 30 seconds.
"Getting the gold medal at my last Asian Games, I think this is a perfect ending," Wang said, before adding, "If the national team needs me, I'll keep playing."
In athletics, Lao Yi's powerful finish helped China win the men's 4x100-meter relay and gave the sprinter a second gold after his 100m title.
Li Yanxi also contributed by defending his men's triple jump title as the hosts cemented their lead in the medals race on the last day of track competition in athletics.
With only the men's and women's marathons left for today, China wrapped up the six-day program at Aoti Main Stadium with a commanding 12 gold medals.
India and Bahrain had five golds apiece. Japan and Kazakhstan each have four.
The 25-year-old Lao completed the final leg of the 4x100 with a clear lead, helping China post a team-best time of 38.78 seconds.
Chinese Taipei trailed by 0.27 seconds and Thailand took bronze.
Lao celebrated by blowing a kiss at the camera, then later dropped to his knees and raised his arms.
"I am so emotional. This team gold is more important than my 100 gold," Lao said.
Teammate Liang Jiahong praised Lao for making up for his poor baton handover. "Luckily, Lao Yi had a world-class performance," Liang said.
Thailand was the surprise winner of the women's race, clocking 44.09 seconds as they interrupted Chinese dominance of six straight golds in the event. India won the women's 4x400 by crossing in 3:29.02.
Feng Lanlan clinched the karate title, beating Emiko Homma of Japan in the women's 68-kilogram division.
Kayaker Zhou Yu's triumph in the women's singles 500m discipline had earlier brought China's total to 183, equalling its haul at the 1990 Beijing Asian Games. China underlined its dominance in the event by picking up two more golds, including the men's canoe single 200m and the women's kayak double.
China now has a total of 197 gold medals. There are only five golds on offer on the last day today.
The hosts came into the final with seven straight wins, including narrow victories over Iran in the semifinals and lowly Qatar in the quarterfinals.
South Korea opened the second quarter with a 16-4 run to take a 37-31 lead, but China stormed back before halftime to take a 43-37 advantage.
China never trailed after that, though it wasn't able to put the game out of reach. South Korea clawed back to 74-71 with about 2 minutes left, and China missed five of six free throw attempts in the last 30 seconds.
"Getting the gold medal at my last Asian Games, I think this is a perfect ending," Wang said, before adding, "If the national team needs me, I'll keep playing."
In athletics, Lao Yi's powerful finish helped China win the men's 4x100-meter relay and gave the sprinter a second gold after his 100m title.
Li Yanxi also contributed by defending his men's triple jump title as the hosts cemented their lead in the medals race on the last day of track competition in athletics.
With only the men's and women's marathons left for today, China wrapped up the six-day program at Aoti Main Stadium with a commanding 12 gold medals.
India and Bahrain had five golds apiece. Japan and Kazakhstan each have four.
The 25-year-old Lao completed the final leg of the 4x100 with a clear lead, helping China post a team-best time of 38.78 seconds.
Chinese Taipei trailed by 0.27 seconds and Thailand took bronze.
Lao celebrated by blowing a kiss at the camera, then later dropped to his knees and raised his arms.
"I am so emotional. This team gold is more important than my 100 gold," Lao said.
Teammate Liang Jiahong praised Lao for making up for his poor baton handover. "Luckily, Lao Yi had a world-class performance," Liang said.
Thailand was the surprise winner of the women's race, clocking 44.09 seconds as they interrupted Chinese dominance of six straight golds in the event. India won the women's 4x400 by crossing in 3:29.02.
Feng Lanlan clinched the karate title, beating Emiko Homma of Japan in the women's 68-kilogram division.
Kayaker Zhou Yu's triumph in the women's singles 500m discipline had earlier brought China's total to 183, equalling its haul at the 1990 Beijing Asian Games. China underlined its dominance in the event by picking up two more golds, including the men's canoe single 200m and the women's kayak double.
China now has a total of 197 gold medals. There are only five golds on offer on the last day today.
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