China bags first gold in 19th Asian Games

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HANGZHOU: Host nation China won the first gold medal of the Asian Games on Sunday, when Zou Jiaqi and Qiu Xiuping dominated the women's lightweight double sculls rowing final. China's Zou Jiaqi and Qiu Xiuping celebrate their victory in the women's light-weight double sculls final event of rowing during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on September 24, 2023. AFP PHOTO The Chinese pair finished in 7min 6.78sec, with Uzbekistan's Luizakhon Islamova and Malika Tagmativa taking silver, almost 10 seconds behind. Indonesia's Chelsea Corputty and Rahma Mutiara Putri won the bronze at the Fuyang Water...