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Treble for Hagino but China soars
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JAPAN’S Kosuke Hagino starred in the Asian Games swimming with his second and third gold medals yesterday as Chinese superstar Sun Yang was sidelined with an injured thumb.
Although China took firm control of the medals table on day three, Hagino helped keep China’s men winless after two nights of swimming as he again stole the spotlight.
Hagino smashed the Asian record with a time of one minute, 55.34 seconds to win the 200 meters individual medley, more than three seconds ahead of teammate Hiromasa Fujimori.
And he swam the second leg as Japan easily won the 4x200 freestyle relay ahead of China, missing Sun who hurt his thumb in Sunday’s 200 freestyle loss to Hagino.
“We’re leading China now and if we all take care of our personal targets we could end up in a good place,” said Hagino, with Japan 7-5 ahead in pool wins.
The 20-year-old has now won four medals after his bronze in Sunday’s 100 backstroke.
Attention will now focus on Sun’s hurt thumb as the Olympic champion prepares for today’s showdown with Hagino and South Korean poster boy Park Tae-hwan in the 400 freestyle.
Sun’s coach Zhang Yadong told Xinhua: “He will not quit. All strong men grow up in disadvantaged environment.”
Despite Sun’s problems, day three in Incheon belonged to China as it swept 14 golds in badminton, wushu, synchronized swimming, cycling, fencing, shooting, gymnastics and weightlifting.
China, which won a record 199 golds in 2010, now sits 12 clear of South Korea with 26, and 370 titles still in play before Asia’s Olympics close on October 4.
China beat South Korea to take the women’s team badminton in a fierce battle which saw Korea’s top seed break down in tears at her defeat. The favorites defeated the hosts 3-0 overall in a scoreline which belied the Koreans’ brave performances.
Distraught Sung Ji-hyun could not contain her grief after losing to top seed Li Xuerui in a 1-2 duel, having never taken a game off the world No. 1 in seven previous meetings.
China’s women shooters set a new world record in the 10-meter team air rifle but only after the disqualification of Zhang Binbin was overturned.
Organizers did not reveal details of Zhang’s ban or reinstatement, which resulted in China taking the gold with a record score of 1,253.8 points.
A relieved Zhang went on to take bronze in the individual event, where Iranian teenager Najmeh Khedmati won gold ahead of her friend and team-mate Narjes Emamgholinejad.
Olympic champion Lin Qingfeng earned China’s first weightlifting gold in the men’s 69kg, and China easily won the women’s team gymnastics title.
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