Feng Bin secured her third consecutive women’s discus title at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, the Republic of Korea, on Thursday, propelling China further ahead in the medal standings with 12 golds.
The victory extends China’s remarkable streak to 12 straight women’s discus gold medals at the continental competition. Feng, a World Athletics Championships winner and Paris Olympics silver medalist, delivered a winning throw of 61.90 meters on her final attempt—the only effort to surpass the 60-meter mark on the day.
"I aim to achieve even better results, and I believe I have the capability to do so," Feng said, reflecting on her achievement.
In other highlights, China’s Liu Junxi claimed silver in the men’s 110m hurdles with a time of 13.31 seconds, while compatriot Qin Weibo secured bronze. Japan’s Rachid Muratake took gold in the event.
In the women’s 100m hurdles, Wu Yanni earned bronze, finishing just 0.007 seconds behind Japan’s silver medalist Yumi Tanaka. India’s Jyoti Yarraji captured the gold.
China’s quartet also clinched bronze with a season-best time of 3:03.73 in the men’s 4×400m relay. Qatar won gold, and India came away with silver.
