Gifu prefecture
China rows up a storm with a record single-day gold haul in the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya on Thursday. Photo credit: Xinhua Image Source: IANS
Asian Games: China Rows Up A Storm With A Record Single-day Gold Haul
Nagaragawa International Regatta Course: China claimed nine of the 14 rowing gold medals decided at the 2026 Asian Games on Thursday, winning all but one of the finals for a record one-day haul in the Continental extravaganza.
Heavy rain earlier this month squeezed five days of rowing into two, according to the organising committee. After Wednesday's heats, all 14 gold medals were decided on Thursday at the Nagaragawa International Regatta Course in Gifu Prefecture.
Deng Zhiwei, making his Asian Games debut, got China off the mark in the men's single sculls with a time of 6:38.98. Yi Xudi and Nie Yide followed in the men's double sculls, holding off Uzbekistan by just 0.72 seconds to win in 6:09.77, reports Xinhua.
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