Suzhou athletes win gold and silver at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games

The Chinese sports delegation has been enjoying a series of successes at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Suzhou athletes have secured gold and silver medals.

On September 22, Sheng Lihao and Wang Zifei claimed the gold medal in the 10-meter air rifle mixed team event, setting a new world record with a score of 507.1. On September 21, in the men's 10-meter air rifle final, Sheng delivered a steady performance to win the championship with a total score of 254.2 points, breaking both the Asian record and the Asian Games record he himself had set in the event. In the men's 10-meter air rifle team event, the Chinese team of Zhang Changhong, Sheng Lihao, and Ma Sihan won the gold medal and set a new world record. 

On September 20, Fu Jing, an undergraduate in the 2023 cohort majoring in sports training at the School of Physical Education, Soochow University, partnered with her teammates Zhang Mingyu, Wu Xiyao, and Meng Xin to win the gold medal in the women's modern pentathlon team event. This was the first gold medal won by the Chinese delegation at the 20th Asian Games. In the men's modern pentathlon team event, Ma Yu'ang, an undergraduate in the 2025 cohort majoring in sports training at the School of Physical Education, Soochow University, and his teammates Chen Boliang, Li Liuchang, and Luo Shuai secured the silver medal.