Chinese women renew Asian record in 4X400m relay
( 2003-09-24 09:38) (Xinhua)
China won the women's 4X400m relay gold medal in
the last day's competitions of the 15th Asian Athletics Championships in Manila
on Tuesday with a new Asian record.
The Chinese team, composed of Chen Lisha, Zhang Xiaoyuan, Huang Xiaoxiao and
Bu Fanfang, won with time of 3 minutes and 31.30 seconds, renewing the old Asian
record of 3 In the men's 4X400m relay, Sri Lanka defeated Japan to win the gold.
Qatar got the bronze.
In the men's 5,000m, Qatar's Abdulrahman Amri Abdelaziz crossed the finish
line with a time of 13 minutes and 58.89 seconds, winning the country's sixth
gold in the regional meet.
Saif Safed Shaheen, also from Qatar, won the 5,000m silver medal in 13:58.92
while Japan's Nobuyo Matsunaga came third in 14: 12.73.
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