Golds carved up in Universiade athletics

Russia's Pavel Shalin leapt 8.29 meters to nail men's long jump. His countryman Vasilii Kopeikin was second in 8.13m and South African Rudolph Pienaar took a bronze in 7.98m.

Lithuanian Airine Palsyte skipped 1.84 meters to grab the title in women's high jump. Elizabeth Boyer of America managed 1.80m and Lativa's Madara Onuzane shared the same height, but was ranked third for her inferior overall result.

In women's javelin throw, Belarussian Tats Khaladovich fired 60.45 meters, followed by Latvian Lina Muze's 60.26m and Czech Irena Sediva's 59.89m.

In women's 4X100m relay, Viktoriya Zyabkina, who won the 100m and 200m here, spearheaded Kazakhstan to victory in 44.28 seconds. Team USA followed up with 0.67 seconds trailing and Thailand secured the podium in 45.03.

In men's 4X100m relay, Japan grasped the top place in 39.08 seconds. Poland and South Africa finished second and third in 39.50s and 39.68s respectively.

In women's 4X400m relay, Poland stood out in 3:31.98, followed by Russia's 3:32.46 and team USA's 3:37.20.

In men's 4X400m relay, Domincan Republic claimed the title in 3:05.05. Japan had a time of 3:07.75 in second and Poland produced its season best of 3:07.75 in third.