Wang Qi of Jiangsu competes during the men's hammer throw final at the 2023 China's National Athletics Championships, a qualification trial for World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 and the Hangzhou Asian Games in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning province, June 29, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BANGKOK - China bagged both gold medals in men's and women's hammer throw events at the Asian Athletics Championships 2023 here on Thursday.

In the men's hammer throw final held in the morning, Wang Qi clinched the gold with his fourth attempt of 72.13 meters. He achieved valid results in four throws, with both his fourth and sixth attempts surpassing the 70-meter mark.

In the women's hammer throw, Zhao Jie won China's third gold medal of the competition with her second throw reaching 69.39 meters.

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In the men's 1,500m final, Liu Dezhu brought home a bronze medal with 3:42.30. Liu was leading at one point in the last lap but was eventually overtaken by Indian and Japanese runners before the finishing line.

In the women's 100m hurdles final, Chinese athlete Wu Yanni was disqualified for false start.

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After two days of competition, Japan tops the medal table with 7 golds, 8 silvers and 3 bronze medals, followed by China with 3 golds, 3 silvers, and one bronze medal.