China, Russia win first wushu golds

Zhao Qingjian won a gold medal in men's combined daoshu and gunshu yesterday, the first day of Beijing's wushu tournament.

Zhao, scoring 9.85 in daoshu and 9.85 in gunshu, ranked first in the broadsword and staff competition, part of the taolu category.

Jia Rui, from Macao, and Cheng Chung Hang, from Hong Kong, won silver and bronze medals with scores of 19.34 and 19.19, respectively.