Wang still strides tall on world stage

GUANGZHOU - China's Wang Hao reaffirmed his status as the world's best race walker by easily winning the men's 20km event in front of thousands of spectators on the road outside Aoti Main Stadium on Sunday.

Making his Asian Games debut, the 21-year-old World Cup champion beat out teammate Chu Yafei, who won the silver medal, and Korea's Kim Hyun-sub, who took bronze.

"This is the first gold medal in athletics in the Asian Games, so it was very important not to lose," said Wang.