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China grabs 3 dance golds at East Asian Games

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-12-06 14:40

HONG KONG: China showed its strength outside traditional sports by winning three of the first five golds in the dance competition at the East Asian Games in Hong Kong on Sunday.

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Chinese pairings clinched gold in the waltz, the tango and the slow fox-trot. South Korean and Japanese couples won the Viennese waltz and the quickstep.

Thirty-six golds are up for grabs on day two of, with eight in the swimming pool. China's Liu Zige, the world record holder in the 200-meter butterfly, is scheduled to make her first appearance.

There will also be medals in rugby sevens, shooting, squash, table tennis and taekwondo.
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