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China's finest spare no effort in pursuit of National Games glory

China Daily | Updated: 2021-09-23 00:00

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Su Bingtian storms to victory in the men's 100-meter final at the 14th National Games in Xi'an on Tuesday, winning his first title of the quadrennial event with a new Games record. Su, who set an Asian record of 9.83 seconds last month at Tokyo 2020, clocked 9.95 sec to win gold for Guangdong province. "I knew I could break the 10-second barrier again after yesterday's semifinal. I am very happy to make my dream come true, as the National Games are as important as the Olympics to me," said the 32-year-old. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY

A Shandong province player is tackled by a Beijing rival during the men's rugby sevens final at the National Games in Xi'an on Saturday. Shandong fought back from 0-7 down to triumph 26-7. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY

Hong Kong's Lau Chi-ming executes a routine en route to bagging a bronze medal in the men's kata event of the National Games karate competition in Xi'an on Saturday. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY

Olympic champion Gong Lijiao lets fly with a throw on her way to collecting her fourth straight victory in the women's shot put competition at the National Games on Monday. "Winning four championships in a row is great. I hope there will be a fifth," said Gong, who threw 19.88 meters in the fourth round to secure the gold for Hebei province. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY

Guangdong (red) and Beijing players eye the ball during a group-stage match in the men's hockey tournament in Xi'an. Guangdong, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia and Gansu reached the semifinals. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY

Li Yingying of Tianjin unleashes a spike during her team's 3-0 victory over Shanghai in the women's volleyball tournament at the National Games in Xi'an on Sunday. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY

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