Swimmers compete at the 21st Games of Jiangsu Province. [Photo/Wuxi Daily]
Wuxi athletes won five more gold medals on Oct 21, including two in swimming and two in athletics, as the 21st Games of Jiangsu Province entered its final day of competition.
The Wuxi swimming team finished the Games with a record 14 gold medals, its best result in the history of the provincial event.
Yang Yadong opened the final day's swimming program with victory in the boys' 13-year-old 1,500-meter freestyle, clocking 16 minutes and 40.27 seconds for his third gold of the Games.
Fang Kehao then claimed the boys' 12-year-old 800-meter freestyle title in 8:42.57, breaking the provincial record for his age group. The win was his fourth gold, making him a four-time champion at this year's Games.
Wuxi also added to its athletics tally. Chen Bo won the boys' 15-16 age group 1,500-meter race in 4:01.06, securing the team's sixth athletics gold. In the girls' 15-16 pentathlon, Pan Wenjuan took gold with 3,311 points, while teammate Sun Yuxin finished second with 3,089.
Wuxi also earned a bronze medal in the girls' under-11 football third-place playoff against Xuzhou.
The athletics competition continues on Oct 22, the closing day of the Games, with Wuxi athletes targeting further gold medals in events including the mixed relay.
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