The Chinese delegation made an impressive start on the first day of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, East China s Zhejiang Province, on Sunday, clinching an astounding 20 gold medals across various sports, including rowing, shooting, wushu and swimming.
Chinese young gun Pan Zhanle blitzed to a new Asian record to get the better of South Korean star Hwang Sun-woo and win the Asiad 100m freestyle title on Sunday.
China won the first gold medal of the Hangzhou Asian Games and then cleaned up in the swimming events on Sunday, breaking several records in the process.