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Results in Asian Games
The Busan Asian Games closing ceremony.
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Chinese athletes at the Busan Asian
Games broke 13 world records, equalized 5, and won the largest
number of medals of any nation. China performed particularly
well in events that were formerly its weak points. The women's
field hockey team defeated its ROK opponent twice, and won China's
first gold medal in this event, and half of the 28 canoing and
yachting event gold medals were bagged by China. In contrast,
however, China suffered defeats in events at which it generally
excels, such as table tennis and badminton. Results of the men's
basketball and men and women's football were also disappointing.
China even failed to bring home a gold medal from the Taekwando
event, as it did from the 2002 Olympics.
