Asian Games 2014: Latest Medal Count, Top Results and More
The 2014 Asian Games have lived up to the lofty expectations, and Day 13 of the 17th edition of the event helped close out several of the most intriguing events on the schedule.
With records being broken and nations earning medals on Thursday, the intensity of the action is picking up as the closing ceremonies on October 4 approach. These are the last opportunities for many nations to make a splash.
Here is the latest medal count, the results and the top moment from Day 13.
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| China | 142 | 101 | 79 | 322 |
| South Korea | 72 | 66 | 75 | 213 |
| Japan | 46 | 69 | 69 | 184 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 19 | 32 | 71 |
| Iran | 18 | 11 | 16 | 45 |
| North Korea | 10 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| Qatar | 10 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 11 | 20 | 40 |
| India | 9 | 9 | 37 | 55 |
| Thailand | 9 | 7 | 27 | 43 |
| Chinese Taipei | 8 | 17 | 18 | 43 |
| Bahrain | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 8 | 22 | 36 |
| Singapore | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 14 | 10 | 28 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| Kuwait | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Myanmar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 9 | 22 | 32 |
| Philippines | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Iraq | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Macau | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Kyrgzstan | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Turkmenistan | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Laos | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Men's 3m Springboard | CAO Yuan (CHN) | HE Chao (CHN) | SAKAI Sho (JPN) |
| Women's 10m Platform | SI Yajie (CHN) | HUANG Xiaohui (CHN) | KIM Unhwang (PRK) |
| Women's Marathon | KIRWA Eunice Jepkirui (BRN) | KIZAKI Ryoko (JPN) | GEMGCHU Lishan Dula (BRN) |
| Women's High Jump | RADZIVIL Svetlana (UZB) | ZHENG Xingjuan (CHN) | DUSANOVA Nadiya (UZB) |
| Men's Triple Jump | CAO Shuo (CHN) | DONG Bin (CHN) | KIM Deokhyeon (KOR) |
| Men's Javelin | ZHAO Qinggang (CHN) | ARAI Ryohei (JPN) | ZAYTSEV Ivan (UZB) |
| Women's 5000m | JAMAL Maryam Yusuf Isa (BRN) | GEBREGEIORGES Mimi Belete (CHN) | DING Changqin (CHN) |
| Women's 4 x 100m Relay | China | Kazakhstan | Japan |
| Men's 4 x 100m Relay | China | Japan | Hong Kong |
| Men's 4 x 400m Relay | Japan | South Korea | Saudi Arabia |
| Men's Shot Put | ALHEBSHI Sultan Abdulmajeed E (KSA) | CHANG Ming Huang (TPE) | SINGH Inderjeet (IND) |
| Women's 4 x 400m Relay | India | Japan | China |
| Men's 10,000m | ELABBASSI Elhassan (BRN) | OSAKO Suguru (JPN) | KORIR Isaac (BRN) |
| Baseball - Softball | Japan | Chinese Taipei | China |
| Women's Basketball | South Korea | China | Japan |
| Men's Masters | PARK Jongwoo (KOR) | WU Siu Hong (TPE) | AL-HASSAN Shaker (UAE) |
| Women's Masters | LEE Nayoung (KOR) | WANG Ya Ting (TPE) | Son Yunhee (KOR) |
| Canoe Single Women | CEN Nanqin (CHN) | CHEN Wei Han (TPE) | GOMARI Sonia (IRN) |
| Canoe Single Men | HANEDA Takuya (JPN) | CHANG Yun Chuan (TPE) | WANG Xiaodong (CHN) |
| Kayak Single Women | LI Tong (CHN) | CHANG Chu Han (TPE) | YAZAWA Aki (JPN) |
| Kayak Single Men | ADACHI Kazuya (JPN) | PAN Hung Ming (TPE) | YUAN Tao (CHN) |
| Men's Football | South Korea | North Korea | Iraq |
| Individual All-Around | SON Yeonjae (KOR) | DENG Senyue (CHN) | SERDYUKOVA Anastasiya (UZB) |
| Men's Handball | Qatar | South Korea | Bahrain |
| Men's Hockey | India | Pakistan | South Korea |
| Men's Kata | LIM Chee Wei (MAL) | LOLOBUA Fidelys (INA) | SHIMBABA Issei (JPN)/ALMAAZMI Marwan Abdullah Murad Ahm (UAE) |
| Men's -67kg | SHINOHARA Hiroto (JPN) | SAGANDYKOV Rinat (UZB) | KIM Dowon (KOR)/ALI H A Abdulaziz (KUW) |
| Men's -75kg | HASSANIPOUR SEFATAZGOMI Saeid (IRI) | LEE Ka Wai (HKG) | MUNTAEN Songvut (THA)/ZOKHIDOV Gofurjon (UZB) |
| Women's Kata | SHIMIZU Kiyou (JPN) | NGUYEN HOANG Ngan (VIE) | CHEUNG Pui Si (TPE)/TAMANG Bimala (NEP) |
| Women's +68kg | ABBASALI Hamideh (IRI) | ZENG Cuilan (CHN) | UEKUSA Ayumi (JPN)/PEREIRA CARION Paula Cristina (MAC) |
| Women's Individual | CHEN Qian (CHN) | YANG Soojin (KOR) | CHOI Minji (KOR) |
| Women's Team | South Korea | Japan | China |
| Women's Rugby | China | Japan | Kazakhstann |
| Men's Rugby | Japan | Hong Kong | South Korea |
| Women -62 kg | LEE Dabin (KOR) | ZHANG Hua (CHN) | CHUANG Chia Chia (TPE)/PHAM Thi Thu Hien(VIE) |
| Women -67 kg | GUO Yunfei (CHN) | LEE Wonjin (KOR) | HA Thi Nguyen (VIE)/LIU Qing (MAC) |
| Men -63 kg | LEE Daehoon (KOR) | KITWIJARN Akkarin (THA) | ABASI Ahmad Roman (AFG)/CHEN Yen Ming (TPE) |
| Men -68 kg | ASBAGHIKHANGHAH Behnam (IRI) | HUANG Jiannan (CHN) | SARYMSAKOV Kairat (KAZ)/SEMBRANO Benjamin Keith (PHI) |
| Women's Doubles | JOO Og/KIM Aekyung (KOR) | KIM Jiyeon/YOON Soojung (KOR) | MORITA Nao/YAMASHITA Hikaru (JAP) & CHEN Yi Chia/CHENG Chu Ling (TPE) |
| Men's Doubles | KIM Beomjun/KIM Donghoon (KOR) | LI Chia Hung/LIN Ting Chun (TPE) | HO Meng Hsun/LAI Li Huang (TPE) & LEE Sanggwon/PARK Kyucheol (KOR) |
| Women's Volleyball | South Korea | China | Thailand |
Day 13’s Biggest Winner: Zhao Qinggang
There have been many athletes who have used the Asian Games as a launching point to an exceptional Olympic career, and that may be the case for Chinese star Zhao Qinggang.
Zhao is a track and field star who excels in the javelin event. As the defending Chinese national champion, he was expected to be a serious contender in the event during the 2014 Asian Games.
What many didn’t expect was for Zhao to beat Japanese javelin thrower Kazuhiro Mizoguchi’s all-time Asian distance record. The record had stood since 1989, but Zhao dominated the competition with a throw of 89.15 meters on his final attempt, according to Jon Mulkeen of IAAF.org:
The previous record was 87.60 meters.
Mulkeen also shared Zhao's historic moment on Twitter:
As China.org.cn reported, Zhao had been struggling before the Chinese National Games, but turned it around: “Zhao, from northeast China's Liaoning Province, failed to enter the final round in the Moscow World Championships with a throw of 77.61m. Three weeks later he won the gold at the Chinese National Games held in his hometown with 83.14m.”
The unlikely success story was one of the best during this year’s Asian Games. With the skill and determination to be great at his event and overcome the adversity he has faced, Zhao has now put himself in a great position for next year’s world championships.
According to BBC Sport, China will be hosting the 2015 IAAF World Athletics Championships.
With Zhao carrying serious momentum and looking to make a splash on the international level before the 2016 Summer Olympics, he will be in the driver’s seat with his home country hosting the world championships.
After finishing in first place in Incheon, South Korea, Zhao is ready to take home the gold in Beijing.
Stats and information via Incheon2014ag.org.
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