China bags 5 golds at final leg of Asian Athletics Grand Prix

Chinese players have bagged five gold medals at the third and final leg of Asian Grand Prix 2004 series Friday in Manila.

Previous leg winner Feng Yun, Li Yanfeng, Liang Shuyan and Li Meiju of China clinched the golds in the women's 100m hurdles, discus throw, long jump and shot put separately, while Cui Kai won the men's high jump title at Thursday's match for China.

Su Yiping and Xu Shaoyang finished runners-up in women's 100m hurdles and discus throw respectively, while Wang Zhouzhou and Wu Tao ranked second in men's high jump and discus throw respectively.

In women's 4X100m relay, the Chinese team bagged the silver in 44.84 seconds after Thailand's 44.37 seconds, failing to qualify slot for the Athens Olympic to be held in August.

The previous two legs of the Asian Grand Prix 2004 series was held in Bangkok, Thailand and Colombo, Sri Lanka in late June.



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