Ji Liping of China claimed the women's 100 meters breaststroke gold medal at the Guangzhou Asian Games on Tuesday.

Ji, the Asian record holder, made an extremely strong dash to edge Japan's Satomi Suzuki to lift the title. She clocked in one minute and 6.91 seconds, beating Suzuki by 0.52 seconds.

Chen Huijia of China took the bronze in 1:07.98.

"I was close to the Asian record which I set last year," said Ji. "I performed my best and I am satisfied with it."

"My next goal is to break my Asian record," she added.

Suzuki was disappointed about her silver. "My goal was to win the gold, but I failed today," she said. "I am very upset. I hope I can do better tomorrow."

Chen took the lead in the first half of the race, but was outplaced after the 60m mark.

"I performed my normal level, though the result was not my best," she said. "I am satisfied with the bronze."