China swept four out of five gold medals at the China Open
badminton tournament in Guangzhou on Sunday.
Defending champion Chen Hong nipped fellow Chinese Bao Chunlai
21-17, 21-19 to win the men's singles final while veteran Chinese
Zhang Ning, 32, lifted the women's singles top honor with a
21-14,21-5 victory over Yao Jie from the Netherlands.
The women's doubles final was an all-Chinese affair as Yang
Wei/Zhang Jiewen triumphed 21-17, 21-7 over Wei Yili and Zhang
Yawen.
The mixed doubles clash was also between the Chinese as Xie
Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen clinched a 21-19, 21-5 victory over uninspired
Xu Chen and Zhao Tingting.
Indonesian pair Kido Markis/Setiawan Hendra took the men's
doubles gold, beating Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng of China 21-16, 21-16.
(Xinhua News Agency October 23, 2006)