Jiang Qiuyan from China clinched the first gold medal of the
24th Universiade in Bangkok on Thursday in women's 20km walk.
Jiang Qiuyan from China
clinched the first gold medal of the 24th Universiade in Bangkok on
Thursday in women's 20km walk, August 9, 2007.
Jiang, who had been crowned at the last Universiade in Izmir,
Turkey, in one hour 33 minutes and 13 seconds, defended her title
with a time of 1:35:22 in Ayutthaya Province, 60 kilometers north
to Bangkok.
Jiang, 24, came to Bangkok with the Asian Athletics Championship
title claimed in Jordan last month.
Jiang's time of 1:33:13 in Izmir is still the Universiade best
and her personal best is 1:27:00.
Her gold medal earned early this morning was the first trophy
for the Chinese Universiade delegation.
Mongelli Lidia of Italy became the silver medalist, clocking
1:37:23, and Yurchanka Sniazhana of Bulgaria finished third in
1:37:26.?
Sixteen athletes from 12 countries competed in the first final
of the Universiade, which was officially opened in Bangkok on
Wednesday night.
(Xinhua News Agency August 9, 2007)
