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09/29 08:44 CDT Track and field wraps up with relay gold for Japan on a rainy
night at the Asian Games
Track and field wraps up with relay gold for Japan on a rainy night at the
Asian Games
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) --- Track and field wrapped up on a rainy Tuesday at the
Asian Games with the two powers in the sport in the region --- China and Japan
--- going head to head in the final race, the men's 4x400 relay.
Japan took gold in the final in 3 minutes, 00.75 seconds with silver for Qatar
(3:00.93) and bronze for India (3:01.61). China was fifth.
Two other relays also helped cap off the night. The 4x100 mixed relay went to
China (40.78), and India won the women's 4x400 (3:29.69).
The women's 4x400 is one of the oldest world records still on the books, set by
the Soviet Union in 1988 (3:15.17).
China topped the medal table with 17 gold and 39 overall. Japan had 10 gold and
32 overall during the seven days on the track. Bahrain won nine gold and 13
overall to take the next spot on the table.
Filipino pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena won his event on the final night with
vault of 5.91 meters. He holds the Asian record (6.00), not far off the world
record of Armand Duplantis (6.30) of Sweden.
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SNTV video journalist Raj Mohan contributed.
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