The Chinese sports delegation secured 169 gold, 89 silver, and 83 bronze medals—totaling 341 medals—at the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, establishing a record-setting performance for competing outside China, according to sports reports published on Oct. 5, 2026. Guangdong athletes contributed significantly to that total by sending 82 competitors across 24 major sports, 31 sub-categories, and 74 events. Guangdong representatives captured 25 gold, 12 silver, and 11 bronze medals while breaking one Asian record and two meet records.
Guangdong Contingent Leads Delegation Flag Duties
Guangdong athletes maintained prominent ceremonial roles throughout the continental competition. During the opening ceremony, provincial men’s basketball player Hu Mingxuan and women’s boxer Wu Yu carried the national flag to lead the Chinese delegation into the venue. At the closing ceremony, provincial windsurfer Bi Kun served as the flag bearer after successfully defending his men’s iQFoil title to secure a third Asian Games gold medal.
Olympic Powerhouses Maintain Dominance in Diving and Shooting
Diving events yielded three gold medals for Guangdong competitors. Chen Yiwen captured both the women’s individual 3-meter springboard title and the women’s synchronized 3-meter springboard event alongside partner Chen Jia with 328.56 points, extending China’s streak in the discipline to seven consecutive Asian Games victories. Lin Shan claimed the women’s individual 1-meter springboard gold with 263.05 points, marking China’s sixth straight title in the event. In shooting, Che Yufei earned the women’s trap team gold medal while establishing a new meet record of 357 hits alongside her teammates.
China Wins Gold in Gymnastics and Silver in Badminton
Gymnast Ke Qinqin helped the Chinese women’s team capture the team title with a score of 166.462 points, marking the nation’s 14th team gold at the Games, before securing a silver medal in the women’s individual all-around. In badminton, Liang Weikeng earned a silver medal in the men’s team competition and added a second silver in the men’s doubles alongside Wang Chang, marking China’s best result in the men’s doubles tournament since the 1990 Beijing Asian Games.
Swimming and Rowing Deliver Steady Medal Yields
Swimming competitors collected four gold and two silver medals. Li Jiaping secured gold in the women’s 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relays alongside a silver in the 200m freestyle. Li Wanwei won gold in the mixed 4x100m medley relay and the women’s 4x100m medley relay, complementing a national youth record of 59.17 seconds she set in the 100m backstroke last June. Wang Xueer added a silver in the 50m backstroke. In rowing, Nie Yide defended his men’s double sculls title with partner Yi Xudi, Shen Shuangmei claimed the women’s double sculls crown with Wang Sixuan, and Mu Xiaolong secured gold in the men’s quadruple sculls.
Team Sports Endure Long Droughts and Secure Podiums
Guangdong athletes made up 42.7 percent of the province’s delegation within team sports, contributing 35 players across basketball, football, volleyball, water polo, field hockey, team handball, baseball, and softball. The women’s field hockey and softball squads secured silver medals, while women’s basketball, women’s handball, men’s football, and men’s water polo earned bronze. The men’s football bronze medal marked China’s first podium finish in the sport at the Asian Games in 28 years, sealed by goalkeeper Li Hao saving two penalty kicks during the bronze-medal shootout.
Emerging Disciplines Break New Ground
Newer Olympic sports produced historic breakthroughs for the delegation. Fifteen-year-old Zhu Yuanling captured gold in the women’s street skateboarding final during her first major international appearance. Zhang Yatong won the women’s bouldering title to secure China’s first-ever individual sport gold in climbing at the Asian Games, adding a bronze in the women’s lead event. In electronic sports, Wang Feng and Lu Shujia secured gold medals in their respective team titles, while Liao Wanyi claimed a silver in women’s BMX racing and Li Zhiwei helped the men’s team sprint cycling squad secure its first gold in the discipline in eight years with a final time of 42 seconds.
