BANGKOK, July 14 (Xinhua) — The Chinese track and field team swept the gold and silver medals in both the women’s discus throw and women’s pole vault at the Asian Athletics Championships here on Friday.
In the women’s pole vault final, Li Ling took the gold medal with 4.66 meters. After securing the victory, Li tried to break her own Asian record of 4.72 meters, but her attempt at 4.73 meters was unsuccessful. Niu Chunge finished second with 4.51 meters.
