Team China
After struggling through a year which saw her WTA Tour ranking fall to a six-year low of 95, China's Peng Shuai came into the Asian Games as a dark horse for the crown.
China beat Korea in the women's team sabre final on Sunday, while Kazakhstan toppled the hosts in a semifinal of the men's team epee, relegating the top seed to bronze in one of the biggest upsets of the day at the Asian Games.
Defending champions Guo Yue and Wang Hao both were beaten in the all-Chinese table tennis finals of the Asian Games on Saturday. World's No. 4 Guo, who won the women's singles title in Doha 2004, was defeated by Li Xiaoxia.
With 24 gold medals, 16 silver and 14 bronze, the Chinese swimming team overwhelmingly beat archrival Japan (nine gold, 18 silver and 12 bronze) to claim supremacy of the pool at the Asian Games.
Chinese women's soccer coach Li Xiaopeng was confident that his side had a good future despite failing to reach final after an extra-time 1-0 defeat to Japan at the Asian Games.
Two chinese will face off in the women's final
A spate of recent pregnancies explains why China's shooters have taken a small step backwards in Guangzhou compared to their success at the previous Asiad, said team head coach Wang Yifu.
India's long-time shooting coach Sunny Thomas will resign after returning home from a poor showing by his highly rated squad at the Asian Games.
Chinese badminton ace Lin Dan is getting the rock star treatment at the Asian Games, with fans fighting over his sweaty towels thrown into the stands at the end of every match.
The 19-year-old Chinese swimmer Sun Yang burst into tears Thursday when he saw his time after the men's 1500 meters freestyle final.
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