The first gold medals at the Asian Games were all won by host nation China on Sunday in rowing, shooting and wushu after President Xi Jinping opened the two-week multisport extravaganza in a colourful ceremony.
China claimed the first gold when Zou Jiaqi and Qiu Xiuping dominated the women's lightweight double sculls rowing final to kick off an expected medal rush for the hosts in Hangzhou.
"I feel very happy to win the gold medal in China, near my home town," said Sun."I'm so very excited, I'm lost for words." And Chinese Olympic men's 200m individual medley champion Wang Shun will be looking to bounce back after failing to make the final in the recent world championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
Other sports beginning their campaigns on Sunday include boxing, rugby sevens, hockey and the wildly popular eSports -- where superstars such as South Korea's"Faker" are expected to draw capacity crowds for its debut as a full Asian Games medal event.
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