The 19th Hangzhou Asian Games came to a close tonight (Oct. 8), marking the extinguishing of the Asian Games main torch at the Olympic Sports Center Stadium. Topping the medal tally, the Chinese team secured 201 gold, 111 silver, and 71 bronze medals, surpassing their previous record of 199 gold medals achieved at the Guangzhou Asian Games! Japan secured the 2nd position with 51 gold, 66 silver, and 69 bronze medals, while South Korea claimed 3rd place with 42 gold, 59 silver, and 89 bronze medals. Hong Kong secured the 12th position with 8 gold, 16 silver, and 29 bronze medals. Swimmers Zhang Yufei and Qin Haiyang of China were both awarded the Most Valuable Player (MVP) title.
In this edition of the Asian Games, the Chinese swimming team achieved their best-ever performance with 28 gold, 21 silver, and 9 bronze medals. Chinese swimmers Zhang Yufei and Qin Haiyang were jointly awarded the Most Valuable Players (MVPs) of the Hangzhou Asian Games. Zhang Yufei, known as the "Butterfly Stroke Queen," won a total of 6 gold medals, including the mixed 4x100m medley relay, women's 100m butterfly, women's 200m butterfly, women's 4x100m freestyle relay, women's 50m butterfly, and women's 50m freestyle.
Qin Haiyang, known as the "Breaststroke King," claimed 5 gold medals, including the mixed 4x100m medley relay, men's 100m breaststroke, men's 200m breaststroke, men's 4x100m medley relay, men's 50m breaststroke, and a silver medal in the men's 200m individual medley.
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