By Agencies
CHENGDU: China swept two gold medals in breaking on Sunday while Zhang Hao and Zhu Siyi added two more when they reigned supreme in the roller sports event on the final day of The World Games as the hosts topped both the gold and overall medal tables for the first time.
China has achieved its best-ever performance at the global showpiece, China鈥檚 delegation officials announced on Sunday.
China鈥檚 321 athletes competed in 152 events across 28 sports, capturing 36 gold, 17 silver and 11 bronze medals. The tally marks the country鈥檚 best record since it began participating in The World Games, said Zhang Xin, deputy head of the delegation, at a press conference.
Held from Aug 7 to 17 under the slogan 鈥淏oundless Sports, Countless Wonders,鈥 this year鈥檚 Games was the first to take place on the Chinese mainland. China sent a 489-member delegation, its largest in the event鈥檚 history.
鈥淐hina won gold medals in 18 sports, 45 athletes stood on top of the podium, and broke two world records,鈥 Zhang said, adding,