As the Military World Games is coming to a close the end, China continued to lead both the medal table and the gold table. Having finished most of the contests on Saturday, the host added another 26 golds, 13 silvers and nine bronzes to its name.
In the men's volleyball final that ended late on the day, China defeated South Korea 3-1 to win the title. Having led 2-0 after the first two sets, China faced sharp counterattacks from the opponent. South Korea took one set back and followed closely in the fourth set before China claimed a difficult win of 25-21, taking the final victory.
China's Han Xu (C) has the ball in women's basketball final at the Military World Games in Wuhan of central China's Hubei Province, October 26, 2019. /VCG Photo
China continued its gold medal reaping journey at the Military World Games as its women's basketball team beat Brazil in the final 93-65 to win title of the tournament.
Brazil was not a stranger to China because the two teams played against each other on Thursday and the host won 64-47.
China dominated the game from the beginning thanks to the bigger size and better fundamental skills of its players. Having finished the first quarter, China already led 32-16.
In order to narrow down the score difference, Brazilian players began to close in round the paint. Whenever Chinese players were within the 3-point line with the ball, they would meet defense of double or even triple teaming. In offense, Brazil increased 3-point shooting and tried to speed up the game.
Chinese player (L) competes for the ball with Brazilian player in women's basketball final at the Military World Games in Wuhan of central China's Hubei Province, October 26, 2019. /VCG Photo
However, the above efforts proved to be futile. Thanks to their solid fundamental techniques, Chinese players were always able to pass the ball to open teammate against double teaming. Meanwhile, tussling with stronger Chinese opponents consumed too much strength of Brazilian players, making them continuously miss shots.
After the first half, China's lead of 49-26 and the 23 percent of field goal rate of Brazil both told that the game was a foregone conclusion.
In the end, China claimed a big win in women's basketball final at MWG and another gold medal.
DPRK defeat China in MWG women's football final
Players of China (R) and the DPRK compete for the ball women's football final at the Military World Games in Wuhan of central China's Hubei Province, October 26, 2019. /VCG Photo
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) beat China 2-1 in the women's football final at the Military World Games in Wuhan, central China on Saturday. The visiting side took full advantage of their strong bodies and caused a lot of trouble for China via aggressive play. The first half ended scoreless but the DPRK gained the initiative thanks to Ri Hyang Sim's goal at the 49th minute.
Zhang Rui soon tied the score for China with an incredible long shot. However the hosts' defensive line had a loophole at the 85th minute, which Kim Yun Mi took to score for a 2-1 lead by the DPRK.
The DPRK side managed to keep the lead through the rest of the game for the tournament title of the Military World Games.
Other gold medals China won came from: men's triple jump (1), badminton (4), boxing (1), diving (3), artistic gymnastics (3), naval pentathlon (2), parachuting (2), tennis (4), taekwondo (1), table tennis (2) and beach volleyball (1).