Quan Hongchan in action during the women's 10m platform preliminary match at the 14th National Games in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, September 11, 2021. /CFP
Women's 10m platform of the 14th National Games saw fierce competition among China's Olympic champions, with China's teenage sensation Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi sharing top place, both scoring 416.05 points, and two other gold medalists from Tokyo ranking 4th and 5th.
14-year-old Quan and 16-year-old Chen claimed gold and silver, respectively, at the Tokyo Olympics. Quan became popular nationwide as she was the youngest member of the Chinese delegation in Tokyo.
Chen won the gold medal of women's 10m synchronized platform in Tokyo with Zhang Jiaqi, who ranks 5th currently after the semi-final.
The 4th place was taken by Rio Olympics champion Ren Qian.
Bao Shanju in action during the women's 250m individual time trial final at the 14th National Games in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, September 11, 2021. /CFP
In the cycling event, Olympic champion Bao Shanju clinched a gold medal for Team Henan in women's 250m individual time trial, her first gold at the National Games.
Also on Saturday, Chen Long, badminton men's singles runner-up in Tokyo, led his provincial team, Fujian, to a 3-1 victory over Team Zhejiang in the men's group event semi-final, setting up a final with Team Guangdong. The gold medal of women's group event went to Team Hubei, after they defeated Team Zhejiang led by Olympic champion Chen Yufei.