Su Bingtian, China's track star who broke the Asian men's 100m record at this summer's Tokyo Olympics, finally took gold on Tuesday at the 14th National Games in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, clocking 9.95 seconds.

The win marks the 10th time Su has finished under 10 seconds in competition. 

It was also a long-time coming for the 32-year-old Su, who has missed out on a top podium place at National Games in the three past editions, finishing 6th in 2009, and then second in 2013 and 2017.  

Xie Zhenye, who holds the men's 200m record in Asia, clinched the silver medal behind Su with 10.10 seconds.

The next edition of the National Games, co-hosted by Guangdong Province, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and the Macao Special Administrative Region, will be held in 2025 by which time Su will be 36. 

"The chance for me to particiapte will be minimal then," said the Guangdong native in a post-game interview. "This might be my last appearace on this stage, but definitely not my last match," he added. 

(With input from Xinhua)