Two-time Olympic gold medalist Shi Zhiyong surpassed the world record he created at the Tokyo Games in men's 73kg weightlifting (364kg) at the 14th National Games on Wednesday.

Shi successfully lifted 170kg in snatch and 195kg in clean and jerk, totaling 365kg.

Another Olympic champion Lyu Xiaojun quit the men's 81kg weightlifting final due to health concerns.

Also on Wednesday, Chinese track star Xie Wenjun clinched the gold medal in athletics men's 110m hurdles, clocking 13.37 seconds for his third straight win at the National Games. 

In swimming, 18-year-old Tang Muhan broke the national record of women's 200m freestyle with 1:54:26. Tang won the gold medal with teammates in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics. 

The table tennis team events concluded yesterday, as Team Guangdong and Team Liaoning won men's and women's team events titles, respectively. 

Olympic gold medalist Chen Meng missed out on her first opportunity to clinch gold at the National Games yesterday, ranking 2nd in the women's team event with fellow players of Team Shandong. 

Chen, however, is among several top-ranked players who started their campaign in singles events today, including Liu Shiwen and Sun Yingsha, all easily advancing to the last 16 of the women's singles.