China eased past Uzbekistan 7-0 to win the bronze medal in the women's football at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Friday.
Zhang Xin's left-wing cross found Ou Yiyao only 20 seconds after kick-off, as Ou headed home to give the host nation a dream start.
Chen Qiaozhu dribbled through the left and netted to double the lead for China in the 26th minute. Ou's pinpoint back-heel through found Wang Shanshan, who fired the ball home from a tight angle to increase the lead to 3-0 before the halftime break.
Wurigumula headed Yao Wei's cross home in the 59th minute, before Chen, Gu Yasha and Yao scored three goals in five minutes to seal China's win, as Uzbekistan finished fourth on their Asiad debut.
Chinese women's football team gesture to spectators after finishing 3rd at Hangzhou Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, October 6, 2023. /CFP
Meanwhile, Chinese shuttlers entered badminton finals in four events: Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong in the mixed doubles, Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan in the women's doubles, Chen Yufei in the women's singles, and Shi Yuqi setting up an all-Chinese men's singles final with teammate Li Shifeng.
Also on Friday, Xie Yuancong won gold in the men's canoe in 98.20 seconds before Anvar Klevleev of Uzbekistan.
"Because the canoe double was taken out of the Olympic Games, I have to keep practicing canoeing solo and gradually improving, step-by-step. On future plans, the main thing for me is to prepare for the Asian Championships, as it is related to Olympic qualifications, so I need to continue to be well-prepared," said the 30-year-old.
Liu Huanhua added another gold for Team China in the weightlifting men's 109kg group, setting a new event record with a total of 418kg with 185kg in snatch and 233kg in clean and jerk.
Liu, 22, bested Tokyo Olympic champion Akbar Djuraev of Uzbekistan in his last attempt of clean and jerk, finishing 1kg clear of Djuraev who took silver, followed by fellow Uzbek Ruslan Nurudinov.
Liu won the Asian Championships in the 96kg group in May, and went on to win in the 102kg group later in the World Championships a month ago, before upgrading to the 109kg group.
In the women's 87kg group later in the day, Liang Xiaomei added a second weightlifting gold medal for China with a total of 275kg.
(With input from Xinhua)