Jiayu Yang and Shijie Qieyang of China clocked in at 1:29:15 and 1:29:15 respectively to break the Asian Games record of 1:30:6 set by her compatriot Hong Liu at the Asian Games 2010 in Guangzhou, China.
Yang, who finished first in the women`s 20 km walk finals, won the gold medal, while Qieyang, who came second, secured the silver medal.
The bronze medal was bagged by Kumiko Okada of Japan, with a time of 1:34:02.
Soon after the race started at 6:20 a.m. local time, the two Chinese athletes waged a fierce competition. At the 10-km and 12-km mark, Qieyang led the race, with Yang trailing behind in the second spot.
Yang overtook Qieyang at the 14-km and 18-km mark and finished first, with a time of 1:29:15, to clinch a gold medal.
The women`s 20 km walk finals covered the route from and to the Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta via the Lapangan Tembak traffic light and Senayan golf court.
Reported by Imam Budilaksono
Editing by Suharto
Reporter: Suharto
Editor: Andi Abdussalam
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