Nagoya (Japan), Sept. 25 -- A new generation of sporting stars took center stage at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday.
China's 17-year-old sprint sensation Chen Yujie and Thailand's 20-year-old Puripol Boonson claimed the women's and men's 100m titles, respectively, while 19-year-old swimmer Zhang Zhanshuo capped off an incredible campaign with his seventh gold medal.
Chen led all the way to win the women's 100m title in a Games record of 11.06 seconds, also setting a new U-20 Asian record. Singapore's Shanti Pereira and Bahrain's Edidiong Odiong took silver and bronze in 11.21 and 11.33, respectively. Boonson timed 9.90 to win the men's sprint, a new Games record. Oman runners took silver and bronze.
China's Zeng Keli and Xie Zheny...