China dominate Asian Games standings, Malaysia break into top ten

KUALA LUMPUR: China's lead in the medal standings widened at the Asian Games on Wednesday, leaving their competitors behind, while Malaysia made an impressive entry into the top ten. As of 5pm, China had earned 44 gold, 17 silver, and ten bronze medals, followed by Japan (13-21-24) and South Korea (7-7-22) in the top three. Meanwhile, Malaysia climbed to seventh place with three gold and five bronze medals.

Malaysia's surge was spearheaded by Taj Izrin Aiman Taj Madira, who claimed the country's first-ever Asian Games esports gold in the Gran Turismo 7 title at the Aichi Sky Expo. Karate exponent C. Shahmalarani added a gold in women's kumite under-50kg, and Clement Ting secured bronze in men's daoshu-gunshu, bringing the total Chinese medal haul to 44-17-10.

Other medalists for Malaysia included national wushu exponent Clement Ting, who took bronze in men's daoshu-gunshu. The final medal standings as of 5pm were as follows: 1) China (44-17-10), 2) Japan (13-21-24), 3) South Korea (7-7-22), 4) Kazakhstan (7-4-7), 5) Thailand (5-3-2), 6) Hong Kong (3-6-6), 7) Malaysia (3-0-5), 8) Iran (2-3-2), 9) Kuwait (2-1-2), and 10) Tajikistan (2-1-1).