Su became the first Asian-born sprinter to run the distance in under 10 seconds in June when he clocked 9.91 twice in the space of eight days, matching the Asian record held by Qatar’s Nigerian-born Femi Ogunode.
Yesterday, he held off his opponents with a late burst of speed to win the event in 9.92 seconds, ahead of Nigerian-born Qatari Tosin Ogunode, who clocked 10.00, on a hot and humid night in the Indonesian capital.
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“It wasn’t about the time, it was about getting the win,” Su, 28, told reporters. “I knew that if I got a good start then I can’t be beaten.”
Japan’s Ryota Yamagata was credited with the same time as Ogunode and won bronze. Indonesian teenager Lalu Muhammad Zohri ran a personal best of 10.20 but it was good enough for only seventh spot.
Sudan-born Abdalelah Hassan gave Qatar its first gold medal in the men’s 400m, finishing ahead of India’s Muhammed Anas in 44.89 seconds. Ali Khamis won the bronze for Bahrain.
Women’s shot put world champion Gong Lijiao and Gao Yang made it a one-two for China although Gong’s distance of 19.66m was over two metres more than her compatriot. China has now won gold in the women’s shot put at each of the last 11 Asian Games, dating back to 1978.
China also took the top two positions in the men’s long jump when Wang Jianan and Zhang Yaoguang won the gold and silver medals respectively.
Jung Hye-lim won the women’s 100m hurdles to give South Korea their first Asiad gold in athletics in eight years. Silver medallist Emilia Nova became the first Indonesian woman to win a track medal since Supriati Sutono’s 5000m gold in 1998.
“This silver medal means a lot. Two weeks ago my hip flexor hurt but the past week I managed the pain. Because of the Asian Games, I just ignored the pain,” Nova said.
Japan’s Keisuke Ushiro retained his decathlon title with 7,878 points to pip Thailand’s Suttisak Singkhon.
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