Chinese athlete wins first medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games

Zhang Xirui competes in the men’s triathlon event on September 20, 2026. (Photo: China News Service/Fu Tian)

(ECNS) -- Chinese athlete Zhang Xirui claimed a silver medal in the men’s individual triathlon event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday.

This marks the first medal won by the Chinese delegation at this edition of the Asian Games.

(By Intern Lin Qiaochu, Zhang Dongfang)