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Eunice Chebichii Paul Chumba:  He Jie became the first Chinese athlete to win an Asian Games men's marathon gold while Bahrain maintained its with Eunice Chebichii Paul Chumba powering to gold on Thursday.

In the events run at the Qiantang River Green Belt course, Chumba became Bahrain's third consecutive women's marathon winner, following the successes of Rose Chelimo (Jakarta-Palembang 2018) and Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa (Guangzhou 2014).

"This is the first time I win a gold medal in the Asian Games, or in any championships. All the people are shouting for me, that pushed me to win, pushed me to the finish line," CHUMBA said. "My competitors are really strong, and we were all pushing each other."