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  Sunday, 6 October, 2002, 13:44 GMT 14:44 UK
China's gold rush continues
Kazakhstan¿s Sergey Shvedov, top, battles Japans Taichi Sato for the ball
Kazakhstan won the water polo to claim their first gold

China won seven more gold medals on Sunday, helping them claim nearly half of the golds decided midway through the Asian Games.

Weightlifter Liu Chunhong broke world records in the snatch, clean and jerk and total in women's 69-kilogram division.

And Du Li, Shan Hong and Wang Xian tied the four-year-old world record of 1,754 in winning the women's team 50-metre rifle three-position competition.

Du Li also won the individual event.

Anouti Mohammed, from Lebanon, poses during the 90 kg division of the men¿s bodybuilding competition
Anouti Mohammed poses during the bodybuilding
With 200 gold medals decided, China have claimed 92, while the rest of Asia has accumulated 108, with eight days left in the 16-day games.

Rain forced postponements in cycling, baseball, sailing and tennis, and cancellation of two softball games.

Japan was awarded the gold medal in softball based on its unbeaten record in preliminary games, where it yielded no runs. China and Taiwan shared the silver.

Golf went ahead in the rain and Japan's Ai Miyazato won the women's title, finishing with a 2-under-par 70 for a 2-under 286 total.

South Korea gained golds from the women's golf team, bodybuilder Kang Kyung-won in the 85-kilogram division, and a trio of women bowlers.

Cycling rescheduled

Kazakhstan edged Japan 15-14 to claim gold in water polo, while Singapore won three golds on Sunday.

Abdul Halim bin Haron and Simon Chua were judged best in 65- and 75-kilogram division bodybuilding, and Remy Ong, Lee Yu Wen, Goh Heng Soon won the men's trios bowling.

Lebanon won its first gold when bodybuilder Mohammed Anouti was awarded top place in the over-90-kilogram class.

In table tennis, Hong Kong's Cheung and Tie won gold, while India won its second gold of the games when Shiv Kapur won the men's golf.

Two gold medal cycling races that could not be run in the rain were rescheduled for Monday.

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