Guo Shuang breaks fresh Asian Games cycling record

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-12-12 14:41


Chinese cyclist Guo Shuang broke the newly-established Asian Games record of the women's cycling sprint in the qualifying stage at the 15th Asian Games here on Monday.

Guo, the winner of the 500m individual time trial, smashed the fresh record of teammate Gong Jinjie by 0.326 seconds with a time of 11.319 seconds.

"I did better than Saturday (the day when she won the women's 500m time trial). I surpassed my training time, which make me really excited," said Guo.

Gong covered the 200 meters in 11.645 seconds to break the record first, set up by compatriot Li Na in Busan, South Korea in 2002.

"During the past five years, I have trained in Switzerland, so I did not know much about Gong, but she also did well today," added Guo.

Chinese Taipei's Hsiao Meiyu qualified third in 11.957 with South Korean You Jin A fourth in 12.051.



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