Double happiness for China as sprinters bags both 100m gold medals at Hangzhou Asian Games

China's Ge Manqi, center, crosses the finish line to win the women's 100-meter final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

HANGZHOU (AFP): Hosts China romped to gold in the men's and women's 100m at the Asian Games as North Korea's weightlifters scorched several world records on an action-packed Saturday.

Golds were up for grabs on a damp day in Hangzhou in everything from diving and eSports to athletics and roller skating.