Paris in sight as dethroned China duo bounce back with Asiad golds at the field events in Hangzhou


Gold medallist China's Jianan Wang celebrates on the podium with silver medallist India's Sreeshankar and bronze medallist China's Yuhao Shi during the men's long jump medal ceremony. - Reuters

HANGZHOU (AFP): Dethroned Chinese world champions Wang Jianan and Feng Bin bounced back to win Asian Games gold on Sunday in front of a delirious home crowd and then set their sights on the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Men's long jump ace Wang and women's discus star Feng were both toppled at the world championships in August.

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