Bahrain sets two Games records in athletics, China takes race walk gold at Hangzhou Asiad

HANGZHOU, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Bahrain's distance-runner Birhanu Yemataw Balew clinched his second gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games in the men's 5,000m with a new Games record, while China won the maiden 35km race walk mixed team gold on Wednesday.

The 35km race walk mixed team event features four athletes, two males and two females, in each team, and the final result of each team is calculated by the sum of the results from its best male and female athletes.