RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Liu Hong's long wait for an Olympic medal ended on Friday when the Chinese world record holder won the women's 20km walk in dramatic fashion at the Rio Games.
The 29-year-old clocked one hour 28.35 minutes to beat Mexico's Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez by just two hundredths of a second.
China's Lu Xiuzhi took bronze, only 0.07 seconds behind her teammate.
"It was hard because the weather wasn't that good," Liu said of the hot conditions. "The only thing I could do was keep going, do my best and try to make it perfect."
Italy's Antonella Palmisano was fourth and China's Qieyang Shijie fifth.
Liu finished fourth in the race at both the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympics. She rebounded from those setbacks by posting a world record of 1:24.38 in Spain last year.
"It means a lot to me. I have been doing this sport for more than 10 years now," Liu added. "This time I was doing my best to get a medal and I am pleased I could get the gold."
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The preliminary reform plan has already been settled, according to Zhu Yongxin. Examination of Foreign Languages becomes “social”, which is supposed to be fairer and more scientific for examinees. Also, students will enjoy the freedom to choose three subjects they are good at for testing.
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UNITED NATIONS, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations celebrated its fifth Chinese Language Day here Thursday with a series of special activities to highlight the historical and cultural importance of the Chinese language.
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ABUJA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian military on Monday confirmed a top Boko Haram commander had surrendered to troops in the country's northeast region.
His submission to the military was promptly followed by a confession in which the terror group commander, identified as Auwal Ismaaela, said he played a major role in the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls from Chibok, a Christian-dominated town in the northeastern state of Borno.