Chinese star hurdler Liu Xiang set a new Asian Athletics Championships record in the 110-metre hurdles on Sunday in Kobe to successfully defend his title with something to spare.
The former world record holder, who turns 28 on Wednesday, clocked a new championship best time of 13.22 seconds to beat his compatriot Shi Dongpeng, who came home in 13.56, and Park Taek-Yong of South Korea in 13.66. It was a repeat performance of the Asian Games last year, when the three finished in the same places.
In the women's 200m, Japan's Chisato Fukushima added another continental title to her Asian Games gold medal when she finished first in 23.49 seconds.
Gretta Taslakian of Lebanon was second in 24.01 and Saori Imai of Japan third in 24.06.
The men's 200m title went to Femi Seun Ogunode of Qatar, also the Asian Games champion, who clocked 20.41 seconds to beat Japan's Hitoshi Saito in 20.75 and Omar Juma Bilal Alsalfa of the United Arab Emirates in 20.97.
In other action, Mohammad Alazemi of Kuwait became the only athlete to win both the 800m and 1,500m at the same Asian championships when he won the men's 800m in 1:46.14.