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Chinese athletes won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal in four events in the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. China's Gong Lijiao exhibited dominance in the women's shot put at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, clinching her first Olympic gold medal, which is also the first gold for China in field events in Tokyo. The four-time Olympian set her personal best twice in the final, with a throw of 20.53 meters in the fifth attempt and 20.58 meters in the sixth. China's Shi Tingmao won the gold medal during the women's 3m springboard final. Shi's teammate Wang Han had the silver, followed by Krysta Palmer of the U.S. Chinese athletes have not missed the Olympic gold medal of women's 3m springboard since 1988 in Seoul. This was the ninth straight time for them to win its title. China's Chen Yufei, a two-time bronze medalist at the world championships, claimed the gold medal in the badminton women's singles final on Sunday. She defeated Tai Tzu-ying of Chinese Taipei 2-0 (21-18, 19-21 and 21-18), harvesting her first Olympic gold in her Olympic debut. Also on Sunday, Xiao Ruoteng, who had won a bronze in the men's team all-around and silver in individual all-around, took bronze in the men's floor exercise final with 14.766 points. #cgtn #chinatrends #Olympics #Tokyo2020 #TeamChina

August 02, 2021