KUALA LUMPUR: The penultimate day of the Hangzhou Asian Games saw China topping the medal standings with 189 gold, 106 silver and 66 bronze.
In a distant second were Japan with 47 gold, 59 silver and 66 bronze while South Korea stood third with 38 gold, 51 silver and 87 bronze.
India (25-35-40) and Uzbekistan (20-18-26) settled for fourth and fifth respectively.
The Malaysian contingent were further down in 14th with five gold, eight silver and 18 bronze for a total of 31 medals, which surpassed their 27-medal target.
| MEDAL TALLY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTRY | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | TOTAL |
| CHINA | 189 | 106 | 66 | 361 |
| JAPAN | 47 | 59 | 66 | 172 |
| SOUTH KOREA | 38 | 51 | 87 | 176 |
| INDIA | 25 | 35 | 40 | 100 |
| UZBEKISTAN | 20 | 18 | 26 | 64 |
| TAIWAN | 18 | 17 | 26 | 61 |
| THAILAND | 12 | 14 | 30 | 56 |
| NORTH KOREA | 11 | 18 | 10 | 39 |
| BAHRAIN | 10 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| KAZAKHSTAN | 9 | 19 | 41 | 69 |
| * MALAYSIA (14th) | 5 | 8 | 18 | 31 |