Gong Lijiao wins gold again and retires

At 36, Olympic champion Gong Lijiao from Hebei won the women’s shot put title once again, securing her fifth consecutive National Games gold. The shot-put star has also brought her athletic career to a close. On her social media, Gong Lijiao wrote: “Twenty-five years, five Olympic Games, ten World Championships, five National Games — I’ve reached the farewell battle of my career.”