Team Guangdong stormed to victory on the opening day of the 15th National Games' orienteering event for masses, which was held in Baiqiao Village, Gaozhou, Maoming, and seized the first two gold medals with back-to-back wins in the men's and women's orienteering relays.
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In the men's relay final, the Guangdong team—featuring Tang Jianda, Tang Xiao, Li Zhuoye, and alternate Chen Xin—crossed the finish line in 1 hour, 43 minutes and 19 seconds, outpacing strong contenders from Hunan and Sichuan, who settled for silver and bronze.
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Shortly after, the women's squad of Chen Shuna, Ye Qi, Zheng Jiayi, and alternate Cao Danping followed with another gold-medal finish, clocking in at 2 hours, 24 minutes and 29 seconds. The Beijing and Guizhou teams rounded out the podium.
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The orienteering event for the masses runs from May 8 to 11, spanning orienteering and radio direction finding across eight venues in four districts of Maoming. It features 438 athletes from 38 teams representing 23 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, and Hong Kong and Macao.
As host, Guangdong—along with Hong Kong and Macao—was granted direct access to the finals, bypassing preliminaries. Guangdong has fielded a 26-member delegation, evenly split between the two main sports categories, while Hong Kong and Macao sent 18 and 10 participants, respectively.
Reporter | Zeng Xiangxing
Video | Guo Hongda, Ou Nanying
Editor | Hu Nan, James, Shen He
