Bao Yinyin (front, center) races to victory at the girls' 100-meter hurdles event. [Photo/Nantong Daily]

Nantong athletes won four gold, nine silver and five bronze medals in swimming, athletics and canoeing at the youth division of the 21st Games of Jiangsu province on Oct 19, with swimmer Shi Ziwen setting a new meet record despite finishing second in her event.

Swimming accounted for the largest share of Nantong's medal haul, with two golds, six silvers and four bronzes. Xu Fanyi won the girls' 11-year-old combined 50-meter freestyle and 200-meter individual medley event, while Cao Zhuhan claimed gold in the girls' 13-year-old 400-meter freestyle.

Shi Ziwen took silver in the girls' 15-year-old 200-meter freestyle, breaking the meet record in the process. Chen Zimo also delivered a strong performance, winning silver in the boys' 14-year-old 200-meter breaststroke and bronze in the 100-meter freestyle.

On the track, Nantong secured two golds, two silvers and a bronze. Bao Yinyin won the girls' 17-18 age group 100-meter hurdles, while Yan Xinyi took gold in the girls' 200 meters in the same age group. Zhou Jingwei earned silver in the girls' 13-14 age group shot put, and Wang Ying added silver in the long jump. Miao Fenglin took bronze in the boys' 15-16 age group 200 meters.

In canoeing, Wang Jiahao won silver in the boys' 17-18 age group single kayak 500 meters.

The results highlighted Nantong's strength across multiple disciplines and the progress made by its young athletes through sustained training. With more events still to come, the team will look to build on its momentum and add to its medal tally in the remaining competitions.