Over 300 athletes from 35 countries and regions kick off Asian championships in Tianjin

On the opening day, finals were held for six events, namely the men's triple jump, women's 1500m, women's shot put, men's high jump, women's pentathlon, and men's 60m, while preliminaries for events, including the women's 400m and men's 400m, also took place.

The first gold medal of the championships was claimed at the men's triple jump final on the opening day. Chinese athlete Su Wen won the championship with a jump of 16.55 meters.

Li Ziyuan contributed to this story.