Meng Fanqi of China competes during the biathlon women's 4x6km relay at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

　　China claimed its 19th gold medal in snow events at the Harbin Asian Winter Games after winning the biathlon women's 4x6km relay, ranking first with 32 golds in total on the medal tally.

　　HARBIN, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- With a comeback victory in the biathlon women's 4x6km relay on Thursday, China secured its 19th gold medal in snow events at the Harbin Asian Winter Games, marking the highest number ever for the Chinese delegation at a single Winter Asiad.

　　While all snow events concluded on Thursday, the men's and women's ice hockey and curling titles will be decided on Friday, the final day of competition.

　　China has already topped the medal tally with 32 gold, 26 silver, and 24 bronze medals, followed by South Korea and Japan in second and third place with 15 and nine golds respectively. The host nation tied the record of 32 golds set by Kazakhstan at the 7th Astana-Almaty Asian Winter Games in 2011.

　　In the biathlon women's 4x6km relay, the Chinese quartet - Tang Jialin, Wen Ying, Chu Yuanmeng, and Meng Fanqi - recorded a time of 1 hour, 29 minutes, and 6.3 seconds to clinch the victory. The 26-year-old Meng delivered a stunning final leg to seal the win ahead of runner-up South Korea, while Kazakhstan took bronze.

　　“I was under a lot of pressure during the final leg, and I just wanted to give it my all. Both my skiing and shooting exceeded my usual performance today. Luck was really on our side,“ said Meng, who also claimed a silver in the women's 7.5km sprint on Tuesday.