An immaculate performance from Bakhyt Sarsekbayev enabled him to pummel Angkhan Chomphuphuang of Thailand in the welterweight 69kg division final as the Asian Champion claimed the Asian Games crown.

They may have been forced to race in the semifinal, but China's paddlers all made it safely through to the canoe-kayak finals in their respective events at West Bay Lagoon on Wednesday 13 December.

China staved off a superb fightback by outsiders Saudi Arabia to secure a place in the men's volleyball final.

China's Guo Shuang has made it a double Doha 2006 gold after winning the women's sprint final.

India's archers will carry home a men's team bronze after their quartet of Mangal Singhy, Tarundeep Rai, Jayanta Talukdar and Vishwas defeated Malaysia 211-207.

Chai Fong Ying of Malaysia has won the first wushu medal of Doha 2006 by securing the women's taijiquan two events combined crown.

China have won two of the opening three boxing finals on the last day of competition in the ring.

Asian champion Tsubasa Kitatsuru of China came from behind to power into the men's track cycling sprint final by beating Malaysia's Josiah Ng Onn Lam in the semifinals.

Filipino Joan Tipon won every round in the final to win the bantamweight boxing gold against Han Soon Chul of Korea.

World No 1 Mao Yaqi of China is on course to claim Asian Games gold in wushu women's nanquan three event combined after top scoring in the second discipline - the nangun (southern style cudgel).

Myanmar will get their chance to take on sepaktakraw kings Thailand in the men's doubles final after knocking out Malaysia in the semifinal 21-16, 23-25, 15-12 in a turbocharged battle which could hardly have been closer.

Japan remained unbeaten and qualified for the softball grand final with a 3-0 semifinal victory over arch-rivals China on Wednesday 13 December.