DOHA, Oct. 6 -- For the first time in history, the World Athletics Championships spanned almost the entirety of China's National Day holiday.
More coincidentally, the year 2019 is the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, which gave added meaning to the Chinese delegation's quest in Doha.
And the Chinese legion celebrated the holiday in style -- staging the country's best performance at the 10-day world championships in 20 years with three gold, three silver and three bronze medals.
"The race had a special meaning for me because it was held just before China's National Day," said former world record holder Liang Rui, who led a one-two finish for China in the women's 50-kilometer race walk.
"This victory is a birthday gift from me for my homeland," she said after finishing the race at dawn on September 29.
At the same time, many Chinese back home were busy preparing for a huge nationwide celebration on October 1 in a festival atmosphere similar to that of the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year.
One day later, when China was counting down to a grand military parade and mass pageantry at Beijing's iconic Tian'anmen square, Olympic gold medalist Liu Hong and her teammates Qieyang Shijie and Yang Liujing swept the 20km race walk podium in Doha.
"Even before we came here, the team was confident of retaining the 20km title before the National Day, and the only question was who would win it. Every one of us wanted to win the gold medal, to pay tribute to our country," said 32-year old Liu, who returned to action in early 2019 after more than two years of maternity leave.
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