Seeing Double: Twin Sisters Win Asian Games Gold Together

Gold medallists China’s Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi celebrate on the podium after the finals of the women’s duet free artistic swimming event during the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on October 7, 2023. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)

Twin sisters Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi won Asian Games gold on Saturday — then said they hope to stand on the podium together at next year’s Paris Olympics.

Spectators at the artistic swimming in Hangzhou might have thought they were seeing double as the 26-year-old siblings from China won duet gold following the free routine.

“This competition is important for the qualification for the Paris Olympics,” Qianyi said.

“For the Tokyo Olympics (in 2021) I went with the team. This time my sister and I represented the Chinese team in the duet.

“My goal is to stand on the Olympic stage with my sister.”

The Games wrap up on Sunday.

Gold medallist China’s Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi (C), Silver medallists Japan’s Tomoka Sato, Mashiro Yasunaga and Moe Higa (L) and Bronze medallist Kazakhstan’s Arina Pushkina and Yasmin Tuyakova (R) celebrate on the podium after the finals of the women’s duet free artistic swimming event during the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on October 7, 2023. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)

China’s Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi compete in the finals of the women’s duet free artistic swimming event during the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on October 7, 2023. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)
 

China’s Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi compete in the duet technical artistic swimming event during the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on October 6, 2023. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)

China’s Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi compete in the final of the women’s duet free artistic swimming event during the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on October 7, 2023. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)

October 07, 2023