Olympic champions Du and Yu take women's doubles badminton title at National Games

QINGDAO, East China, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic champions Du Jing and Yu Yang clinched women's doubles badminton gold medal at the 11th Chinese National Games here on Sunday.

Du Jing/Yu Yang (bottom)from Liaoning province  jubilate after winning the women's doubles final of badminton against Wang Xiaoli/Zhao Yunlei from Hubei province at the 11th Chinese National Games in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 18, 2009.(Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

The Liaoning duo took down Zhao Yunlei and Wang Xiaoli from Hubei 21-13, 21-14.

Du and Yu overcame Lee Kyung Won/Lee Hyo Jung of South Korea to secure a gold medal in the Beijing Olympic Games, the fourth consecutive one for Chinese women's doubles badminton.

In last National Games, Du and Yu settled for a bronze medal finish.