Though she has displayed tremendous ability in two athletics disciplines, rising star Gong Luying is likely to direct much of her focus towards the long jump for the foreseeable future in an attempt to help her province close the gap on their compatriots in one of China's best track and field events.

Gong Luying took China's third girls' long jump gold in the history of the World U18 Championships with a consistent series of jumps headed by a best of 6.37m. Gong, who entered the final with the best performance this year, added a further two centimetres to her best.

Of the 40 titles on offer at the Asian Youth Championships in Bangkok from 20-23 May, 16 of them were won by Chinese athletes.

Gong Luying collected one gold and two silver medals to capture the spotlight at the Chinese U18 Championships, which concluded in Nanchang on Thursday (20).