Liu Hong won the women's 20km race walk at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing this morning to end the host nation's wait for a gold medal.
The 28-year-old pipped compatriot Lu Xiuzhi to first place in a time of 1:27:45 to finally produce a homegrown success story on day seven of the competition.
Victory represented Liu's first world title, having previously won two bronzes and a silver at this level in previous campaigns.
Lyudmyla Olyanovska of Ukraine won bronze in a time of 1:28:13 - one second clear of Portugal's Ana Cabecinha.
China have won six medals in total.
