Ji Bowen (center) poses with fellow medalists after winning the men's canoe single 500m at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. [Photo/IC]

Ji Bowen, a canoe sprint athlete from Anji county, Huzhou, Zhejiang province, has won two gold medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

Ji claimed the men's canoe single 500m on Sept 25, crossing the finish line in 1 min 47.338 sec. A day earlier, he teamed up with Wu Shengyue to win the men's canoe double 500m in 1:40.741.

Born in Anji in 2002, Ji began canoe training at a local sports school in 2013. He joined the Zhejiang provincial team in 2015 and the national team in 2021.

Ji won Olympic gold with Liu Hao in the men's canoe double 500m at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Earlier this year, he also won the men's C1 500m and C2 500m titles at the 2026 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships.