DOHA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese duo Ma Xiaojie and Huang Shaokun lifted the title in the men's C2 1,000m of canoe and kayak competition at the Doha Asian Games here on Monday.

The duo encountered a big challenge from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, but handled easily en route to the victory in four minutes and 22.003 seconds, edging Uzbekistan into second place in 4:25.511.

Japan took the bronze in 4:25.863.