Chinese girl Zhu Weiwei won China the second gold medal in the 2007 World Rowing Junior Championships in Beijing on Saturday.

Zhu finished the women's single sculls race in seven minutes 53.66 seconds, nearly five seconds ahead of her German rival Tina Manker, who finished the 2000-meter course in 7:58:61.

Zhu said it was a bit easy to win the gold, as she saw no close rival in the last several hundred meters of the course.

Manker said Zhu was very fast. "She was calm during the race," Manker said.

Nineteen teams participated the race.

China won the first gold medal in women's four final race, also followed by Germany.

The 4-day regatta is the fiercest competition among junior rowers under 18 years old. Over 600 athletes from 50 countries and regions chased for 13 gold medals.

(Xinhua News Agency August 12, 2007)