Four Shaanxi athletes look forward to the start of the World Track and Field Championships
2022-07-14 17:37:12Source: Xi’an News Network
The World Athletics Championships, postponed for one year due to the epidemic, will be held in Eugene, Oregon, USA from July 15 to 24. The Chinese track and field team paid special attention to this first international top-level track and field event that started a new Olympic cycle. This time, a total of 23 male athletes and 30 female athletes were sent to compete in 23 events. Among them, there are many famous track and field athletes such as Su Bingtian, Gong Lijiao, Liu Shiying, Liu Hong, and Qieyang Shijie. At the same time, they also include Fang Yaoqing (men’s triple jump), Wu Quanming (women’s 20-kilometer race walk), Yin Lamei and Ma Li (women’s 35-kilometer walk) The overall performance of the four Shaanxi athletes, “Chinese Army” and “Athletics Shaanxi Army” is worthy of attention and expectation.
It’s not too late for a good “race”!
The Chinese team combines the old and the new to strive for good results
For the Chinese Athletics Corps, who have traveled across the ocean to compete in this World Championships, the postponement of the competition seems to have more advantages than disadvantages. Through this World Championships, it is possible to test the lineup and prepare for the Paris Olympic cycle.
On July 13, the Chinese track and field team, which has arrived in Eugene, officially announced the list of entries for the World Championships. As the first world-class outdoor comprehensive track and field event in the Paris Olympic cycle, this year’s Eugene Track and Field World Championships will see more than 1,900 athletes from 192 countries and regions compete in 49 events. For the first time on the stage of the World Championships, replacing the previous 50-kilometer race walking event. The Chinese track and field team sent a delegation of about 100 people, including 53 athletes to compete in 23 events. In the women’s shot put, women’s javelin, women’s race walking and men’s triple jump and other events, Chinese players have the ability to rush to gold. “Asian Flying Man” Su Bingtian will strive to reach the final in the men’s 100m and achieve another good result. He will also lead the men’s 4×100m relay team to reach the medal. Among the female players, famous players such as Gong Lijiao, Liu Shiying, Lu Huihui, Liu Hong and Li Ling will all participate.
Tian Xiaojun, deputy leader of the Chinese track and field team, said in an interview that the Chinese team that went to the World Championships this time includes veterans who have gone on many expeditions and many new faces participating in the World Championships for the first time. The average age of the entire team is 26 years old. The Tokyo Olympics dropped by 2 years. “Accumulating youth for the Paris Olympics is one of our important tasks for the World Championships. Sprinters Chen Guanfeng, Deng Zhijian, high jumper Lu Jiawen, and race walker Ma Zhenxia are all young, but they also have the skills. Not bad strength, I hope that through the World Series, they can accumulate practical experience and make faster progress and improvement.”
Among the 53 expedition players of the Chinese Athletics Corps, there are 4 Olympic champions: female shot put player Gong Lijiao will strive for three consecutive World Championships, female javelin player Liu Shiying will strive to achieve the “Grand Slam” of the World Championships, and “mother champion” Liu Hong Sister Qieyang Shi, who wants to lead the Chinese women’s race walkers to defend the championship title in the 20-kilometer race walking event and also compete in the event, will strive to make history in the women’s 35-kilometer race walking event that debuted on the stage of the World Championships. As a “veteran” of the Chinese track and field team that combines the old and the new to compete in the World Championships for the 8th time, Gong Lijiao said frankly: “After winning the ‘Grand Slam’, I will face the World Championships with a more relaxed attitude. Young players including Song Jiayuan have grown up very quickly, and I also hope that I can give her the baton in my hand with confidence.”
In addition to the veterans, there are 11 “post-00s” players in this new and old Chinese track and field team. Chen Guanfeng, born in 2000, and Deng Zhijian, born in 2002, were selected for the men’s 4×100-meter relay team. , be ready to play at any time!”
“Shaanxi” has a bright end!
Pay attention to the golden moment of Shaanxi players
At the Doha World Athletics Championships three years ago, the Chinese team won a total of 9 medals, 3 golds, 3 silvers and 3 bronzes, ranking fourth in the medals list and total score list. The biggest “bumper harvest” in the history of the race. This season, affected by objective factors such as the epidemic, the state of some Chinese players is far from the fashion of the Tokyo Olympics, and it is difficult to reproduce the excellent performances of the Doha World Championships and the Tokyo Olympics. However, the four Shaanxi players who accompanied the team are still expected to be on the track and field in Eugene, so that the sports fans who support them will witness the arrival of the bright moment of “Shaanxi”.
Among the four Shaanxi generals, Wu Quanming, who will be on the final stage of the women’s 20km race walk on the first day of the competition, is the one who takes the lead. Race walking is a traditional competitive sport in Shaanxi competitive sports. As one of the representatives of the new generation of race walking in Shaanxi, in last year’s 14th National Games, the “post-00” teenager Wu Quanming, who played on behalf of the host, and his teammates Yang Liujing and Ma Li achieved a total result. With a time of 6 hours, 01 minutes and 36 seconds, she won the championship of the women’s 20km race walking team competition, which is also the first track and field gold medal won by the Shaanxi team in the 14th National Games. After the National Games, Wu Quanming participated in this year’s World Race Walking Team Championships and the World Race Walking Championships Trials. With her outstanding performance in the latter event, she successfully won the opportunity to compete in the World Championships for the first time in her personal sports career. This time, She will work together with national team teammates Qieyang Shijie, Ma Zhenxia and Liu Hong to strive for good results.
On July 22, Beijing time, on the 8th match day of the Eugene World Championships, as the women’s 35km race walk started, the Chinese team consisting of Sister Qieyang Shi, Li Maocuo, Yin Lamei and Ma Li also participated in the competition. Attacking the gold medal, among the four, Hanzhong girl Yin Lamei is the main force, while Jingbian girl Ma Li is the substitute. When one of the three main players withdraws for some reason, Ma Li must come forward. It is worth mentioning that the 31-year-old sister Cheyang Shi is in surprisingly good condition this year. Two months ago, she won three IAAF championships in five weeks. The girls will be fighting for medals at the World Championships.
At 9:00 am on July 24th, Beijing time, the men’s triple jump final of the World Track and Field Championships will be staged as scheduled. Famous player Fang Yaoqing is expected to bring the Shaanxi players’ trip to the World Championships to a perfect conclusion. At the 2017 World Championships in London, Fang Yaoqing ranked 26th in the men’s triple jump with a score of 16.17 meters and missed the final. “I was only 21 years old that year, so I have to pay some ‘tuition fees’ for my growth.” Later, he recalled that In the second game, Fang Yaoqing, who had a good mentality, said with a smile. At the 2019 World Athletics Championships, Fang Yaoqing ranked 10th with a score of 16.65 meters, a remarkable improvement. In the 14th National Games last year, Fang Yaoqing, who played at home, won silver with a score of 17.04 meters, surpassing his 17.01 score in the Tokyo Olympics, and also achieved the Shaanxi Track and Field Men’s Triple Jump National Games medal “zero”. breakthrough”. Entering 2022, the 26-year-old Fang Yaoqing has maintained the top three levels in several races of the IAAF Intercontinental Tour and won the opportunity to compete in the World Championships again as he wished. “My competitors include both foreign players and others. Teammates of the national team, for me, overcoming injuries and overcoming myself is the most important thing. I hope more sports fans can encourage me, and at the same time, support and pay attention to Shaanxi Athletics and cheer for the Chinese Athletics Team!”
Text/Jin Pengtu, All Media Reporter of Xi’an Press/Chinese Athletics Association, Shaanxi Athletics Association
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