- IOC looks forward to Paris Olympic track and field: Gong Lijiao is worth looking forward to
- 2022-12-22 09:38:17.0 Source: China News Network
After the announcement of the track and field qualification plan for the Paris Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee took stock of the track and field stars who are worth looking forward to in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Among them, the Chinese athlete Gong Lijiao is impressively listed.
On December 5, 2022, Sidney McLaughlin and Armand Mundo Duplantis were elected the World Athletics Federation’s best female athlete and best male athlete respectively.
In the women’s 400m hurdles event, after winning the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, McLaughlin set a new world record for this event held by herself during the Eugene Athletics World Championships this year.
For Swedish pole vault superstar Duplantis, the sky is the limit. In 2022, he is still improving the upper line of men’s pole vault. In the process of winning this year’s World Championships, he created a new world record of 6.21 meters. In addition, at the World Indoor Athletics Championships at the beginning of the year, his score of 6.20 meters also set a new indoor world record for men’s pole vault.
Venezuelan women’s triple jump star Ulimar Rojas is another athlete who has dominated her sport. Rojas is the Olympic champion and triple world champion. In addition, the women’s triple jump world record of 15.74 meters is also in her name. In the 2024 Paris Olympics, she will undoubtedly become the biggest favorite for the gold medal.
In terms of marathon, Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge won the Olympic laurel at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In addition, at the 2022 Berlin Marathon, he set a new men’s marathon world record with a time of 2:01.09. .
The sprint event has always been the highlight event of the Olympic track and field. In the women’s 100-meter and 200-meter sprint, three Kenyan stars Elaine Thompson-Hera, Shirley-Ann Fraser-Price and Sherry Carl Jackson is the king of the world. In the men’s sprint, keep an eye out for Fred Corley, Noah Lyles and a young Eliyan Knighton. Knighton is now achieving more than legendary superstar Usain Bolt achieved at his age.
The hosts, France, look forward to achieving excellent results with the advantage of home court. Decathlon star Kevin Meyer is the ace of the French track and field team. He won the second World Championship gold medal in his career at the 2022 World Championships. He won gold medals in both the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. At the Paris Olympics, he will hit the highest Olympic podium under the witness of the home audience.
In terms of other events, Chinese women’s shot put star Gong Lijiao has participated in four Olympic Games so far in her career. After winning the long-awaited gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics, she has collected all the Olympic three-color medals. She still has a small goal in mind to achieve – to reach the 21-meter mark, which will also be the motivation to support her to fight for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Jakob Ingebrigsen (Norway) in the men’s 1500m, Mumtaz Bahim (Qatar) in the men’s high jump, Asin Mu (USA) in the women’s 800m, Ryan Koe in the men’s shot put Luzer (USA) and Elisson dos Santos in the men’s 400m hurdles are also expected to win another gold medal at the Paris Olympics.