Extreme News reporter Xu Ping
On the evening of September 22, in the men's 110-meter hurdle final of the 14th National Games, Xie Wenjun won the championship with a time of 13.37 seconds and became Liu Xiang was another athlete who completed three consecutive National Games championships. In this event, the Shanghai Sports Delegation has won gold medals for eight consecutive National Games.
had high hopes
The men's 110-meter hurdles were once China’s dominant event. As a leader, Liu Xiang was the first in the history of the 110-meter hurdles to set the Olympic champion, the world championship champion, and the world record at the same time. The athlete is also the first track and field athlete to win three consecutive championships in the history of the National Games. In 2006, he broke the 13-year men's 110-meter hurdles world record with a time of 12.88 seconds. In 2015, after Liu Xiang officially announced his retirement, people cast their eyes on Xie Wenjun, hoping that he could take over Liu Xiang's class.
Like Liu Xiang, Xie Wenjun, born in 1990, is also from Shanghai. As early as 2008, Xie Wenjun ran a good result of 13.51. He became the youngest athlete in the world to reach the Olympic A standard in the 110-meter hurdles. Since then, Xie Wenjun has made great achievements, especially in 2014 Incheon Asian Games and 2018 Jakarta Asian Games , he won twice, helping the Chinese team to achieve nine consecutive championships in the Asian Games. Although there are few opponents in China and the leader in the Asian arena, there is still a big gap between Xie Wenjun and the top players in the world competitions. "I am not Liu Xiang, and Liu Xiang cannot be easily replaced." Xie Wenjun once said.
is difficult to catch up with Liu Xiang
In addition to winning the championship in the 2014 and 2019 IAAF Diamond League sub-stations, Xie Wenjun's best place in the competition is the Doha Track and Field in 2019 The fifth place in the World Championships.In the previous Tokyo Olympics, although Xie Wenjun entered the semi-finals, he finally missed the finals.
Back to the domestic arena, in this final of the National Games, Xie Wenjun still maintained absolute dominance, especially his ability to accelerate in the future. Although he was lagging behind in the starting stage, Xie Wenjun succeeded in counterattack after entering the late course, and finally won the gold medal in 13.37 seconds. However, although the result of this championship has been improved compared to the Tokyo Olympics, it is not so good. What is worrying is that in this project, apart from Xie Wenjun, no particularly competitive newcomers have appeared for so many years. The same is true on the field of this National Games. I can only hope that some newcomers in the future can catch up with Liu Xiang and reach the heights created by this Asian flying man.
Picture source: Xinhua News Agency
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