Xinhua News Agency, Chengdu, July 2 (Xinhua) The first race of the 2022 season of the China Track and Field Street Tour was held in Chengdu on the evening of the 2nd. Famous players Yao Jie and Chen Qiaoling won the men's and women's pole vault championships respectively.
That night, the competition was held outside the Chengdu City Concert Hall in Wuhou District, Chengdu City. The competition consisted of two events: men's and women's pole vaulting. There were 7 participants in the men's event and 5 participants in the women's event. In the men's competition, Yao Jie, who won the championship at the National Games last year, won the championship with a time of 5.41 meters. This was also his fifth championship in this event. Zhong Tao of the Anhui team and Chen Wenwen of the Jiangsu team both scored 5.16 meters, ranking second and third respectively. In the
women's competition, the outstanding Chen Qiaoling secured the championship early. After that, she continued to hit higher heights, and finally won the championship with a score of 4.51 meters, and broke the competition record of 4.40 meters held by the national team star Li Ling . Du Rui of the Sichuan team and She Chenyao of the Anhui team finished second and third respectively, both with a score of 4.16 meters.
According to reports, this year the China Track and Field Street Tour enters its eighth year, and the organizer also released a new event concept of "Athletics Everywhere" this season. This season, the China Track and Field Street Tour also plans to hold sub-station competitions in Xiamen, Nanjing and other places.
Editors: Shuwen, Wu Bowen, Wu Junkuan, Zhou Zhengqian (internship)
