On July 12, Chinese track and field team shot put athlete Gong Lijiao trained to prepare for the competition.
2020 National Race Walking Championship Women's 20km, Liu Hong (right) won the championship
On July 13, the Chinese track and field team Su Bingtian was training
On July 15, local time, Eugene The World Track and Field Championships were held in Oregon, the United States. It's officially open in Eugene. 53 athletes from the Chinese team will compete in this World Championships. Gong Lijiao, the women's shot put star who has won two consecutive World Championship gold medals, aims to achieve three consecutive World Championships; Chinese flying star Su Bingtian, who has not participated in the competition this year due to various reasons, is decompressing himself before the competition. At this World Championships, the Chinese Legion’s gold medal focus will also be on traditional strengths such as women’s shot put and women’s walking.
Men's 100 meters
Su Bingtian hopes to continue the good results in Tokyo
At the last Doha World Athletics Championships, the Chinese track and field legion overcame the local high temperature and humidity and brought back 3 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze results, creating China's record in the World Athletics Championships. The record for winning the most medals. At the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese track and field team once again performed well, with breakthroughs in the men's 100-meter relay, the men's triple jump, and the women's javelin and shot put events. Su Bingtian ran 9.83 seconds in the 100-meter semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics, breaking the Asian 100-meter record.
Eugene, USA, can be called Su Bingtian’s blessed place. In 2015, he ran a time of 9.99 seconds at the Diamond League held here, breaking 10 seconds for the first time in his career. However, now that the 33-year-old Chinese flying star has returned to the blessed land, he may not be able to reproduce the glorious scene at last year's Tokyo Olympics.
Su Bingtian said that due to visa issues, he was unable to catch up with scheduled Diamond League and other games in time. At present, Su Bingtian's number of participations this season is still "zero". In addition, Su Bingtian said that he has suffered some minor injuries and illnesses during recent training, including fever and knee joint reaction, and his current competitive status is still being adjusted. On the 14th, Su Bingtian came to the training ground of the World Track and Field Championships in Eugene for pre-match training. He said his goal is to successfully compete in the men's 100-meter race.
At this year's World Championships in Eugene, Su Bingtian is the only Chinese male athlete qualified to participate in the 100-meter competition. In the 100-meter relay event, Su Bingtian is also expected to partner with Xie Zhenye, Wu Zhiqiang, Tang Xingqiang, Chen Guanfeng, Deng Zhijian. At the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese relay team won a historic bronze medal. When talking about the goals of this World Championships, Su Bingtian said that the Chinese team in this World Championships is a handover of new and old players and hopes to continue the good results in Tokyo.
Also low-key is Chinese 200-meter expert Xie Zhenye. Xie Zhenye had previously trained and competed in the United States for a long time and was considered the Chinese athlete most adapted to the World Track and Field Championships in Eugene. This time Xie Zhenye is also the only Chinese male athlete qualified to participate in the 200m World Championships. Xie Zhenye said that his goal is to break the 20-second mark. "It's best to break 20 seconds in the 200-meter race this time."
Women's shot put
Gong Lijiao will win three consecutive World Championships
It is different from Su Bingtian's low-key decompression before the game. As a woman in the 2017, 2019 World Championships and Tokyo Olympics, Shot put champion, Gong Lijiao has made bold statements that she will challenge for three consecutive world championships. This time, Gong Lijiao has junior sister Song Jiayuan beside her to help out, which makes Gong Lijiao even more confident.
After winning the Tokyo Olympics, Gong Lijiao took a half-year vacation and only resumed training four months ago. "It has recovered to 90%." Gong Lijiao said. In the national track and field team test match held before the expedition, Gong Lijiao threw a personal season-best record of 20.46 meters. Among the 5 effective shots, 3 times exceeded 20 meters.
As the champion of two consecutive World Championships, Gong Lijiao’s goal for this World Championships is not only to win three consecutive championships, but also to break the 21-meter performance limit. "Breaking 21 meters has always been my goal. I failed to achieve it in the Tokyo Olympics before. But I believe I have the strength to break this limit." Gong Lijiao said.
This time, Gong Lijiao has new female shot put player Song Jiayuan beside her. This year, Song Jiayuan shot 20.20 meters and 20.38 meters in the trials, becoming the new generation successor to Gong Lijiao and the Chinese women's shot put.This time she will join hands with Gong Lijiao, which is expected to expand China's advantages in this project. In terms of opponents, American player Chase Elie consecutively threw 20.48 meters and 20.51 meters at the US trials at the end of June, approaching Gong Lijiao's Olympic winning time.
Women's race walking
One of the most stable gold medal points for the Chinese Legion.
Women's race walking is still one of the most stable gold medal points for the Chinese Legion at this World Athletics Championships. Chinese player Qieyang Shijie has achieved outstanding results in overseas training this year, winning consecutive championships in consecutive competitions. At this World Championships, three-time World Championship champion Liu Hong and London Olympic champion Qie Yangshi will participate in the 20-kilometer race. Sister Qeyangshi will also participate in the 35-kilometer competition. This season she set a good time of 2 hours, 43 minutes and 06 seconds in this event.
For Olympic champion Liu Shiying and famous athlete Lu Huihui, their goal in the World Championships is to stand on the podium in the javelin event. At the 2019 Doha World Championships, Liu Shiying won a silver medal. At the Tokyo Olympics, Liu Shiying became famous and won the championship with a time of 66.34 meters. At the World Championships trials held by the Chinese Athletics Association on May 28 this year, Liu Shiying threw 62.93 meters. Lu Huihui has been on the podium in the past three world championships and has rich experience in competitions. In this world championship, the two have the strength and the goal to stand on the podium.
Text/our reporter Chu Peng Coordinator/Photo courtesy of Du Rui
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