On February 11, Beijing time, track and field athlete Xu Haiyang posted the "Approval Form for Athletes Adjusting And Suspension of Training in the Training Center of Jiangsu Provincial Sports Bureau" through social media, officially announcing the decision to retire.
Xu Haiyang wrote in the declaration of retirement: "Ten years of sports career, it is enough to win glory for the country! Realize the dream, I wish Chinese athletics better and better! Netizens also sent blessings to the Chinese Mesozoic 100-meter trapeze: "Happy graduation of Brother Ocean, the future will be better, smooth and smooth into a new stage of life", "Tribute, every athlete who has left a footprint in the history of China's 100 meters deserves the best arrangement", "Life is not only athletics, the life of the little brother will be better in the future", "May your future road be more exciting, the most impressive is the Jakarta Asian Games relay race".
Xu Haiyang, born in 1992, became a special student at the age of 8 with his outstanding sprint talent, and won the men's 100 meters championship at the Jiangsu Provincial Junior High School Athletics Championships the following year, and has since embarked on the road of professional athletes. In 2016, Xu Haiyang improved his 100m performance to less than 10.40 seconds, and gradually grew into the main player of the Chinese men's 4X100m relay. At the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships, Xu Haiyang, together with Tang Xingqiang, Liang Jinsheng and Bei Gang, won the men's 4X100m relay championship for the Chinese team. At the 13th National Games of the same year, Xu Haiyang won the third place in the men's 100-meter trapeze, second only to Xie Zhenye and Su Bingtian. At the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, Xu Haiyang, together with BeiGe, Su Bingtian and Xu Zhouzheng, won the bronze medal in the men's 4X100m relay. With the rise of a new generation of flyers such as Chen Guanfeng and Yan Haibin, Xu Haiyang gradually faded out of the national team and made a retirement decision after representing the Jiangsu team in the 14th National Games and winning the silver medal in the relay.