To create history, Yan Wengang won the bronze medal of the men's steel frame snowmobile

Beijing, February 11 (China News Network) -- The men's steel frame snowmobile competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics ended on the evening of the 11th, and China's Yan Wengang won the bronze medal with a time of four rounds of 4 minutes 01.77 seconds, creating the best result in the history of Chinese athletes in this event.

The men's steel frame bobsleigh race lasts for 2 days, with 2 rounds of skating per day, with the shortest of the 4 wheels taking the least time to win. In the first two rounds of the 10th, Yan Wengang performed remarkablely, and the cumulative time spent in the two rounds was 2 minutes 01.03 seconds, temporarily ranking 3rd, retaining the hope of impacting the medal. For his performance that day, Yan Wengang gave himself 8 points. In the third and fourth rounds of the competition held on the 11th, Yan Wengang withstood the pressure and played steadily, winning the bronze medal with a time of 4 minutes 01.77 seconds in the four rounds.

The picture shows Yan Wengang in the game.

The steel frame snowmobile project requires athletes to head down, lie prone on the steel frame snowmobile, use the body control direction, and complete the race along the curved slide, and the maximum speed of the event can exceed 130 km / h, almost flying close to the ground. Due to its speed and high danger, the steel frame snowmobile project was cancelled twice at the Winter Olympics, and it was not until the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics that it returned to the Olympic family and has continued to this day.

Previously, the best result of the Chinese men's steel frame snowmobile winter Olympics was geng Wenqiang's 13th place at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. In this Winter Olympic Games, Yan Wengang won the bronze medal for the first time on the Olympic stage, creating history for China. Another Chinese player, Yin Zheng, was ranked No. 5. (End)