The footsteps of the Hangzhou Asian Games have become closer and closer, and the Chinese Athletics Association has also announced the selection criteria for the athletics projects of the Asian Games, in which everyone is very concerned about the men's 100 meters, and the standard line is actually set at 10 seconds 00. You know, the standard line of the World Championships and the Olympic Games is only 10 seconds 05 seconds, but the Asian Games will take 10 seconds, and I have to say that such a decision is really outrageous. Moreover, only Su Bingtian and Xie Zhenye can run to 10 seconds in China's sprint active service, and Xie Zhenye's state is not at its best, which inevitably makes everyone worry that when the time comes, it will not be Su Shen alone!
As we all know, China's sprinting has made rapid progress in recent years. From Zhang Peimeng's 10 seconds, to Su Bingtian's 9 seconds 99, to Xie Zhenye's 9 seconds 97, and then Su Shen broke the Asian record many times, and even at the Tokyo Olympic Games last year, the miracle of soaring 9 seconds 83 seconds can be seen that the Chinese men's sprint has gradually narrowed the gap with the world, and it is the existence of the first gear in Asia. In particular, the bronze medal of the Olympic relay has made the outside world have more expectations for the next World Championships and Asian Games.
In September this year, the Hangzhou Asian Games will be unveiled, when Su Bingtian will lead the Chinese men's sprint to strike again, and the Chinese Athletics Association has also announced the selection criteria for the Asian Games. Since Su Bingtian finished in the top eight at the Tokyo Olympics, he will directly qualify for the 100 meters of the Asian Games. It is worth mentioning that Su Shen was also the 100-meter champion of the last Asian Games (winning the championship with a time of 9.92 seconds). According to the rules of the tournament, each team can only send 2 people to compete, which means that others will compete for the remaining place.
But the second place is not so easy to compete for, because the Chinese Athletics Association will reach the standard and set the achievement at 10 seconds 00. As we all know, 10 seconds is a watershed for male sprinters, and there are more than 400 people in the world who can run into the 10-second mark, while there are only three people in China, in addition to Su Bingtian, it is Xie Zhenye. The latter once ran a time of 9.97 seconds in 2018, but in recent years, Xie Zhenye has never run into 10 seconds, not even close.
Last year, Xie Zhenye was in poor shape all year round, the best time in the 100 meters was 10.10 seconds, or he ran at the National Games in September, and he only ran 10.16 seconds at the Tokyo Olympics, missing the semi-finals. It can be seen that 10 seconds is really very difficult to approach. Of course, this time, the Chinese Athletics Association set the Asian Games standard score at 10.00 seconds, but also to motivate athletes, especially young players!
In fact, last year, there was a young man whose strength was close to 10 seconds, and this person was Guangdong young player Chen Guanfeng. At the age of 21, he ran a time of 10.06 seconds, which is already the fourth person in the history of Chinese sprinting. This year, Chen Guanfeng will also launch an impact for his first international competition, and his goal is to participate in the Asian Games with his big brother Su Bingtian. However, Chen Guanfeng will face the competition of Xie Zhenye, and it is worth looking forward to who can reach the target in the end of the two!
Of course, if Chen Guanfeng can run to 10 seconds and achieve a major breakthrough, then the Chinese team can arrange for him and Su Bingtian to participate in the Asian Games for 100 meters, while Xie Zhenye is at ease to prepare for the 200 meters and relay. I hope that this post-00s genius can bring us surprises!