On April 29, local time in the United States, at the Peyton-Jordan Athletics Invitational Tournament held at Stanford University in the United States, China's He Wuyao ran out of the Chinese athlete's best time since 2012 in the women's 10,000 meters final, 31 minutes 46 seconds 51 seconds to win the championship. On this day, teammate Chen Tianyu ran a personal PB in the men's 10,000 meters of the same event, and at the same time, Xie Zhenye and Liang Xiaojing also soared in the 100 meters of this season's good results. In the past month, a number of Chinese track and field athletes have improved their performance through external training, including the training camp founded by Chinese coach Li Li and American coach Renault.
External training has created personal PB
On the 29th, He Wuya and Chen Tianyu and other players of the Chinese track and field long-distance running training team came to Stanford University in the United States, where they participated in the 10,000-meter competition at the Peyton-Jordan Athletics Invitational. He Wuyao ran 31 minutes 46.51 seconds in the women's 10,000 meters, the best time for a Chinese athlete in 10 years. He Wuyao, 23, won a bronze medal in his personal best of 32 minutes 40.52 seconds in the women's 10,000 meters competition at last year's National Games. In this race, He Wuya formed a leading group with American marathon record holder Omato, running 1 minute 11.40 seconds in the final lap and finally winning the championship with 31 minutes 46 seconds 51 seconds.
He Wuyao was born in Liangshan, Sichuan in 1998, because his father was a soldier, he was influenced by his father and liked to play basketball and run. He began practicing athletics in 2014 and has been greatly improving his performance since joining the Chinese middle and long-distance running team in recent years, winning awards including the women's 10,000-meter bronze medal at the National Games. After winning the invitational tournament, He Wuya also thanked the Chinese Athletics Association, the club and his coach on personal social media.
It is worth mentioning that He Wuya is not the only Chinese middle-distance runner who has played well this season, and the runners who came to the United States with her to participate in the middle-distance running training camp led by Li Li have played well for several months. Chen Tianyu, a male athlete, competed twice in April, twice setting a new personal best in the 10,000 meters. At the Payton Jordan Invitational tournament at Stanford University on the 29th, Chen Tianyu ran 28 minutes and 45 seconds 8 seconds, which was also the second best result in China after the 2009 Shandong National Games, second only to Dobje's championship winning performance at the 17th National Games.
Previously, on April 15, He Wuya also participated in the Brian Clay Athletics Invitational In the United States, and finished second in the women's 5000 meters in 15 minutes 28 seconds 21 seconds, which is also the second fastest result of domestic athletes in 5 years. On the 10th, He Wuya came to the United States to participate in the first women's 1500 meters race, and also ran a good result of 4 minutes 22 seconds and 56 seconds. At the Bryan ClayLey Athletics Invitational, the men's 3000m steeplechase runner Wang Fudong ran a personal second-best time of 8:57.15.
Please come in and go out and see the results
Chinese athletes have achieved good results through training in the United States, and the root cause is back to the new round of Olympic cycle coach selection opened by the Chinese Athletics Association during November 2021. Li Li, a Chinese coach who served as the team leader of the American track and field team and the head coach of the men's team during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, was invited to serve as the head coach of the national middle and long-distance running program during the Paris Olympic games cycle.
According to the terms of cooperation, Coach Li Li is responsible for coaching outstanding domestic middle and long-distance runners, arranging training and preparation, and coordinating and participating in the selection of coaches, team formation, group discussions, international exchanges, and foreign training competitions of each group of the national long-distance running national team. As early as 2006 to 2015, many groups of domestic middle-distance running teams rushed to Tucson, the United States, where Li Li is located, to receive short-term training from Li Li.
Previously, Li Li coached the university track and field team in the United States for 35 years, and the team he led won a total of 14 national championships for American university students, and brought many world champions. Li Li helped American athlete Lagart win gold medals in the 1500 meters and 5000 meters at the 2007 Osaka World Championships, earning him the honor of "America's Best Track and Field Coach".
A relaxed environment stimulates good grades
During the Paris Olympic Games cycle, the Chinese Athletics Association adopted the method of association and club tackling tough problems for men's and women's middle-distance running, marathon and race walking, etc., to provide a more flexible training environment and conditions for domestic athletes. Li Li not only serves as the head coach of China's middle and long-distance running, but also serves as the head coach of E-House Club. At the beginning of April, Chinese middle-distance runners landed at the American training camp hosted by Li Li, and although the training time was not long, the relaxed training and competition environment still stimulated everyone to improve their status and performance.
In addition to Chinese middle-distance runners, many sprinters are also silently improving their status and achievements in external training. A number of runners, including China's men's 100m and 200m star Xie Zhenye and women's sprinter Liang Xiaojing, have landed in the United States since November last year to participate in an athletics training camp organized by renowned coach Renault. Chinese players have participated in several invitational tournaments in the past few weeks. At the North Florida Athletics Invitational On the 30th, Xie Zhenye ran a good time of 10.14 seconds in the men's 100 meters. In his previous season debut, Xie Zhenye's time was 10.27 seconds. In the training camp, he trained with famous players such as Brumel and DeGlaser, which really improved the performance of Chinese players. Liang Xiaojing ran a time of 11.24 seconds in this race. In her season debut, Liang Xiaojing ran 11.18 seconds to finish third.
Text/Beiqing Sports Chu Peng