EUGENE, July 23 (Xinhua) -- In the men's triple jump final of the 2022 Oregon Athletics World Championships on July 23, The runner-up of the Tokyo Olympic Games and a famous Chinese player Zhu Yaming won the bronze medal with a second jump of 17 meters 31, creating the best record of Chinese athletes in the history of the World Championships.
On July 23, Zhu Yaming was at the award ceremony. Photo by Xinhua news agency reporter Wang Ying
Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Picardo won the championship with a first jump of 17.95 meters. The Portuguese player showed an absolute advantage, jumping 17m92 and 17m57 in the second and third jumps in a row, both of which were enough to win the title.
Zhu Yaming scored 17.00 meters in the first jump, 17 meters 31 in the second jump, and two fouls in the other four attempts, and two times did not pass 17 meters. Burkina Faso's Zango won the silver medal with a time of 17.55 meters.
Three years ago, Zhu Yaming participated in the World Championships for the first time, did not reach the final, and won medals in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in the past two years, and he is very happy.
"I was a perfectionist before, and I wasn't happy to get the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, I didn't think it was perfect. I've grown a lot this year, and I'm happy to get the bronze medal today and enjoy the process. Zhu Yaming said.
On July 23, Zhu Yaming celebrated after the final. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Xiaoling
However, Zhu Yaming is not satisfied with his results for the day, because it is a big gap from the 17.57 meters he jumped in the Olympic final last year. "Today's play is not very good, the wind speed affects the speed and direction of the run, too much energy is wasted on the run, and none of the runs are smooth."
Zhu Yaming also revealed that since winning the silver medal in the Olympic Games last year, this year has experienced a lot of things, the state has seen a lot of ups and downs, especially during training and competition in Europe this year, encountered injuries and psychological problems, training has been greatly affected. "I didn't know what was going on for a long time, I could only jump more than 16 meters in several races, and only one race exceeded 17 meters, and there was a feeling of reluctance to race, resistance to the race."
On July 23, Zhu Yaming tried to jump in the final. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Xiaoling
Fortunately, through the efforts of the coach and the team, all the difficult days have passed. St. Xinke World Championships men's long jump champion Wang Jiannan also came to the scene on the same day to cheer for his friend Zhu Yaming, who hopes to achieve better results at the next year's World Championships and the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
"The Chinese jump project won two medals this time, which is a very good start. I think the possibility of winning a gold medal in the future competition is still very large, but this road is not easy, and there are still many things to do. Zhu Yaming said.
Source: Xinhua News Agency