The men's 200m heats ended this morning at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok, with Asian record holder Xie Zhenye of China finishing first in the group and first in the heats in 20.57 seconds.
In this preliminaries alone, Xie Zhenye ran easier than in the preliminaries of the domestic championship, he put at least ten meters, and finally swayed his body to cross the line.
Xie Zhenye ran 20.55 seconds in the preliminary round of the national championship and 20.57 seconds in the preliminary round of the Asian Championship. The feeling of the first shot is basically the same, relaxed and comfortable, and the first must belong to me if it is not chaotic. It is estimated that the semifinals are not far away. The key is the final shot. Xie Zhenye's shot in the championship final was a little tight, and he only ran 20.49 seconds, which was much worse than expected.
As far as we can see, some events in the Asian Championships can go directly to the World Championships after winning the championship, while others do not. I don't know if the 200m will work, but if you want to compete in the World Championships, winning the Asian Championships is the least.
Xie Zhenye was recognized by the World Athletics Federation with only three shots in the 200 meters this year. Two shots were for the aforementioned national championship race, and one shot was for 20.49 seconds in the United States. Because he did not meet the minimum standard of five shots, Xie Zhenye did not rank in the men's 200m World Championships qualification table.
So the Asian Championship is the best and probably the last chance to qualify. The event itself has high points, and the men's 200 meters can run a total of three shots, and how much Xie Zhenye can run in the semifinals and final depends on whether he can appear in the last two levels of the World Championships.
Although Xie Zhenye's 100m this year did not complete the ten wishes, he is currently ranked 41st in the qualification for the World Championships, seven places above the lowest limit of 48th. As a general rule, the men's 100-meter ticket has stabilized. Now the suspense turns to 200 meters.
Of course, even in Asia, even if he is the Asian record holder, Xie Zhenye does not dare to say that he will win the championship. Japan's 21-year-old university athlete Ubiwa Hibiwa is, at least so far, the Asian men's 200m brother this year.
His best time of the year under compliant wind speeds, and certainly the best time in Asia this year, is 20.32 seconds; The World Athletics Federation also counted his 20.10 seconds of a super wind speed into the World Championship qualification ranking system, so now he is ranked as high as 30th, and his appearance in the World Championships is a foregone conclusion. Pelisawa also came to the Asian Championships this time, and the preliminary round was also greatly relaxed in the last ten meters.
So no two words, Xie Zhenye must win the championship in the competition of the Asian Championship by defeating Pelisawa Feiyu! Proving yourself to be Asia's number one runner in the 200m is still a small thing, because you will prove more weight at the Asian Games. If this event can win and the 200m champion can go straight to the World Championships, Xie Zhenye will still have to run at the World Championships in Budapest!