The highlights of the World Championships in Athletics are here! 41 Chinese delegations participated in the competition The advantage projects are these 4

With the opening of the World Championships in Athletics in Budapest just around the corner, it has been 40 years since the first World Championships in Helsinki in 1983.

Due to the global epidemic, this World Championships is also the second consecutive year of "back-to-back" World Championships held in history, and there is only one year before the 2024 Paris Olympics, which has also led some elite athletes to choose to abandon the World Championships for the sake of the Olympic Games.

You should know that they may have participated in the Tokyo Olympics and the Eugene World Championships before, and if they participate in Budapest again, they may not be able to adapt to the top events for four consecutive years.

The Chinese athletics delegation has participated in all 18 previous competitions, with a total of 22 gold, 26 silver and 25 bronze records, and since the 2007 Osaka World Championships, gold medals have been recorded in each competition.

The 41-member Chinese team squad includes many Olympic champions and world champions represented by Gong Lijiao, and the dominant events are still women's throwing and women's race walking, as well as men's long jump and triple jump.

For the Chinese team, this year's World Championships also encountered a problem that had not been seen before, because the Hangzhou Asian Games, which were postponed by the epidemic, will open shortly after the World Championships. According to the previously announced selection methods and selection results, most of the players who appeared in the World Championships will continue to participate in the Asian Games later.

The local Asian Games pay special attention to all aspects, which puts forward higher requirements for the participants, and it is not easy to compare two important competitions in a short period of time.

The characteristics and situations of different events are also different, and some World Championship participants must perform better than their teammates in the competition to finally stand on the Asian Games arena, such as the men's marathon, where three people participate in the World Championships.

However, there are only two places in the Asian Games, so according to the previously announced selection method, only the two who perform better in the competition can continue to participate in the Asian Games. That is to say, for the sake of the Asian Games, the negative competition of the World Championships is completely unworkable.

Next, let's take a look at the middle and long distance events of this year's World Championships in Budapest, what are the highlights? Click "Read Original" at the end of the article to view the full schedule of the World Championships.

The strongest team in the men's category was Kenya overall, with four players competing for medals, including defending champion Emmanuel Korir.

Unfortunately, Corrier is not at his best this season due to injuries, and the Olympic and World Champion has a pre-season best time of 1:47.71, which may not be possible in Budapest.

But talented Kenya won't be able to give up the gold medal lightly, with 19-year-old Emmanuel Wanyonyi in hot form this season, and the Under-20 world champion could rank second in the world this season after posting a PB of 1:43.27. He had previously won not only the World Championship trials in Kenya, but also two Diamond League tournaments.

But the World Championships are, after all, a world series, and the youngsters' experience is certainly at a disadvantage, with Canadian Marco Arop in his prime, which he won bronze at last year's World Championships in Eugene.

This year's narrow defeat to Leoni Van Oni in Paris but also a season-best time of 1:43.30, he will be the Kenyan must overcome on the way to the title, and Arrop can beat the Kenyan upset to win this historic gold medal for Canada is also a major highlight of the competition.

The men's 800m, which was dominated by Corrier for two years, is about to change hands this year, and many people have a chance, including Algerian and two other Kenyan runners, as well as experienced Americans.

The women's 800m is unfortunately unable to see Wang Chunyu, and she will prepare for the Asian Games. Similar to the men's category, defending women's champion Athing Mu of the United States is hard to say how well she has been this season, having competed in only one 800-meter race with a time of 1:58.73, and her 1500-meter attempt was not very good.

There was even news that she would give up the 800m World Championships, but she still appeared in the competition list, but whether she will finally appear is still unknown, and whether she can win the championship with an absolute advantage like the Tokyo Olympics and the Eugene World Championships is even more impossible to talk about.

British and Kenyan have long had their eyes on the title, with Tokyo and Eugene runner-up Keely Hodgkinson on the verge of making another bid for her first World Championship. This season in Paris, she improved her PB to 1:55.77, also setting a world best this year, and the only female athlete to run 1:56 this year.

But the road to victory won't be easy, with Kenyan girl Mary Moraa, the bronze medallist at the last World Championships in Eugene, unbeaten in the outdoor 800m this season and unbeaten in direct conversations with Hodgkinson, ending her opponent's 37-game unbeaten streak. The best time of the season is 1:56.85, ranking second in the world.

In addition, the fourth place in the Tokyo Olympics, Britain's Jemma Reekie (Jemma Reekie) has also performed well this season, with a season-best time of 1:57.30, ranking third in the world.

Unlike the 800m heroes, the men's 1500m champion seems clear, with Norwegian Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen standing out and defending champion Jake Wightman's absence making a change possible.

Ingerbrigson has rarely lost in the last two seasons, and this season not only remained unbeaten, but also improved the PB to 3:27.14, rising to fourth all-time. Considering that he is only 22 years old, he has every chance to challenge the world record in the future.

His old rival, World Champion Timothy Cheruiyot in Doha, has recovered his form this year but is no longer a threat compared to the current Ingelbrigson.

Second in second place of the season is Spaniard Mohamed Katir, also a 5,000m runner, Eugene's bronze medallist at the World Championships and perhaps causing some trouble for Ingbrigsen's first World 1,500m title.

The women's 1500m has become even more interesting because of Faith Kipyegon, and everyone is waiting for the first person in the history of the women's 1500m to perform, or perform. Needless to say, she has broken two world records in a row, and she is unbeaten in the 1500m after 2019, and there is no one who can pose a threat to her at the moment.

Although Sifan Hassan defeated Kipuyegun, who has not yet recovered from his best form after giving birth, the two are basically not on the same level at the moment. Hassan gradually focused on the long distance, while Kipuyegun continued to improve in her main event, 1500m, and had already crossed the 3:50 mark.

In addition to enjoying Kipuyegon's performance, we also look forward to challenging her with a dark horse and making the game more exciting.

Japan's Nozomi Tanaka and Yume Goto are also in the World Championships squad, but Tanaka's performance in the 1500m is still far from her Tokyo Olympics, and a return to the top eight should be unlikely.

The men's 3000m obstacle course does not have a strong presence in the history of the World Championships, and lacks suspense. Once upon a time, it was the Kenyans who rushed to the front and took the title last, with Ezekiel Kemboi even winning the World Championship four times.

But since Morocco and Ethiopia, two middle- and long-distance running powerhouses, began to work in the event, the pattern of the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase quickly changed

How the double Olympic and World champion Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco will deal with the challenge of Lamecha Girma, who has just broken the world record, will be the highlight of the world championship 3,000-meter steeplecha.

After 00, Ethiopia's Gilma, in the previous competition, was suppressed by Bakali more than once, and lost to his opponent in the Olympic and World Championships. But this season he improved even further, even breaking the long-standing world record in Paris with a time of 7:52.11.

In the 1500m race, which directly reflects the flat running ability, he also broke the 3:30 mark to 3:29.51, showing great ability, and also surpassed Bacali's 1500m PB 3:31.95. But the defending champions will definitely not throw in the towel easily, and Baccari also ran a PB of 7:56.68 this year, and his form is equally hot, and other opponents in Budapest in this final are likely to be reduced to spectators, and who is the number one in the world between Bakari and Gilma, the answer will be revealed in a few days.

In addition to the title fight, the performance of the two Asian players is another point to watch, in addition to the familiar Miura Ryuji, India's Avinash Mukund is also good, also running a good time of 8:11.63 this season.

Miura broke his own national record again in the same competition with Gilma, and with a time of 8:09.91, he also finished second in Paris in the Diamond League, and whether the World Championships can go one step closer and enter the top eight again has become the hope of the whole village. In the yellow men's track and track event, Miura may be the only athlete with a chance to finish in the top eight.

The women's division was suspended for Kazakhstan's reigning champions, casting a shadow. The favourites are two Chepkochi, veteran Beatrice Chepkoech, who holds an astonishing world record of 8:44.32, and is in good form this season, overcoming the slump of previous seasons to a season-best time of 9:04.34 and ranking third in the world.

Another young Chepkochi, Jaclyn. Jackline Chepkoech has been even better this season, with the 19-year-old being the only player to reach the nine-point mark this year, ranking first in the world with a time of 8:57.35.

In addition to one big and one small Chepkochi, there are a number of competitors who have the strength to compete for the championship, including Ethiopia and Bahrain, and there is no one in the men's category who has the absolute dominance of the competition.

This year's men's 5,000m overall is very high, with multiple runs currently 12:45, and defending champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen remains the favourit, although he has yet to race in any 5,000m this year.

Although the 5000-meter event is classified as a long distance, the world's highest level of competition at present, and the usual sense of endurance we understand has little to do with it, it is completely a competition of absolute speed, the last straight, or the last few hundred meters to determine the victory.

In the Olympic and World Championships, the future is usually not fast-paced, and players with absolute speed ability are often more likely to win at the end, after Britain's Mo Bu. Mo Farah was that type, and so was now Inge Brigson.

After the big breakthrough in the 1500 this year, Norwegians will be more confident in battling a host of African players, including Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia.

But unlike the 1,500m, Inge Brigson faces more challenges, with Ethiopian Berihu Aregawi performing particularly well this year, with a seasonally best time of 12:40.45 ranking first in the world, which can be fifth in history and second in active football, behind world record holder Joshua Cheptegei.

Several other African stars were equally good, with Cheptegai's season-best time of 12:41.61 and Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha also breaking his PB this season to 12:41.73. Norwegians want to highlight the siege is not easy, do not think that you can easily take away the gold medal without doing everything you can.

Japan's Kazuya Shiojiri and Hinata Endo are not the first time to participate in the World Series, Shiojiri is better than the Rio Olympics men's 3000m steeplechase, Endo participated in the Eugene World Championships last year, although there is still a huge gap with the world's top level, but the same yellow race can participate in the highest level of competition is still admirable.

The women's 5,000 meters are the same, and it is likely that a group of masters will challenge a big boss, she is Faith Kipyegon. This is also the first time she has competed in the 5,000 meters, in fact, she has run two 5,000 races, the first of which broke the world record in 14:05.20.

Kipuyegon, who aspires to challenge the marathon in the future, has no experience in 5,000 meters, but her aerobic level is not at all inferior to that of long-distance specialists, and it is not easy to drag her down by early acceleration in the race, as long as she has not been able to shake her off in the last few hundred meters, the Kenyan with top speed ability will have a greatly improved chance of winning the championship, even if a famous sprint like Hassan, it is difficult to defeat the subversive Kipuyegon.

But female athletes can also have more variables because of their physiology, and world record holder Letesenbet Gidey, defending champion Gudaf Tsegay, also a 1500m master, Beatrice Chebet, and the once-omnipotent Hassan are all formidable opponents that Kipeyegun must defeat if he wants to make history.

Another highlight of the women's 5000 is China's He Wuxia, who is also the only Chinese athlete in the long-distance running event at this venue, and she suffered injuries before, and this World Championships is more for the Asian Games to improve her condition.

Japan's Nozomi Tanaka, Rika Hirosaka and Yuma Yamamoto will also appear in the ring, and Tanaka also refreshed his PB this year, improving to 14:53.60, but there is still a big gap with the world's high level.

Ugandan world record holder Cheptegai may be best at the 10,000m event, having previously won two gold medals in Doha and Eugene. As the defending champion, he is still one of the favourites to win the title in Budapest, but there is more than one who can wrestle with Cheptgei.

Or Ethiopian teenager Aregave, as the world's best time creator this year, he not only defeated Olympic champion Selemon Barega in Spain, but also ran a world best time of 26:50.66, showing the same good competitive form as the 5000 meters.

With another Ugandan player, Jacob Kiplimo, withdrawing from the World Championships, Cheptegai had to overcome the Ethiopian legion's siege on his way to defending his title.

American athletes, represented by Grant Fisher, have often performed well in recent competitions, and it will be interesting to see whether this form can continue in Budapest. Japan's Ryo Tazawa will also compete again at the World Championships.

Like the Tokyo Olympics, Hasan is facing a different situation than he did at the Olympics. The women's 10,000m may be the relatively most likely event for Hassan to win this World Championships, and Ethiopian compatriots such as Tesseguei and Gidi will not easily let this gold medal fall.

Defending champion Giddy lost the 5,000m world record this season and has not competed in the 10,000m race, but he also ran his second best personal time of 14:07.94 and had no problems with his physical condition.

Tesseguei is also in good form, ranking first in the world with a time of 29:29.73 in the 10,000 meters this season. Japan also competed in the women's 10,000 meters, Rika Hiromaka and Rina Goto in the 5,000 meters.

Regarding the characteristics of the marathon event at the World Championships, we have also mentioned before that there is neither the honorary blessing of an Olympic champion nor the economic benefits of a Grand Slam.

The top African marathon runners don't usually pay much attention to the marathon of the World Championships, such as Jeepchoge, who has never been better than the World Championship marathon, and another popular fried chicken, Kelvin Kiptum, also chose to compete in the Grand Slam this year and showed little interest in the World Championships.

The United States and Japan also don't usually send their strongest teams to compete, especially since the MGC finals of this year's World Championships and Japan Marathon Olympic Trials are short, and some of the top Japanese aspiring to the Paris Olympics will not risk going to the World Championships before the MGC Games.

There are exceptions, with defending champion Tamirat Thola having a soft spot for the World Championships, having a number of competitions, and breaking the World Championship record with excellent weather conditions while winning last year.

He remains the favourite to win the title, hosting the World Championships and Olympics in the summer with a completely different experience than most Grand Slams, with many Africans dropping out each time, and Torah has far more World Series experience than anyone else.

Another notable competitor is Dutch veteran Abdi Nageeye, although PB is not so impressive, the Tokyo Olympic winner also has a lot to learn about the summer competition, and he must be unwilling to retire last year, Budapest will not miss this opportunity.

Let's talk about the performance of the Chinese team, the men's group Yang Shaohui, He Jie and Feng Duo can be called the highest level in history. The two 207 athletes, if in previous years, are already at the level of attacking the top eight of the World Championships and the Olympic Games. But in the past two years, the tide has risen, everyone is improving, and the level of 207 is still enough is difficult to say.

The Japanese team is also the strongest on paper this time, including two 205s and one 206 player. Whether Yang Shaohui can beat the Japanese player again like Doha is a point of interest.

Hard power may still be a little different, but the experience of the summer World Series, Yang Shaohui can be a little, Doha World Championships, Tokyo Olympics, Eugene World Championships. Coupled with the first-class heat resistance, Yang Shaohui believes that he will not disappoint the Chinese people in this World Championship.

And He Jie's performance this season is undoubtedly the strongest player in China, and how he can perform in the first World Series is also a major attraction.

Guizhou junior Feng also performed well enough in the Xiamen Marathon and World Championship Trials, and whether he can defeat the two big brothers at the World Championships and win the Asian Games place is another point of interest.

The situation in the women's group is more complicated, according to past experience, the pre-match PB can only be used as a reference, if the competition encounters hot weather, the African high-level players who withdraw from the competition are everywhere, and it is difficult to make predictions without rich summer competition experience.

There are 8 PB scores within 220, including 214 and 216 first-class players. Among these people, it is also an alternative point to see how many of them can finish the game normally.

The Chinese women's team unfortunately did not participate in the full quota this time, but Zhang Deshun's performance is still worth looking forward to, the last Eugene World Championships achieved a good result of 11th, and this year in Nagoya raised the best result to 224, whether it can go further in the World Championships and break into the top eight is an important highlight of the women's competition.

After Eugene lost to Matsuda Mizuo last time, this is a World Championship rematch between Zhang Deshun and Matsuda, and it is worth looking forward to whether he can defeat Matsuda. Another Chinese player, Li Zhixuan, is also a regular at the World Series and has many followers, and hopes that she can stay healthy and perform well at the World Championships and the Asian Games after that.

The World Championships are about to start, and the Chinese athletes need our attention and support, so let us cheer for them together in the next few days.