Original title: Athletics World Championships|Feng Bin on "Feng Bin 2.0": Upset is the charm of competitive sports
The women's discus throw event at the World Championships in Athletics has been upset again this year. On the evening of the 22nd, American Tausaga threw 69.49 meters in the final in Budapest, improving his personal best by 5 meters to win the championship. The 25-year-old finished 12th at last year's World Championships and had not competed in an Olympics before.
On August 22, Feng Bin celebrated after the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zheng Huansong
These are reminiscent of China's Feng Bin, who also won the event last year. In 2022, in Oregon, USA, the then little-known Feng Bin threw 69.12 meters in his appearance, improving his personal best by more than 3 meters. With this result, she previously had a world best of fifth, and was eliminated in the qualification round of the Tokyo Olympics.
Last year there was Feng Bin, and this year's Tausaga can be called "Feng Bin 2.0" version. When Feng Bin and "Feng Bin 2.0" met in Budapest, the former laughed: "This is the charm of competitive sports." ”
On August 22, Feng Bin (right) communicates with coach Li Weibin after the test cast. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ming
In the final on the 22nd, Tausaga did not show a championship appearance at the beginning, the first foul was not scored, and the second shot was only 52.28 meters out of standard, ranking bottom of the 12 competitors like last year. According to the rules, the top three players who do not reach the top eight will be eliminated directly.
"I was so scared that I couldn't be number 12 anymore. I just told myself: you have to give it a go. Tausaga recalled after the game.
As a result, Tausaga soared to 65.56 meters in the third throw, and her performance in the sky jumped to fourth. In the fifth shot, she contributed the biggest "stroke of God" of the game. Before the final throw, she had already secured the gold medal.
On August 22, Feng Bin was in the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Lili
"I don't know if some fairy is blessing me, I did what I thought was completely impossible tonight, from 12th to 1st is incredible. No one expected me to win the title, but I just showed up. Tausaga said excitedly after the game.
Defending champion Feng Bin also set four personal bests of the season that night and staged a fifth throw to win bronze. When asked how she felt to see "Feng Bin 2.0" on the field, she laughed: "It's that anything is possible. You don't know who will reach the top at the end, so never give up until the last minute. ”
On August 22, Feng Bin celebrated after the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Lili
The upset is wonderful, but coincidentally, there is only one person who has been injured because of the unpopular in the past two years - Tokyo Olympic champion, American Allman. Both times they were determined to win the gold medal, but both times they encountered opponents like Feng Bin. Allman said: "It's cruel to be in good shape and not be able to win gold. ”
Allman's two seasons have been incredible. Before last year's World Championships, she was ranked number one in the world, holding a world best of 71.46 meters. This year, she was still the only one to open the 70-meter barrier, even in the first four throws of the final in an unbeatable position until Tausaga appeared.
On August 22, Allman was in the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Lili
"It's no secret that I would love this title. It looks like I'm going to need another year to figure out what's missing. Allman said after the game, "I'm still hungry for victory, I'm not done yet. ”
Contributor: Liu Yang (Wang Qinou, Wu Junkuan, Zhang Wei)
Responsible editor: Xiaoyun