The 2023 World Championships in Athletics are in full swing in Budapest, Hungary. Disappointingly, the Chinese Legion has suffered a series of blows, and has only won a bronze medal in the women's discus throw event. In the men's long jump final, China's Wang Jianan finished fifth with a score of 8.05 meters, failing to defend his title. In the women's hammer throw final, Olympic runner-up Wang Zheng was eighth with a score of 72.14 meters, while another Chinese athlete, Zhao Jie, was tenth. Previously, the Chinese team had a dismal end in women's race walking, men's triple jump, women's javelin throw and other events. Many netizens said that Gong Lijiao has become the last hope of the Chinese team to win gold in this World Championship!
A number of achievements have made breakthroughs and the outside world is expected
This season, many of the main players of the Chinese track and field team have achieved their best results of the season in major competitions. Women's shot put Olympic champion Gong Lijiao, men's triple jump star Zhu Yaming, women's discus throw world champion Feng Bin, women's race walking Olympic champion Liu Hong, etc., all showed good competitive condition. At the Budapest Athletics World Championships, except for the men's and women's sprint and relay events, the Chinese team sent almost all the main team. At the last World Championships, Feng Bin and Wang Jianan of the Chinese track and field team won gold medals in the women's discus throw and men's long jump respectively.
In addition, Olympic champions Gong Lijiao and Sister Cheyang Shi also stood on the podium. Therefore, at the World Championships in Budapest, the Chinese team shouted the goal of winning 2-3 gold medals before the competition. At that time, many netizens said that the Chinese team had the strength to win gold in women's race walking, women's shot put, women's discus and other events, and the men's team may also bring unexpected joy, and the goal of 2-3 gold is realistic. But as the game progressed, everyone realized how difficult it was for the Chinese team to win the medal.
All failed to defend their titles Netizens: Budapest tragedy
The first gold spot of the Chinese team at this World Championships was the women's 20km race walk. Unfortunately, the Chinese women's team, which boasts Olympic champion Liu Hong and world record holder Yang Jiayu, played erratically in the final, with a best finish of only seventh. In the men's and women's 35km race walk, He Xianghong and Cheyang Shijie, who had high hopes, were also in a slump, the former ranked 23rd in 2 hours, 37 minutes and 21 seconds, and the latter failed to finish. In the men's triple jump event, China's Zhu Yaming is considered one of the favorites to win the championship. In the end, he finished fourth with 17.15 meters, and another Chinese athlete, Fang Yaoqing, was sixth.
In the women's discus final, defending champion Feng Bin was unable to surpass the powerful American Legion and won a bronze medal with 68.20 meters in the women's discus final, unable to defend her title. In the women's hammer throw event, Olympic runner-up Wang Zheng finished eighth with a time of 72.14 meters and failed to stand on the podium. In the high-profile men's long jump final, China's Wang Jianan also competed as the defending champion, and in the end, he finished fifth with a score of 8.05 meters. The gold medal was taken away by Greece's Tentogro, who scored 8.52 meters. Netizens complained one after another, "The strength of the Chinese team has declined in an all-round way, and the Olympics are out of play!" "Not a single gold medal is simply a Budapest tragedy!"
(Luo Treasurer)