The 112th gold of the Chinese team! Ge Manqi won the women's 100m gold medal and cried with joy when she won the Asian Games for the first time

On September 30, 2023, Beijing time, the women's 100m final of the athletics event of the Hangzhou Asian Games ended, and China's Ge Manqi was in excellent condition and successfully won the championship.

Competition focus

This season, both Ge Manqi and Liang Xiaojing have been affected by injuries and their form has had ups and downs, but Ge Manqi has recovered quickly and won the gold medal in the 100-meter relay at the Asian Championships and the 100-meter relay gold medal at the Universiade with his teammates this season. In the individual event, Ge Manqi slowly improved his performance, finishing third in the Asian Championships in 11.40 seconds, and before the Asian Games, Ge Manqi also participated in the Diamond League domestic group competition, with a time of 11.33 seconds.

In his Asian Games debut, Ge Manqi ran a personal season best of 11.17 seconds, but he still achieved a good result with reservations, and the final was naturally the favorite to win the championship. When Ge Manqi and Liang Xiaojing were affected by injuries, veteran Wei Yongli remained stable and could always stabilize the army's morale at key moments, and his debut time of 11.35 seconds at the Hangzhou Asian Games was also very good. Double insurance to play, the Chinese team aims for the gold medal.

It is worth mentioning that among the athletes participating in the women's 100m final, Singapore's Pereira was the Asian Championship champion, defeating Ge Manqi with a time of 11.20 seconds, and Iran's Nezadeh finished fourth at the Asian Championships, all of which were the main opponents of the Chinese team to attack the championship.

Women's 100m related record

World record: Griffith Joyna (10.49 seconds)

Asian record: Li Xuemei (10.79 seconds)

Asian Games record: Jaya Singhe (11.15 seconds)

Race progression

For Ge Manqi and Wei Yongli, in addition to attacking the championship, they must also strive to break the Asian Games record. Ge Manqi started on the 7th lane and Wei Yongli started on the 5th lane, and the two Chinese players trailed in the first half, but Ge Manqi made a strong effort in the back and won the championship in 11.23 seconds, crying with excitement on the spot. Veteran Wei Yongli finished fifth in 11.40 seconds.