Worse than Wu Yanni? The 34-year-old veteran has not broken 13 seconds after 21 years of hard work: he is out of the preliminary round and announces his retirement

In the women's 100m hurdles final at the Hangzhou Asian Games, China's Lin Yuwei won in 12.74 seconds, India's Joti won the silver medal, Japan's Tanaka bronze medal, and another Chinese athlete, Wu Yanni, was canceled in 12.77 seconds for running a run. They all feel that Wu Yanni is the most frustrated female hurdler in this Asian Games.

26-year-old Wu Yanni has not yet won the honor of international competitions, all of which are the honors of some national championships, which also makes her fall into the truth, many sunspots spray her honor but like to be embarrassed, the Asian Championships rush was sent off, the Asian Games and the run was canceled, her age is not young and the future may not have much growth.

On October 2, Beijing time, South Korean media reported that 100-meter hurdler Cho Eun-joo worked hard for 21 years but could only finish in 13.44 seconds, this time she represented the South Korean team for the last time in the 100-meter hurdles event, she will retire after this Asian Games, she didn't even have the chance to participate in the final.

Zhao Enzhu and Wu Yanni both competed in the second group of the preliminary round, and in the end, Wu Yanni advanced with a time of 12.80 seconds, while Zhao Enzhu only ran 13.44 seconds to rank sixth in the preliminary round and did not qualify for the final.

Cho Eun-joo, who is 1.66 meters tall and 34 years old, is the oldest athlete in the women's 100m hurdles at the Asian Games, and she said after the race that this was the last time she would wear the South Korean team jersey.

The article wrote that none of the 15 competitors from various countries were over 30 years old, and Zhao Eunzhu worked hard to break the 13-second barrier for 21 years old, but 13.44 seconds was already her personal best. She said after the match that she had done her best and did not regret not reaching the final.

In his junior year of high school, he turned to the 400m hurdles because of a broken toe, set a South Korean record of 57.34 seconds in 13 years, and did not win a medal at the Incheon Asian Games in 14 years. In 2023, when the national team selects the 100-meter hurdles, he ranks first in 13.64 seconds to get the Asian Games ticket, but unfortunately the opponents are too strong.

34-year-old Zhao Enzhu has no chance in the future, but 26-year-old Wu Yanni may still have a chance.

Text/Yan Xiaobai: Asian Games feature