Wu Yanni may be the first Chinese athlete who is not world-class but can bring unprecedented attention to her sports, and many people even go the extra mile to care for other athletes such as Lin Yuwei and Xia Sining because they don't like her, and double down on their expertise in the women's 100m hurdles to make Xi less amateurish when attacking her. From a certain point of view, Chinese track and field needs more Wu Yanni-style personality stars, so that everyone can learn more about track and field, so that the so-called "Chinese athletes are silent and cold gold medal machines" and other prejudices in the European and American media have disappeared.
Wu Yanni said that being ridiculed as an "Internet celebrity" did not affect the improvement of her grades
Looking back on the past 2023, Wu Yanni used the word "excited" as an annual summary, and in fact, being ridiculed as an "Internet celebrity player" and "traffic athlete" did not interfere with her, but it was after the national championship suddenly became popular at the end of June that her results steadily improved. Wu Yanni said frankly: "After the fire came out of the circle in June, my state gradually improved, and under this kind of public opinion, I only do myself and concentrate on training." Instead of slipping down, my grades have been improving, at least maintaining. ”
That's right, Wu Yanni at the Chengdu Universiade had three shots like a divine help, one shot was faster than the other, 12.98 seconds in the preliminaries, 12.86 seconds in the semi-finals, and 12.76 seconds in the finals, while the Hangzhou Asian Games preliminaries were 12.80 seconds, and there was a rush incident in the final, and after 10 minutes of suffocating arguments, she could still run 12.77 seconds back on the track (although the results were later cancelled). "13 seconds if you raise your legs" has become Wu Yanni's label, and her stability is undoubted, which is very different from Lin Yuwei, who is used to sudden outbursts in Xi.
The English detective novelist Sayers famously said, "How sad it is not to have a mind of our own, all we ask is to be an individual, however special and unexpected." Regardless of Wu Yanni's true temperament or "performing", she is indeed the first Chinese athlete who dares to say no to the public, saying "I don't care", saying "pleasing yourself and not pleasing others", the surging negative public opinion can not interfere with her at all, even those attackers admit that Wu Yanni is extremely psychologically strong, but in another way - "really thick-skinned".
Wu Yanni admits that there is a big gap between the Chinese women's sprint and the world
Although in terms of personality, Wu Yanni is too cool and dragging, which makes everyone feel a little arrogant, in fact, this Sichuan girl is still very sober, she knows that she is still not competitive in the world arena: "Our women's 100m hurdles is really too low compared to others on the world stage. I just want to improve in my physical condition, and I will be happy if I improve by 0.1 seconds. Wu Yanni also repeatedly emphasized that the next step is to strengthen the targeted training of the starting Achilles heel.
Wu Yanni has given herself a very clear position, as a breakthrough in weak sports, she can't satisfy those championship-minded audiences who like to watch table tennis, diving and other ace sports win gold - if you follow her just to see her hit the world championship in the future, then quickly take it off; she wants people to see the process of an independent, hot, unruly girl overcoming many obstacles and resisting misunderstanding and slander. For Wu Yanni, who has a "spring personality", perhaps the more slander she suffers now, the greater the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction she will get from reversing in the future.
Will Wu Yanni be able to accomplish the set goals in the new year?
Looking forward to 2024, Wu Yanni's most important event is undoubtedly the Paris Olympics, she once said that her Olympic goal is to reach the final, in fact, she is currently at the level of the semi-finals of the Olympic Games, and it takes at least 12 seconds and 6 seconds to enter the final. Of course, athletes, especially European and American athletes, will have "confident expression", Wu Yanni and Lin Yuwei said in an interview that they are eager to reach the final and make history, and we fully respect and understand.
Never underestimate the explosive power of Wu Yanni's "people are crazy", the more you ridicule her and deny her, the more you may inspire her to prove her. Coupled with the visible difference between the two links of rushing and running speed, it is precisely where Wu Yanni can tap her potential and make up for her shortcomings, so maybe she can really become a "12.6 family" from the highest level of 12.7 seconds.
From the overall situation of Chinese track and field, Wu Yanni's personal achievements are not so critical, and we are happy to see that more people know and fall in love with the women's 100-meter hurdles and track and field through her. The Chinese women's sprint has produced many Asian champions in the history of the short hurdles, but it has not received public attention and has not stimulated the increase in the hurdle population. Wu Yanni and more Wu Yanni will let track and field, as the "mother of sports", get the exposure it deserves, instead of being squeezed out of the corners of newspapers and websites by foot basketball and even table tennis.