On April 9, the National Track and Field Grand Prix (the first stop) was held in Zhaoqing, Guangdong. In the women's 100m hurdles preliminaries, the hurdle goddess Xia Sining competed and ushered in her outdoor season debut. Xia Sining showed excellent personal form in the preliminaries, and she ranked first in the preliminaries with a time of 13.19 seconds and successfully entered the final. Wu Yanni, who had previously performed well in the indoor season, did not participate in the event.
[Records]
The world record was set by Nigeria's Amusan in Eugene 2022 with a time of 12.12 seconds.
The Asian record was set in 1995 by Kazakhstan's Shikhkina with a time of 12.44 seconds.
The national record was set by Zhang Yu in 1993 with a time of 12.64 seconds.
【Contest Process】
Xia Sining started in lane 6 in Group 2 in the preliminaries, and her reaction time was 0.147 seconds. After the start of the race, Xia Sining and Dai Yiru on the track next to him were almost neck-and-neck. At the beginning of the third hurdle, Xia Sining's advantage gradually became obvious, and in the second half of the race, Xia Sining left the other players behind and crossed the finish line first.
【Competition Results】
Xia Sining ranked first among all the competitors in the preliminaries with a time of 13.19 seconds, and Q advanced to the finals. Other players who made the cut included Chen Jiamin, Liu Jingyang, Luo Xianyan, Chen Yinfeng, Jiang Li Yunzhe, Dai Yiru and Wei Yuhui.
【Final Time】
The final will be held at 9:15 a.m. on April 10, and we look forward to all the contestants performing better.