In the women's 100m hurdles final of the 2024 Japan Athletics Kinan Province Takashi Memorial Race and World Athletics Federation Continental Tour Osaka Station, Chinese star Wu Yanni won the championship in 12.86 seconds, defeating many of Japan's top Asian athletes competing at home. Wu Yanni also created the best result in Asia this year, tying the record of the competition!
The women's 100m hurdles world record is 12.12 seconds held by Nigerian superstar Amsang, the yellow race record and the Chinese record are 12.64 seconds held by Zhang Yu 31 years ago, the Japanese record is 12.73 seconds by Mako Fukube, and the record of the Kinan Michitaka Memorial Championships is 12.86 seconds by Japanese veteran Asuka Terada. This year's best time in Asia is 12.87 seconds by India's Yaragi, and Lin Yuwei ran 12.83 seconds this season, but due to serious wind speed, the World Athletics Federation did not admit it, and the real level of that shot should be outside 13 seconds.
Wu Yanni created the best result in Asia in the 60m hurdles this year, and switched to the 100m hurdles to participate in two Diamond Leagues, because the opponents were Olympic champion Quinn, world champion Williams, and world record holder Amsang, Wu Yanni's rhythm was disrupted and failed to break the 13-second mark. This time, the Japanese match went to the meeting alone against Yumi Tanaka, Asuka Terada, Mako Fukube and other female players from Toei, who were fighting at home, and they were under huge psychological pressure, and if they lost to Japan, they were likely to be abused by black fans.
In this Munan Daoxiao Memorial Race, Wu Yanni was very strong in the preliminaries, ranking first in 12.91 seconds, fulfilling her promise to run into 13 seconds, which is also the best result in China this year, overpowering Lin Yuwei in the air. The Japanese team is also very strong, Yumi Tanaka ran 12.94 seconds, Mako Fukube ran 13.09 seconds, and Asuka Terada ran 13.10 seconds.
may be afraid of Wu Yanni, or it may be an injury, Yumi Tanaka announced her retirement halfway, and Wu Yanni has no strongest opponent in the final. The final was held with a tailwind of 0.2 meters per second, and Wu Yanni won the championship in 12.86 seconds, setting the best time in the Asian season and tying the meeting record. Japan's Mako Fukube finished second in 12.92 seconds, while Australia's Daniel won the bronze medal in 12.98 seconds.