"I really want to tell the Chinese relay team that I can't come to the stadium to fight with you, but I want to send you blessings and energy, I hope you can enter the final smoothly on the track in Paris, and I hope you enjoy the joy of the race." On the 4th, 34-year-old sprinter Su Bingtian sent his blessings to the Chinese relay team that is about to go to the Paris Olympics on CCTV news, and also announced in this way that he will be absent from the Olympic Games.
As the Asian record holder in the 100m, Su Bingtian's ability to embark on his fourth Olympic journey has been closely watched over the past few months. However, for many people who care about Su Bingtian, the news that Su Bingtian missed the Paris Olympics is not too surprising. After the Tokyo Olympics, Su Bingtian was plagued by injuries. Last year, he withdrew from the World Championships and the Hangzhou Asian Games, ending the season early.
Comeback in Chengdu
Asia's 100-meter "flyer" is no longer what it used to be
At the end of February this year, Su Bingtian appeared at the Chengdu station of the 2024 National Indoor Track and Field Grand Prix, and made a comeback on the track of the Xipu Campus of Sichuan Sports Vocational College. His appearance made many track and field fans excited, "The Su God we are familiar with is back." Unfortunately, the results were not ideal. Su Bingtian was 0.01 seconds behind his junior brother Chen Guanfeng in the men's 60m "upset" of 6.66 seconds, which was much worse than his peak speed. After the game, Su Bingtian said that the injury in the early stage had a great impact on his training. That night, the reporter also saw in the hotel where Su Bingtian was staying, the door of his room was wide open, and there was a strong smell of Chinese medicine in the room.
At the end of April, Su Bingtian returned to the outdoor 100-meter track after the 2022 Oregon World Championships. He ran a time of 10.50 seconds, which is not a small gap from the 10-second mark, and is far from his personal peak. In the end, he missed a number of World Series events in the past year and failed to qualify for the Olympics.
In August this year, Su Bingtian will turn 35 years old. Looking back at his career, he has opened the 10-second mark several times. At the Tokyo Olympics, Su Bingtian improved the men's 100-meter Asian record to 9.83 seconds, becoming the first Chinese to reach the Olympic men's 100-meter final. He has said that the Paris Olympics may be his last. Therefore, from the announcement of his injury retirement in June last year to the decision to make a comeback in February this year, Su Bingtian spent many sweaty days and nights at the Shenzhen Universiade Center.
Unable to train systematically due to injury
Su Bingtian's relay event missed the Olympics
In the season record on the official website of the World Athletics Federation, except for his 38.28 seconds run by the relay team in Florida and China, his effective time so far this season is only 6.66 seconds and 10.50 seconds. This also means that Su Bingtian, whose points were cleared last season, has missed the individual event at the Paris Olympics, and he can only represent China in the relay event in Paris.
Two months ago, the 2024 World Athletics Relay Championships were held in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas. In the men's 4X100m relay preliminaries, the Chinese team composed of Wu Zhiqiang, Xie Zhenye, Yan Haibin and Chen Jiapeng won the second place in the group with a time of 38.25 seconds and went straight to the Paris Olympics. Due to the locking of the Olympic ticket, in the subsequent finals, the team was more aimed at running in the lineup and did not send the whole main team to play. In the end, the Chinese team composed of Wu Zhiqiang, Deng Zhijian, Yan Haibin and Chen Jiapeng finished the race with a time of 38.75 seconds and ranked 6th. In that competition, Su Bingtian was on the list of participants, but did not appear. Since then, speculation has been rampant about "Su Bingtian may not be able to enter the final list of the relay team".
According to CCTV News Today, due to unsystematic training due to physical reasons, Su Bingtian has not been able to continue high-intensity training and competitions in the past two seasons, so he will miss the Olympic Games.
Heroes are hard to beat old age, and so is Su Bingtian. Although he missed the Paris Olympics, Su Bingtian previously made it clear that he would not leave the track. He revealed that since last year, he has had some physical problems with his body: "I suddenly feel that there is not much time in my sports career, but I still want to persevere, cherish every game, every training session." I don't want to be a 'deserter', I want to be a 'battleground fighter', just like Usain Bolt, even if the last game is lost, I want to stand on the runway. ”
Chengdu Daily Jinguan News Reporter Zeden Wangmu According to the data map of this newspaper, the Chinese track and field team, CCTV news screenshot Responsible editor Zeng Shurui Editor Yu Tanyang