Jimu news reporter Xu Ping
On the evening of September 22, in the final of the men's 110-meter hurdles of the athletics event of the 14th National Games, Xie Wenjun won the championship with a time of 13.37 seconds, becoming another athlete after Liu Xiang to complete the three consecutive championships of the National Games. In this event, the Shanghai sports delegation has won the gold medal at the Eight Consecutive National Games.
High hopes were placed
The men's 110m hurdles were Once China's dominant sport, and as the leader, Liu Xiang was the first athlete in the history of the 110m hurdles to combine olympic champions, world championships champions, world records, and the first track and field athlete in the history of the National Games to win three consecutive championships. In 2006, he broke the men's 110m hurdles world record held for 13 years with a time of 12.88 seconds. In 2015, after Liu Xiang officially announced his retirement, people cast their eyes on Xie Wenjun's body, hoping that he could take over Liu Xiang's class.
Like Liu Xiang, Xie Wenjun, born in 1990, is also from Shanghai. As early as 2008, Xie Wenjun ran a good time of 13.51 seconds, becoming the world's youngest Olympic A standard athlete in the men's 110m hurdles. Since then, Xie Wenjun has made many achievements, especially at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games and the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, where he won the championship twice, helping the Chinese team achieve the ninth consecutive Asian Games of the project. Although there are few opponents in China and the leading position in the Asian arena, in the world competition, Xie Wenjun is still far from the top players. "I am not Liu Xiang, and Liu Xiang is not easily replaced." Xie Wenjun once said so.
It is difficult to catch up with Liu Xiang
In addition to winning the 2014 and 2019 IAAF Diamond League races, Xie Wenjun's best place in the competition is 5th place at the 2019 Doha Athletics World Championships. At the previous Tokyo Olympics, although Xie Wenjun reached the semi-finals, he ultimately failed to stand on the final field.
Back in the domestic arena, in the final of this National Games, Xie Wenjun still maintains absolute dominance, especially his ability to accelerate the future. Although he was behind in the starting stage, after entering the back, Xie Wenjun counterattacked successfully and finally won the gold medal with a time of 13.37 seconds. However, although this victory is better than the Tokyo Olympics, it is not very good. Worryingly, in this project, in addition to Xie Wenjun, there have been no particularly competitive newcomers over the years. The same is true at this National Games. It can only be hoped that in the future, a latecomer can catch up with Liu Xiang and reach the height created by the Asian flyer.
Image source: Xinhua News Agency
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