Xi'an, 25 Sep (Xinhua) -- The athletics competition of the 14th National Games entered the competition for the penultimate day on the 25th. In the women's heptathlon competition that ended that night, Shanxi's Zheng Ninali easily won the championship with 6026 points, Sichuan's Ren Shimei finished second with 5791 points, and Fujian's Wang Qingling finished third.
"This is the fifth time this year that I have participated in a heptathlon competition, and the only goal is to win, I don't care how many points." Zheng Nina said after the game.
In the heptathlon competition of this National Games, Zheng Ninali ranked first in five points. After the first day of the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, and 200m, Zheng Ninali temporarily ranked first with 3566 points, nearly 150 points ahead of the second place.
On September 25, Shanxi's Zheng Ninali was in a javelin competition. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Song Yanhua
"After the first six events, I felt that I could still break through 6,000 points, and finally I wanted to run 800 meters into 2 minutes and 20 seconds and fight together." Amid the cheers of the audience, Zheng Nina li ended her 800-meter race with a time of 2 minutes 19.48 seconds, and finally won the championship with 6026 points.
After the game, Zheng Ninali also thanked the enthusiastic audience at the scene: "I feel much better than the Olympic Games here, I didn't expect so many people to come to see us." The weather was bad today, and the audience applauded us during the game, which lifted my spirits. ”
On September 25, Shanxi's Zheng Ninali competed in the 800m race. Xinhua News Agency reporter Jin Liang quickly photographed
Born in Canada in November, 23, Ninna Li Zheng is the granddaughter of Zheng Fengrong, China's first track and field world record holder. In 2017, Zheng Ninali participated in the 13th National Games as an overseas Chinese athlete. In 2018, Jenna Cheng won a silver medal for Canada in the women's heptathlon competition in athletics at the Commonwealth Games.
In 2021, Zheng Ninali was officially qualified to represent Chinese athletics in international competitions. More than a month ago at the Tokyo Olympics, Zheng Ninali ranked tenth in the women's heptathlon.
During the competition, Zheng Ninali wanted to focus on the game: "I didn't contact my grandmother (Zheng Fengrong) for the past two days, and I didn't want to talk to my family during the game, they especially liked to give me guidance." ”
Shanxi player Zheng Ninali (left) and grandpa and coach Duan Qiyan at the award ceremony on September 25. Photo by Peng Ziyang, Xinhua News Agency
Talking about the upcoming Asian Games next year, Zheng Ninali said that the goal is to win the championship: "Seeing that our country supports athletes so much, these cannot be seen abroad, I believe that my results will definitely get better and better." ”
Editors: Qinou Wang, Jiantong Zhao, Lin Su (Intern)