On October 23, Beijing time, the World Sports Newspaper news: Ecuadorian sprinter Quiniz was assassinated, and his friend was also killed. The news was confirmed by Roberto Ibanez, president of the Ecuadorian Sports Federation, who expressed his condolences to Quiniz on social media. The killing of Quiniz is undoubtedly a major loss in athletics, and the 32-year-old Quiniz was the third place in the 200 meters at the World Championships in Doha. Ten days ago, Kenyan long-distance runner Tilop was stabbed to death by her husband, and in just 10 days, the sports lost 2 talented athletes.
Quiniz is an Ecuadorian sprinter who was a 200m finalist at the 2012 London Olympics. At the Tokyo Olympics, the IOC refused to allow Quiniz to report on doping because he could not provide a doping report. Quiniz's best results were 10.9 seconds in 100 meters and 19.87 seconds in 200 meters, making him the best sprinter in Ecuador and South America. Quiniz finished 5th in the Diamond League in 2019 and won bronze at the World Athletics Championships in Doha.
For most people, quiniz may be unfamiliar. But for track and field fans, they must be incomparably familiar with Quiniz. At the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha, Quiniz managed to reach the 200m final when one of his opponents came from China. Xie Zhenye made a history to break into the final and became the first Chinese of the project. At that time, Xie Zhenye ran a time of 20.14 seconds and won the 7th place, but this was already a good result in the history group. Quiniz ran 19.98 seconds to finish third.
The killing of Quiniz detonated ecuadorians, many of whom spoke out on social media in an attempt to stem the rise in crime. In fact, 4 days before Quiniz's murder, Ecuador's president had just declared a state of emergency, and local military police entered the city streets and patrolled 24 hours a day to stop the crime. But tragedy happened, and Quiniz, 32, and his friends left this world. Ibanez, president of the sports federation, wrote: "My heart was completely broken, and I could not find words to describe my pain". Ecuador's Ministry of Sport also issued a condolence: "We have lost the best sprinter in the history of our country".
The murders of Quiniz and Tilop are undoubtedly a wake-up call to the fact that much of the world is beautiful, but there are still some places in the dark. World peace is a common task for the people of the world, not a single country or region. The movement was meant to be peaceful and equitable, and it was hoped that such tragedies would not happen again.