On July 30, in the women's 100m preliminary round of the Tokyo Olympic Games, China's Ge Manqi ran 11.20 seconds and successfully entered the semifinals, becoming the first Chinese female athlete in history to reach the semifinals of the 100 meters of the Olympic Games. The Ge Manqi who created this good achievement came from East China Normal University.
According to the rules of the women's 100m event, the top three of each group are directly promoted, and the fastest three of the remaining players advance to the semifinals of the round of 24.
Ge Manqi played in the first group in today's preliminary round, and strongly defended the fourth position, with a time of 11.20 seconds. In the end, she ranked second fastest among the players who did not directly qualify, and successfully reached the semi-finals. Ge Manqi finally ranked 20th overall. The other two players of the Chinese team, Liang Xiaojing and Wei Yongli, did not make it to the semi-finals.
In this way, Ge Manqi became the first Chinese female player in history to reach the semi-final of the 100 meters of the Olympic Games. The Chinese athlete's previous best time in the women's 100m at the Olympic Games was set by Li Xuemei, who ran 11.46 seconds in the Sydney Olympic rematch. In the "post-Li Xuemei era", Wei Yongli's achievements were the most outstanding. At the Rio Olympics, Wei Yongli ran 11.48 seconds in the 100m preliminary round.
Ge Manqi, a 23-year-old from East China Normal University, was born in October 1997 in Sanming, Fujian Province, and was admitted to the College of Physical Education and Health of China Normal University in 2017, majoring in sports training. Coach Chen Taki of the East China Normal University Athletics Team commented on Ge Manqi: "Good comprehension and strong explosiveness. ”
In August 2013, at the age of 16, Ge Manqi won the gold medal in the women's 100m final of the second Asian Youth Games. After entering the university, she represented East China Normal University in the Shanghai and National Collegiate Athletics Competitions for many times, winning the championship many times.
At the 2017 National Collegiate Athletics Championships, Ge Manqi represented East China Normal University, running 11.46 seconds to win the championship, breaking the national college student record in the women's 100 meters.
Ge Manqi will participate in the women's 100m and 4×100m relays at the Olympic Games, with the women's 100m semi-finals taking place tomorrow night.
Source: Thoughtful