Zheng Ninali: The last three items continue to fight

The Tokyo Olympic Athletics Competition yesterday began the women's heptathlon competition, and Zheng Ninali (above), the first naturalized athlete in Chinese athletics, performed steadily in the first four events, temporarily ranking tenth, and she also said that she would continue to fight in the last three competitions today.

Zheng Ninali is originally from Canada, and her grandmother is Zheng Fengrong, a famous Chinese high jumper. Zheng Fengrong, who is 85 years old this year, has been looking forward to her granddaughter helping her realize her dream of the Olympic Games and representIng China in the Tokyo Olympics. Since June 12, 2019, Zheng Ninali has begun to go through the procedures related to naturalization in China, and according to the IAAF competition regulations, she has been qualified to represent the Chinese team in international competitions since April 12 this year. In June this year, Zheng Ninali also successfully qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games with the IAAF women's heptathlon points.

In the 100-meter hurdles and high jump competitions held yesterday morning, Zheng Ninali showed good form, and the 100-meter hurdles competition created a personal best of 13.27 seconds, and the high jump jumped over 1.80 meters. In yesterday's evening match, Zheng Ninali scored 13.55 meters in the shot put match, and then finished in 24.56 seconds in the 200 meters. After the first day of four competitions, Zheng Ninali temporarily finished tenth with 3754 points, and today will play in the long jump, javelin and the last three races in the 800 meters. After yesterday's game, Zheng Ninali also said: "Even if my performance on the first day is normal, I still have to work hard to compare with the three competitions after that and strive for good results." ”

Reporter Xie Chen

Source: Tonight's newspaper