On the morning of May 8, the National Race Walking Championship and National Games Qualifying Tournament was held in Taicang, Jiangsu. In the men's 20-kilometer race, Yin Jiaxing from Yunnan won the championship in 1 hour, 21 minutes and 23 seconds. Guizhou team Li Kewen and Shandong team Zeng Qingcun scored points. Two or three.
For the women's 20km team, Liu Hong, who had won the 2019 Doha World Championships in Athletics, won the championship in 1 hour, 28 minutes and 48 seconds. Shandong team Ma Zhenxia and Qinghai team Qiyang Shijie ranked second and third.
Yang Jiayu, winner of the 2017 London World Championships in Athletics and recently broke the world record for the event, retired strategically after 10 kilometers. After the game, she said that she is in good shape and has goals in mind for the Tokyo Olympics and needs to do her best.
Yang Jiayu’s coach Zhang Fuxin said that this competition is mainly for the preparation of the Tokyo Olympics. He hopes that the Tokyo Olympics can win the gold medal in this event.
(Bian Liqun produced by Zhou Jing)
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