Chinanews client Taicang, May 9th (Bian Liqun) After two days of contention, the National Walking Championship and National Games Qualifying Tournament ended on the 9th in Taicang, Jiangsu.
Among the women's 20-kilometer events that have received much attention, Liu Hong, who won the Doha World Championships in Doha in 2019, won the championship in 1 hour, 28 minutes and 48 seconds.
The women's 20km race award ceremony.
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In this competition, the 20-kilometer event was carried out. For men, Yin Jiaxing from Yunnan won the championship in 1 hour, 21 minutes and 23 seconds. Li Kewen of Guizhou team and Zeng Qingcun of Shandong team ranked second and third.
Wang Kaihua, who led the first half of the race, retired strategically after 10 kilometers.
For the women's 20km team, Liu Hong, who had won the Rio Olympics and 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 Qiyangshi ranked second and third.
Yang Jiayu, who took the lead in the first half, also retired strategically after 10 kilometers. Not long ago, she broke the world record for the event.
After the game, Yang Jiayu said that his current state is not bad, and his ability has been greatly improved this year.
Regarding the Tokyo Olympics, she said that she already has a goal in her mind and she still needs to do her best.
Yang Jiayu was interviewed.
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Speaking of Wang Kaihua and Yang Jiayu’s retirement, coach Zhang Fuxin said that this competition is the preliminaries for the National Games. The two athletes have already qualified for the competition, so they are mainly practicing in the process of preparing for the Tokyo Olympics.
Speaking of the approaching Olympic Games, Zhang Fuxin expressed his expectation to win the gold medal and has been working hard in this regard.
Women’s 20km champion Liu Hong said after the race: “After the Olympic trials, everyone is in a semi-adjusted state. I am still following my own pace in the future of the race today. I compare myself with each race. Compared to the previous one. The game is relatively hard and difficult. I am very happy to be able to complete the game under such conditions."
In other events, Liu Xing of the Guangdong team won the men's 10 km championship in 41 minutes and 05 seconds, and Deng Jiaxing of the Henan team won the women's 10 km championship in 47 minutes and 34 seconds.
In the men's 50 kilometers, Chongqing team He Xianghong won the championship in 4 hours, 4 minutes and 24 seconds. Meng Zhongkai and Hu Yunjiang from Yunnan ranked second and third.
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