(Shaanxi National Games) Tie Liu Xiang's three consecutive championships, Xie Wenjun "proves himself"

　　China News Service, Xi'an, September 22, title: Tie Liu Xiang's three consecutive championships, Xie Wenjun "prove himself"

　　China News Agency reporter Xing Chong

　　With his personal best record of the season, tying his senior brother Liu Xiang's three consecutive men's 110-meter hurdles in the National Games, Xie Wenjun left his name in the highest level arena in China.

This time, he can finally rectify his name.

　　Xie Wenjun's victory in the previous two National Games always seemed to be mixed with doubts.

In 2013 in Shenyang, he was a fledgling champion with 13.36 seconds, but the final was questioned because of the absence of famous players such as Liu Xiang and Shi Dongpeng. The gold content was insufficient; in Tianjin, he successfully defended the title with 13.52 seconds in 2017, but he was called by the outside world. The slowest win in this event at the National Games in the past 20 years.

　　In 2009, Liu Xiang was less than 27 years old when he won the National Games for the last time. Now Xie Wenjun, who has won the championship in Xi'an, is 31 years old. He frankly admitted that this was "the most difficult National Games."

"The injury is very serious. After returning from the Olympics for a month, I was quarantined and resumed training in a very poor state. It was a test for me."

　　Standing with Xie Wenjun on the runway of the Xi'an Olympic Sports Center on the 22nd were all "post-95" contestants, and there were even many "post-00" teenagers. Xie Wenjun said with a smile, "I am a little bit like ancient creatures."

　　On many occasions, Xie Wenjun has said that he has a dream.

After changing the eight-step upper bar to the seven-step "devil training" in the 2019 season, Xie Wenjun finished fourth in the Doha World Championships that year and created the best record in the personal international competition, but he made up for the regret of missing the medal and became one of his dream.

　　After the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, Xie Wenjun suffered injuries again, and had to go back to eight steps in the Olympic Games, but it was another great regret that he failed to qualify for the finals.

After the game, he was full of disappointment, "The impact of injury is too great, but I still have dreams."

　　Perhaps it is precisely because of the dream that Xie Wenjun sticks to it like an "ancient creature".

After Liu Xiang retired, Xie Wenjun, who had gone out of the same school, was always called the "successor of Liu Xiang." He said that he had been catching up with his seniors, including the three consecutive National Games championships that had tied his seniors and successfully defended the Shanghai team in the men's 110-meter hurdles. For eight consecutive championships, "a stone in my heart has finally fallen to the ground".

　　In fact, it was not easy for Xie Wenjun to win that night.

The fastest starting reaction after firing the shot was 21-year-old teenager Ning Xiaohan. He took the lead in the first hurdle. The future Xie Wenjun was clearly behind; but Xie Wenjun had better hurdle skills and experience on the way, and he was already ahead when he crossed the last hurdle. Ning Xiaohan was in a position, and finally crossed the finish line with a larger advantage.

　　13 seconds 37, this is Xie Wenjun's best result this season.

After winning the championship, Xie Wenjun looked very peaceful. He raised three fingers to the camera and walked straight out of the arena.

　　"Three consecutive championships are very important to me. This is a proof for me for so many years." Xie Wenjun said.

　　Despite winning three consecutive championships as expected, Xie Wenjun was not satisfied with the final performance.

"The state is still not good enough, and the ability to control the body is not good enough, and there is a little drift on the way." Although the National Games has changed back to the seven-step hurdle, Xie Wenjun believes that the technology has not been able to be more mature in a short period of time. Score a 60 points!"

　　Xie Wenjun said that after experiencing the "most difficult National Games" competition, he can be regarded as passing the test.

"I have more confidence in myself, and I am more looking forward to the next cycle."

　　Will we still participate in the National Games in four years' time?

Xie Wenjun smiled and said: "Let's talk about it again!" Sun Haiping, the mentor on the side, told reporters that if Xie Wenjun can stabilize at around 13 seconds 20 and 30, there will be no problem sticking to the next National Games. He will be in the Asian Games next year. Will also participate.

　　This also means that Xie Wenjun, who sticks to his dream, will continue to face the test of age and injury. He said that the emergence of young players is a good thing for Chinese hurdles, but looking at Asia, the level of Chinese players needs to be improved. For example, the Japanese players ran for about 13 seconds and 10 times in succession.

"We still have a lot of pressure and hope to work harder together." (End)