China News Service, Beijing, July 18th. Eugene, USA: The 2022 World Athletics Championships will compete on the third match day in Eugene, Oregon, USA on the 17th local time.

In a number of finals held that day, all players broke the competition record, and the women's 100m "flying man" battled Jamaican players swept the top three.

　　In the men's marathon final, Ethiopia's Tora won the championship with a time of 2 hours, 5 minutes and 36 seconds and broke the race record.

Different from the previous city marathons, this World Championships Marathon is held in the suburbs outside the city. The weather is cool in the morning and the race road is relatively flat, which provides conditions for the runners to create good results.

　　Tora, a runner-up at the 2017 World Championships in London, improved the tournament record set by Kenya's Kirui at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin by 1 minute and 18 seconds.

The Chinese team sent three players who participated in the Tokyo Olympics last year. Veteran Dong Guojian ranked 23rd in 2 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds, which also created the fastest result of a Chinese men's marathon in the World Championships.

Chinese player Yang Shaohui ranked 31st with a time of 2 hours, 11 minutes and 56 seconds, and Peng Jianhua ranked 45th with 2 hours, 16 minutes and 12 seconds.

　　After the American players swept the top three men's 100 meters, the top three women's 100 meters at the World Championships were also swept by players from a country: Jamaican "flying man" Fraser broke the competition record with a score of 10.67 seconds and successfully defended her title. This is also the fifth time she has won the women's 100m World Championships. Her teammates Jackson and Thompson won the runner-up and third place in 10.73 and 10.81 respectively.

　　Chinese player Ge Manqi ran 11.13 seconds in the semi-final, ranking seventh among the players in the group and missing the final.

She said after the game that she still lacks in speed endurance and other aspects, and needs to strengthen training in this area.

　　In the men's shot put final, the American players once again showed their dominance and took the top three. Cruther won the championship with a score of 22.94 meters and broke the competition record.

　　American players also performed well in many events that day.

In the women's hammer final, Anderson of the United States won the championship with a score of 78 meters and 96 meters, and Luo Na of China won the 8th place with a score of 70 meters and 42 meters.

In the previous five World Championships, Chinese players have recorded medals in the women's hammer throw.

　　In the women's pole vault final, American players Nagelt and Morris won the championship and runner-up.

The Asian record holder and Chinese star Li Ling won the sixth place with a score of 4.60 meters, creating her best ranking at the World Championships.

Another Chinese player, Xu Huiqin, ranked 13th with 4.30 meters.

　　The American men's 110-meter hurdles also won the championship and runner-up.

The final of the day was quite dramatic. The Tokyo Olympic champion and Jamaican star Pajimente was injured and retired unexpectedly during warm-up. 03 won the championship, and his teammate Cunningham won the runner-up with a score of 13.08.

　　In the men's 10,000m final, the world record holder and Ugandan star Cheputgai successfully defended his title with a time of 27 minutes, 27.43 seconds. Kenya's Mburu and Uganda's Kiprimo won the runner-up and third place respectively.

　　After three game days, the US team ranked first with 6 golds, 4 silvers and 4 bronzes, and the Chinese team temporarily ranked fourth with 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze.

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