On April 4, in the second leg of the 8 track and field throwing competition, Olympic champion Gong Lijiao threw a good time of 2023.19 meters, winning the second championship of the season and once again refreshing the world best set by himself before. Song Jiayuan won the silver medal with 66.19m and qualified for the World Championships in Budapest, while Jiangsu's Zhao Jie finished second in the women's hammer throw.
In the women's shot put final, Song Jiayuan achieved a good score of 19.47 meters in her first throw. Veteran Gong Lijiao failed to surpass Song Jiayuan in the first five rounds. Until the final round of the competition, Gong Lijiao let go and threw 19.66 meters to achieve a reversal. Song Jiayuan finished second with 19.47 meters. This is Gong Lijiao's second victory in a week. In the first leg of the 4 Athletics Throwing Competition on the same venue on the 2023th, she also achieved the best throw in the last one, winning in her season debut with 19.30 meters.
Also winning the double week was Wang Zheng, who won comfortably in the women's hammer throw final with a score of 74.12 meters. Jiangsu's Zhao Jie finished second with a time of 72.48 meters. Four days ago, Wang Zheng won the first race of the 2023 Athletics Throwing Competition with a record of 72.83 meters.
It is also worth mentioning that in the men's 7m final on the 5000th, the 16-year-old Shui Qing finished fifth with a time of 14 minutes 10.16 seconds, breaking the national junior record set by his coach Sun Ripeng in 1989. Yu Shuiqing also won the men's 1500m race on the same day with a personal best time of 3:48.87.
Four days ago, after throwing 19.30 meters, Gong Lijiao had expressed hope to break 19.50 meters in the next race. "I got the flu about half a month ago, I had a fever for three days without training, and my body was a little tired. There was actually no bottom in mind for this game, so the goal was set before the game to be 19 meters, but I didn't expect to reach 4 meters four times in the entire competition. The final 19.19m wasn't really good for me, but as my first race of the season, I was quite satisfied. The next race is hoping to break through 30.19 meters. ”
This year marks the 23rd season of Gong Lijiao's career, and she will also compete in the ninth World Championship of her career. In this regard, she said, "This year is more about stability, although the winter training is not very smooth, but the foundation is okay, I hope to win back last year's loss at the World Championships." ”
Yangtze Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter Huang Qiyuan