China News Service, Chengdu, February 27 (Reporter He Shaoqing) On the morning of the 27th, Chinese sprinter Su Bingtian made his season debut at the 2024 National Indoor Track and Field Grand Prix (Stop 1) held in Pidu District, Chengdu.
In the men's 60m preliminaries, he ran 6.70 seconds and advanced to the finals with second place in the preliminaries.
On the morning of the 27th, Chinese sprinter Su Bingtian made his comeback in Chengdu.
Photo by reporter Zhang Lang
As a leader in Chinese track and field, Su Bingtian ran 9.83 seconds in the men's 100-meter semi-finals of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, becoming China's first men's 100-meter athlete to break the 10-second mark, and the first Asian athlete to enter the Olympic 100-meter final, creating a record A new Asian record.
On the 27th, after Su Bingtian’s game.
Photo by reporter Zhang Lang
After the Tokyo Olympics, Su Bingtian has been plagued by injuries.
In June 2023, Su Bingtian decided not to participate in the upcoming World Championships and Asian Games track and field trials due to physical reasons, and ended the 2023 season early.
As Su Bingtian's first match of the 2024 season, the men's 60-meter competition at the 2024 National Indoor Track and Field Grand Prix (Stop 1) is divided into two parts: preliminaries and finals.
A total of 180 players participated in the preliminaries, divided into 30 groups, and Su Bingtian was in the 30th group.
On the morning of the 27th, at the indoor track and field field of Xipu Campus of Sichuan Sports Vocational College, Su Bingtian, wearing a rose-red vest, attracted the attention of everyone as soon as he appeared on the third track.
The starting gun sounded and Su Bingtian started quickly.
He topped the 30th group with a time of 6.70 seconds and advanced to the finals with second place in the preliminaries.
Due to not being able to participate in the competition for a long time, Su Bingtian's personal points have been cleared when the World Athletics Federation announced the latest world rankings of the men's 100 meters.
In order to qualify for the Paris Olympics, Su Bingtian faces the challenge of "starting again".
The track and field veteran has repeatedly stated that he will not stop pursuing his dream of preparing for the Paris Olympics, and hopes that he can persist until the 15th National Games in 2025.
On February 29, the Chinese Athletics Association will hold a 4×100 meter relay test at the Xipu Base in Chengdu and Jacksonville, USA, to prepare for the Paris Olympics and the Bahamas World Relay Games, and select athletes with outstanding individual skills to be selected into the Chinese national men’s and women’s 4×100 Rice relay team training squad.
Su Bingtian's name appears on the list of testers for the Chinese domestic group.
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