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On June 30, the 2024 National Track and Field Championships and Grand Prix Finals were launched in Rizhao. In the women's 100m hurdles final, Wu Yanni and Lin Yuwei competed on the same stage, with the former breaking the personal record with a time of 12.74 seconds, and also setting a new Asian best result this year and winning the championship strongly.
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【Overview of the latest track and field records】
- World record: The world record in the women's 100m hurdles belongs to Toby Amusan, who set a new milestone at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene with a remarkable time of 12.12 seconds.
- Asian record: The best Asian record in this event is Kazakhstan's Shikhkina, whose record dates back to 1995 with a time of 12.46 seconds, which is still the target of Asian competitors today.
- National record: In China, Zhang Yu's name is closely linked to the women's 100m hurdles national record, and in 1993 she ran a time of 12.64 seconds, a record that witnessed China's history in this event.
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【Review of Highlights of the Preliminaries】
In the women's 100m hurdles preliminaries, Wu Yanni won the first place in the group without suspense with an outstanding performance of 13.06 seconds. On the other side, Lin Yuwei also easily won the first place in the second group with a time of 13.26 seconds. The young player Xia Sining appeared in the third group, and she successfully finished the race in 13.66 seconds and successfully advanced to the finals, showing the potential and strength of the new star.
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【Key Moments of the Finals】
The women's 100m hurdles final was packed up: Lin Yuwei was on track four, Wu Yanni was on track six, and Xia Sining was on track nine. With the sound of the starting gun, although Wu Yanni's start was not dominant, the starting reaction time was 0.184 seconds, which was slightly sluggish, but Lin Yuwei took the lead with a fast start. However, halfway through the race, Wu Yanni counterattacked with her excellent acceleration ability and managed to regain the lead after the middle stage. Entering the sprint stage, Wu Yanni was even more firepower, taking the lead in crossing the finish line. Not to be outdone, Lin Yuwei finished the race second, showing fierce competition.
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【Decisive Battle Results】
After fierce competition, Wu Yanni not only set a new personal best (PB) with a time of 12.74 seconds, but also established the best time in Asia this season and topped the championship. Lin Yuwei followed in 13.00 seconds and won the second place. Chen Jiamin won the third place with an excellent performance of 13.23 seconds, while Xia Sining ranked fourth with a time of 13.38 seconds, showing the high-level competition pattern of the domestic women's 100m hurdles event.