Yang Liujing wins bronze medal in women’s 20-kilometer race walking
No fear of wind and rain, “Yang” exhales
2021-09-24 20:32:23Source: Xi’an News Network
“I just participated in the team competition a few days ago, so my body has not fully recovered. I am still very satisfied with the results today.” On the morning of September 24, I got the women’s 20-kilometer walking event in the 14th National Games. After the bronze medal, Shaanxi player Yang Liujing said with joy.
In the women’s 20-kilometer race walking event in the 14th National Games, the contestants included the world record holder Yang Jiayu, a famous Inner Mongolian player, the runner-up of the London Olympics and a famous Qinghai star Qiyangshi, and the bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympics and a Guangdong veteran Liu Hong. The world-class race walking competition is very competitive. The overall strength of the Shaanxi race walking team is strong. It just won the women’s 20-kilometer race walking team championship on September 20. In this single event, the Shaanxi team sent Yang Liujing, Ma Li, Xi Ricuo and other famous players.
The game that morning was held in pouring rain, and the athletes were brave enough to move forward without fear of wind and rain. Yang Jiayu maintained a world record of 1 hour, 23 minutes and 49 seconds, and her personal strength clearly surpassed other opponents. During the game, she always controlled the rhythm, determined the leading position early, and maintained the advantage to the end, winning the championship in 1 hour, 27 minutes and 14 seconds. The competition for the runner-up between Qinghai star Cheeyangshi and Shaanxi player Yang Liujing was fierce. Cheeyangshi closely followed Yang Liujing and finished the lead at the last moment, winning the silver medal in 1 hour, 27 minutes and 31 seconds. Ankang girl Yang Liujing scored 1 hour, 27 minutes and 47 seconds. In addition, Ma Li finished fifth and Xiricuo finished eighth. Among the top eight, members of the Shaanxi Race Walking Team occupies three seats, demonstrating their impressive overall strength.
Shaanxi athlete Yang Liujing from Ankang, 23 years old this year, has won the IAAF Race Walking World Cup and the Swiss Race Walking Challenge Women’s Junior 10km Championship. In September 2019, he won the Women’s 20km Race Walk at the World Track and Field Championships in Doha, Qatar. To the third place, after that, prepare for the 14th National Games. In the 14th National Games, Yang Liujing won 1 gold and 1 bronze. She said: “I participated in the National Games for the second time. I was a little tired. My personal goal was to be in the top four. When I was in the competition, I wanted to try my best. I followed the front and rushed to second, but it was a bit fast in the middle. I was caught up and finally got the bronze medal. , I am still very satisfied with this result.”
Speaking of her future goals, Yang Liujing is full of expectations, “I will fight for the World Championships next year and be shortlisted for the Asian Games. The ultimate goal is to participate in the Olympics. I will continue training and strive to achieve these goals.”
Wang Rui, All-Media Reporter of Xi’an Press
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