The 2022 World Indoor Athletics Championships silver medalist in the 14th National Games won the seventh place in the women’s pole vault
2022-03-20 21:23:17Source: Xi’an News Network
Xi’an News Net News In the women’s pole vault at the 2022 World Indoor Athletics Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, Chinese athlete Xu Huiqin, who won the silver medal of the 14th National Games in Xi’an last year, crossed a height of 4.45 meters and finally won the seventh place.
Xu Huiqin, who was born in Zhejiang in 1993, is a powerful player who has emerged in the women’s pole vault in my country in recent years. In 2019, she not only jumped 4.50 meters twice, but also further improved her personal outdoor best with a score of 4.70 meters in the Yorkgrim Pole Vault Special Competition in July of that year. At the Tokyo Olympics, the Zhejiang girl tied for 8th place with a score of 4.50 meters. This was her Olympic debut and created the best result for a Chinese player in the Olympic history of this event. In September last year, in the Xi’an Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Xu Huiqin challenged the famous Li Ling. Although she finally won a silver medal with a score of 4.55 meters (Li Ling won the gold with a score of 4.70 meters), she won the gold medal for herself. The chance to compete in this year’s World Indoor Athletics Championships.
At the National Games last year, Xu Huiqin won a silver medal in Xi’an.
The women’s pole vault final of the World Indoor Athletics Championships was held on the evening of March 19, local time. A total of 11 contestants participated in the competition. Xu Huiqin, who was ranked 8th, succeeded in both the heights of 4.30 and 4.45 meters. rod. Then the crossbar rose to 4.60 meters, and Xu Huiqin failed to challenge three times. As a result, Morris of the United States won the gold medal with a score of 4.80 meters. She also became the second female player in history to successfully defend the world indoor championship pole vault championship after Isinbayeva. Another American, Tokyo Olympic champion Nagout won the silver medal with a score of 4 meters and 75 meters, while Slovenian Suter won the bronze medal, and Xu Huiqin won the seventh place with a score of 4 meters and 45 meters. After the game, Xu Huiqin said: “According to my current level, I shouldn’t only jump out of 4.45 meters. During the game, I still exposed some problems in technical details. After I go back, I will make a good summary and strive for the next competition. Better performance and more potential!” In fact, in the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Tour held last month in Levan, France, Xu Huiqin successfully crossed the height of 4.65 meters. Refreshed his personal indoor best results.
The 2022 World Indoor Athletics Championships will be held from March 18 to 20, with 680 participants from 137 national teams. A total of three people from China played this time. In addition to Xu Huiqin, there were also Lv Liyao (women’s 60-meter hurdles) of the Chinese Hong Kong team and Chen Kuiru (men’s 60-meter hurdles) of the Chinese Taipei team.
Text/Jin Pengtu, All Media Reporter of Xi’an Press/China Athletics Association