China News Service Xi'an, March 2 (Reporter Zhang Yichen) The 2024 National Indoor Track and Field Grand Prix (second stop) kicked off at the track and field hall of Shaanxi Zhangba Training Center in Xi'an on the 2nd. A total of more than 800 players from 33 teams from various provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government, and industry sports associations participated in the competition, including Ge Manqi, Wang Chunyu, Huang Guifen, Zheng Ninali and other Olympic-level celebrities.
On March 2, the 2024 National Indoor Track and Field Grand Prix (2nd stop) kicked off in Xi'an. The picture shows Shandong team player Wang Enhua in the women's pentathlon competition. Photo by China News Service reporter Zhang Yichen.
It is reported that this year's National Indoor Track and Field Grand Prix has a total of 4 competitions, held in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Shandong and Jiangsu from February 27 to March 17, the results and rankings of the Grand Prix are linked to the athletes' qualifications for the National Indoor Track and Field Championships, and only athletes who participate in the Indoor Grand Prix for two stations (1 station for the all-around event) and rank among the top 12 athletes in the event are eligible to register for this year's National Indoor Track and Field Championships.
2024 is an Olympic year, so in addition to the above-mentioned Olympic-level athletes, the best players in various teams have also come to Xi'an to compete, such as Ning Xiaohan, the silver medalist in the men's 110m hurdles at the 14th National Games (14th Games) and the Chengdu Universiade; Yan Haibin, the gold medalist in the men's 4 100m relay at the Hangzhou Asian Games in Hangzhou, won the gold medal in the Guangdong team; Gong Luying, the women's long jump champion of the 14th National Games and the National Championships of the Zhejiang team, all hope to test their winter training results through the competition.
On March 2, the 2024 National Indoor Track and Field Grand Prix (2nd stop) kicked off in Xi'an. The picture shows the men's 1500m heats. Photo by China News Service reporter Zhang Yichen.
This competition is a Chinese track and field association-level event, with a total of 12 men's and 13 women's events. A total of 5 gold medals were decided on the same day, and in the women's shot put final, Sun Yue, the champion of the 2024 Asian Indoor Track and Field Championships, won 1 gold for the Shandong team with a score of 17.75 meters; Jilin team player Shu Heng won the men's long jump championship with a score of 8.11 meters; The men's ** long jump championship was won by Xu Hetong of the Jiangsu team; Wang Zhen, the gold medalist in the men's high jump event of the 14th National Games, added another gold medal to the Jiangsu team with a score of 2.24 meters; After fierce competition in the women's pentathlon, Chen Yanqi of the Fujian team finally won.
The two-day competition was hosted by the Chinese Athletics Association and undertaken by the Shaanxi Provincial Athletics Management Center. (ENDS).