"Although I didn't make it to the semi-finals, I was able to break the PB (personal best) and was a little comforting. It was the first time to compete with so many European and American players, and I saw very concretely the gap between myself and the world's masters.
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In her debut at the World Indoor Athletics Championships, Wu Yanni (center) set a personal best. Photo: Xinhua News Agency.
In the early morning of March 4, the 2024 World Indoor Athletics Championships ended in Glasgow, England, and in the women's 60m hurdles final, Charlton of the Bahamas won the championship in 7.65 seconds and broke the world record. China's Wu Yanni set a personal best of 8.12 seconds, but failed to advance to the semi-finals.
Wu Yanni qualified for the Paris Olympics in the women's 100m hurdles event last year. The women's 60m hurdles is Wu Yanni's sub-event, and her appearance at the World Indoor Track and Field Championships became her Olympic debut. Previously, Wu Yanni's best time in the women's 60m hurdles was 8.15 seconds, which was set in a domestic competition on February 25, 2023.
The 2024 World Indoor Athletics Championships women's 60m hurdles will be contested by a total of 41 participants, divided into preliminaries, semi-finals and finals, of which there are 6 groups of preliminaries, and the top 3 in each group and the remaining 6 players with the best results will advance to the semi-finals. Wu Yanni was placed in Group 4, and among the eight competitors in the same group, her personal best ranked last, with three of them running under 8 seconds.
Wu Yanni saw the gap with the world's masters. Photo: Xinhua News Agency.
In the women's 60m hurdles preliminaries last night, Wu Yanni was in good shape, finishing 4th in the group in 8.12 seconds, setting a new personal best, but unfortunately ranked 26th among all players, only 002 seconds and two places.
Wu Yanni said on social media after the game that this is the first time she has participated in the World Championships in her career, and she cherishes the opportunity to participate in high-level events, "Although I didn't qualify for the semifinals, I was able to break the PB (personal best) and was a little comforting." It was the first time to compete with so many European and American players, and I saw very concretely the gap between myself and the world's masters.
Judging from the results of the semifinals and finals of the women's 60m hurdles, the overall level of the World Indoor Track and Field Championships is very high. The original world record for the women's 60m hurdles was 7.67 seconds, held by Charlton of the Bahamas and Tia Jones of the United States. Charlton, the world record holder, ran 7.65 seconds in the semi-finals and the final, winning the championship and setting a new world record.
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