Chinese 'GP Final'

[tafnut]

Although this meet certainly doesn't represent the very top competition for them, it is apparently an important one. Look where they are now, and compare to where they'll be in 2008 and I bet you'll see a huge difference. I predict another breakthrough for them ala 1993, only more widespread this time - and a lot more long-lasting. I think the sleeping giant is about to wake for good.

National Grand Prix Final,
Hefei, 25-26 September, winners (where available)

Men
100m (26): Hu Kai 10.29 PB
400m (25): Wang Liangyu 46.45
800m (25): Li Xiangyu (85) 1:50.01
1500m (25): Gu Ming 3:49.82
5000m (25): Lin Xiangqian (87) 14:17.88
10000m (26): Han Gang 29:01.65 PB
3000m s (25): Meng Fei (85) 8:44.65
110 m h (26): Liu Xiang 13.44
400m h (26): Meng Yan 50.22
High jump (26): Hu Tong (86) 2.24
Pole vault (25): Liu Feiliang (85) 5.50
Long jump (26): Kuang Li 7.92
Triple jump (26): Gu Junjie (85) 17.23 Asian junior rec
Discus (25): Wu Tao 59.11

Women
100m (26): Liang Yi 11.38 SB
200m (25): Ni Xiaoli 23.12 PB
400m (25): Sun Hongfeng 52.87
800m (25): Liu Xiaoping 2:03.44 SB
1500m (26): Xie Sainan (86) 4:10.29 PB
5000m (26): Sun Yingjie 15:41.47
10000m (26): Sun Yingjie 31:47.23
3000m steeple (25): Li Zhenzhu (85) 9:58.67 PB
100m hurdles (26): Su Yiping 13.24
High jump (26): Jing Xuezhu 1.90
Long jump (25): Guan Yingnan 6.55
Hammer (25): Zhang Wenxiu (86) 70.39

[kuha]

Re: Chinese 'GP Final'

What is it about these times that suggests another 1993 "breakthrough"? What this suggests to me--yet again--is how absurdly anomalous those '93 times were.

[tafnut]

Re: Chinese 'GP Final'

A lot of those marks wouldn't even win college conferences here. In 2008 I think that China will battle the USA for most medals in track. They have the numbers and now they have the motivation. Just as the East Bloc used sports to communicate their system's strength, I think China wants to promote their nation's emergence as a preeminent world power through athletics. Four years is avery short time to bootstrap a national program, but their closed society is the perfect place to do it, and all the athletes see how Liu has been treated since the OG.

[Jon]

Re: Chinese 'GP Final'

>5000m (26): Sun Yingjie 15:41.47
>10000m (26): Sun Yingjie 31:47.23



Impressivley, Sun Yingjie ran these two races on the same day!

[Mel]

Re: Chinese 'GP Final'

"What is it about these times that suggests another 1993 "breakthrough"? What this suggests to me--yet again--is how absurdly anomalous those '93 times were."

You might say they certainly have NOT gone full circle.