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Intercontinental Tour of World Athletic Federation: Wu Yanni Wins the Best Individual Season

May 13, 2024 08:29 | Source: Xinhua News Agency
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Original title: IAAF Intercontinental Tour: Wu Yanni Wins the Best Individual Season

On the 12th of the 2024 IAAF Intercontinental Tour in Osaka, Japan, China's Wu Yanni won the women's 100 meter hurdles final in a tie time of 12.86 seconds, setting a new record for her best performance of the season.

The picture shows Wu Yanni, a Chinese player, in the women's 100 meter hurdles competition of the 2024 IAAF Diamond League Xiamen Leg held at Xiamen Egret Stadium, Fujian Province, on April 20. Photographed by Jiang Han, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency

Wu Yanni showed good competitive condition from the beginning of the preliminaries. She ran 12.91 seconds in the third group, creating her best performance of the season, and also reached the finals with the first overall result. In the final, although Wu Yanni did not start quickly, she still won the championship in 12.86 seconds with her own strength. She broke her best performance of the season twice in a day, and she also equaled the match record set by Japanese player Akira Teroda last year. The host player Masako Fukube and Australian Danielle Shaw ranked second and third respectively.

The Japan Osaka Station of the IAAF Intercontinental Tour, also known as the Muranado Memorial Track and Field Competition, is a bronze medal event of the IAAF Intercontinental Tour. (Reporter: Yue Chenxing)

(Editor in charge: Yang Yubo, Li Nanhua)

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