Hey sports fans! 🎉 Guess what? China is sending 35 amazing athletes to the World Athletics Indoor Championships starting this Friday in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province! 🇨🇳🏃♂️🏃♀️
Speedy Sprinters 🏃♂️💨
Xie Zhenye, a 31-year-old super-fast sprinter, is competing in the men’s 60 meters! He’ll race alongside his 21-year-old teammate, Deng Xinrui. In a recent race, Xie zoomed to the finish line in just 6.60 seconds! ⚡ But Deng was even quicker with 6.57 seconds! Who will be the fastest this time? 🏅
Making History 📖
Ailixier Wumaier is the first Chinese athlete ever to compete in the men’s 400 meters at the World Indoor Championships! He holds the national record with an awesome time of 45.79 seconds. Go Ailixier! 🎖️
High-Flying Jumpers 🏆
Two-time world champion Zhu Yaming will challenge himself in the men’s triple jump. He recently jumped a whopping 17.31 meters—that’s like jumping over 10 cars lined up! 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
Meanwhile, 20-year-old Shu Heng will compete in the men’s long jump. He’s jumped over 8 meters multiple times this year! That’s as long as two elephants end to end! 🐘🐘
Super Speedy Women 🏃♀️✨
Liang Xiaojing is racing in the women’s 60 meters. She recently ran it in just 7.19 seconds, the best time ever by a Chinese athlete in this event! She hopes to shine on the international stage. 🌟
Wu Hongjiao will compete in the women’s 800 meters. She set a personal best of 2:05.04. That’s like running around a soccer field eight times really fast! ⚽️
Throwing Stars 🥇
Olympic gold medalist Gong Lijiao, 36 years young, will compete in the women’s shot put. She’s aiming to throw over 21 meters—that’s half the length of a swimming pool! 🏊♀️ Joining her is Ma Yue, 25, who is competing internationally for the first time! Good luck, Ma Yue! 🎉
Let’s cheer for all these incredible athletes as they represent China on the world stage! 🎊🥳 Good luck to everyone competing! 🍀
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35 Chinese athletes to compete at World Athletics Indoor Championships
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