024 The Yangtze River Delta International Track and Field Diamond Races (Shanghai/Suzhou) 27 has come to an end. In addition to the outstanding performances of famous Chinese athletes such as Wang Jianan and Feng Bin, and the wonderful appearances of many world champions, the box office of the event is also considerable - the admission to the Suzhou Olympic Sports Center on the same day There were about 16,000 spectators, and the attendance rate exceeded 95%.
This world-class track and field event with Shanghai's famous brand, under the background of the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta region, as a useful attempt for the sports industry to implement national strategies, has gone out of Shanghai for the first time. With the sincere collaboration of teams in Shanghai and Jiangsu, has fully unleashed the unique role of sports events in enhancing a city’s soft power, shaping its image, driving industrial development, and igniting enthusiasm for participation.
Famous Chinese and foreign athletes shined on the "Diamond Stage"
That night, 227 athletes, including multiple world record holders, Olympic champions, and world championship champions, participated in fierce competition in 16 events and presented a top-level international performance to the audience. The athletics feast.
A week ago, Duplantis, the "first man" in the men's pole vault, cleared the 6.24-meter crossbar in Xiamen, setting a new world record for the men's pole vault in China. Tonight he tried to break the world record for the 9th time. Unfortunately, he failed in the final attempt of 6.25 meters and won the championship with a meet record of 6 meters; the men's 100-meter flying contest is still one of the most eye-catching events. In the ultimate showdown between Coleman, the men's 60m world record holder and world championship champion in Doha, and Kerry, the world championship champion in Eugene, an unexpected spoiler emerged - South African star Shimbing defeated the two favorites to win the championship in 10 seconds. 01 won the championship with his best personal performance of the season; in the men's long jump, the "Chinese double stars" Wang Jianan and Shi Yuhao jointly launched an attack on the gold medal. In the end, they unfortunately lost to the American player Dundee who jumped 8.05 meters and won the second and third places respectively. They were 8.04 meters and 7.99 meters; in the women's discus event, Chinese player Feng Bin threw a season-best 67.11 meters to win the silver medal. The championship was won by American Allman with a time of 69.86 meters...
Duplantis won the championship
Wang Jianan won the silver
The much-watched men's 100-meter event
Feng Bin and Allman praised each other
For many Chinese famous athletes, this Diamond League is a way to feel the atmosphere of the competition and prepare for it in advance. An opportunity to warm up for the Olympics. In the women's throwing event, Shanghai girl Song Jiayuan and eldest sister Gong Lijiao competed hand in hand. The two finally threw 19.86 meters and 19.61 meters, ranking third and fourth respectively. "Because I am fighting locally, I want to give my best While showing it to everyone, it also provides an opportunity to learn the strengths of the opponents." Song Jiayuan said that she was very satisfied with her performance that day, and it also proved that the skills she polished during the winter training were effective. "After all, I am getting older and need to slowly adjust to the best." Olympic champion Gong Lijiao said that she had not found the best competition condition yet, but she shouted very confidently, "I can still hit the 21-meter level now." , please rest assured!"
Song Jiayuan won the third place
Gong Lijiao was in the competition
China's "100-meter post-00s first person" Chen Guanfeng ushered in the first outdoor competition of the season. Although he only ran 10 seconds 47, this was his first time at the beginning of the year. In the first game after the injury, "I haven't worn spikes for more than two months. Coming to such a world-class competition is a great opportunity. I feel that I am in good condition and I believe it will get better and better in the future!"
0 Years of cultivation, top track and field events sow "seeds"
"I came to see Duplantis and I hope he sets a new world record." Mr. Yin, who lives in Suzhou Science and Technology City, drove 40 minutes to the venue with his wife and children. "Suzhou holds the Diamond League for the first time. There are so many track and field superstars, how could you miss it!"
"I want to watch the men's 100 meters most. My idol is Coleman!" Yang Qiang, a senior student from Wenzhou, Zhejiang, is a member of the school. This time, in order to catch a glimpse of his idol, he took the high-speed rail to Suzhou to watch the competition.When asked, I was shocked. The young man's best time for 100 meters has reached 10.79 seconds. "My dream is to become a professional runner!"
Surprisingly, in addition to a large number of Suzhou citizens who came to watch the race in the stands, In addition, there are also many "old audiences" who come from other cities in Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang.
Since 2005, Shanghai has held the Diamond League (including the IAAF Golden Grand Prix, the predecessor of the event). It is not easy to be able to hold the event for 20 years and work hard to cultivate the seed of track and field to sprout on the land of China. Now, Shanghai has sown new seeds to surrounding cities, and the event is jointly hosted by Shanghai and Suzhou for the first time. “Since February, the staff of the project team have traveled back and forth between Shanghai and Suzhou. The requirements for hosting the Diamond Competition are very detailed. For example, how to arrange the bathrooms for athletes and how to reduce the carbon footprint of office supplies. We designed the optimal solution based on the close cooperation between the two teams," said Huang Ming, general manager of Shanghai Jiushi Sports Event Operations Management Co., Ltd. It is understood that in order to provide a better competition experience, the Suzhou Olympic Sports Center accepted the requirements of World Athletics through the Jiushi event and transformed the core track of the stadium in terms of key indicators such as flatness, elasticity, anti-skid and wear resistance. All meet the standards to provide athletes with the best competition conditions.
Undoubtedly, this is a successful exploration of jointly hosting international sports events in the Yangtze River Delta region. Yang Yibin, chairman and general manager of Shanghai Jiushi Sports Industry Development (Group) Co., Ltd., said that Shanghai has relatively many international event resources and has accumulated considerable experience in the management of international events. On the one hand, allowing events to go beyond Shanghai It can benefit more people and promote sports consumption. On the other hand, it will also help promote further close cooperation in the sports field in the Yangtze River Delta region and achieve high-quality coordinated development of the sports industry. In addition, international sports events gather celebrities and bring their own traffic, which will promote and promote the international popularity of the host city to a certain extent. It is also conducive to promoting the opening up and international cooperation of the host city.
At the Suzhou Olympic Sports Center last night, I felt people’s enthusiasm for top international track and field events and appreciated the charm of track and field beyond performance. "I hope there will be more games of this level." said one spectator.
Xiaoti presents a set of on-site beautiful pictures
to let everyone feel the power and beauty of track and field sports
Source: Shanghai Sports
