On the morning of August 7th, local time in France, the Stade de France was already bustling with people before 10 o'clock, and many of the spectators were fans of the Chinese team. What they came to pay attention to was naturally the women's 100-meter hurdles competition in the morning.
Wu Yanni in the preliminaries of the women's 100-meter hurdles in track and field at the 2024 Paris Olympics. According to Visual China
Wu Yanni, who appeared in the first group, ranked sixth in the group with a time of 12.97 seconds. She missed the opportunity to directly advance to the semi-finals and entered the resurrection competition. ; Lin Yuwei who appeared in the fifth group ran a time of 13.24 seconds and also entered the resurrection competition. According to the rules, the women's 100-meter hurdles play-off will be held at 10:35 local time on August 8, France (16:35 Beijing time on August 8).
After the game, Wu Yanni was interviewed by reporters in the mixed interview area. In fact, before she came to the mixed interview area, a staff member responsible for managing the area exclaimed when she saw the reporters waiting for Wu Yanni: "Wow, it's so crazy, there are so many people here!"
Admittedly, Since the morning session was basically the preliminaries of various track and field events, there were only a few reporters stationed in the mixed interview area. Even Alesha Johnson, a member of the U.S. team in the women's 100-meter hurdles event who easily advanced in 12.61 seconds, only had to deal with questions from three or four reporters. However, due to Wu Yanni's appearance, Chinese reporters from all walks of life gathered at the Stade de France, and nearly 20 reporters were interviewed on the spot. In this regard, the staff member said: "I have been to China 22 times, and I know that you are very popular with Wu Yanni."
The reporter who interviewed Wu Yanni on the spot
After waiting for a while, Wu Yanni walked up to the reporters. First, she Talking about the feeling of participating in the Olympics for the first time. "From the time I came to Paris to the time I played, I was relatively calm." Wu Yanni said, "Maybe before compared with domestic games or Asian games, I would be relatively nervous, because everyone is evenly matched and may want to I am going to compete for the championship, so I am nervous, but I know what level I am at (during the Olympics), so I come to enjoy the competition process, enjoy the atmosphere of the competition, and enjoy the state of competing with high-level athletes. . "
"This is my first time running the purple track. The visual effect is really eye-catching, but the results are really not that eye-catching," Wu Yanni said.
When talking about whether there is pressure to compete with high-level opponents on the same field, Wu Yanni said easily: "There is actually no pressure, because it is true that the women's 100-meter hurdles in China and even Asia is a weak area, so no matter what the comparison is, I think I am satisfied. Since I started practicing track and field, I have achieved the Olympic standard on my own, so I am very happy no matter what the result is."
and the world record holder in this event, Nigeria's Amusan. Competing in the same group with strong rivals such as American star Alesha Johnson allowed Wu Yanni to accumulate a lot of experience. She said: "The opponents are too strong. You want to catch up with them, but you don't have the strength. So we just do what we should do at the moment. Instead of trying to make others like you, you might as well be yourself." Go and recognize yourself."
Audiences cheering for Wu Yanni in the stands
In today's competition, Wu Yanni's starting reaction time was 0.185 seconds, ranking second to last among all 40 players. . Fortunately, with her ability in the middle and late range, her results finally ranked 26th among all players. Regarding the start, Wu Yanni said: "Maybe compared with European and American players, my start needs to be strengthened, because my start is really bad! I want to catch up with the players in front of me, but their pace is too fast. If If I want to catch up, the rhythm may be disrupted.”
Wu Yanni’s mother, Xiong Yan, cheered for her daughter in the stands.
Today, Wu Yanni’s mother, Xiong Yan, also came to the scene to follow her daughter’s game in the stands. In this regard, Wu Yanni said after the game: "My mother is here today. We didn't say anything special before the game. She just asked me to enjoy this game. No matter what the result is, she said you are already the best."In fact, I also feel that because I stand on the runway and I can fight for my country, I feel that I have done it. "
In the women's 100-meter hurdles rematch, Wu Yanni will appear in the third lane of the third group, and Lin Yuwei will appear in the fifth lane of the second group.
Red Star News reporter Pei Han from Paris, France
editor Ou Peng
