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Zhu wins historic silver in triple jump
    2021-08-06  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

CHINESE veteran Zhu Yaming displayed a breathtaking performance to take a historic silver medal in men’s triple jump at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Thursday.

The 27-year-old Asian champion scored a personal best of 17.57 meters in his fifth jump, which earned him the silver. He became the first Chinese ever to win an Olympic silver in men’s triple jump event.

Portugal’s Pedro Pichardo won the event with a national record of 17.98m, while Burkina Faso’s Hugues Zango took the bronze, his country first ever Olympic medal, after scoring 17.47m. Zhu’s compatriot Fang Yaoqing finished eighth with 17.01m.

Zhang has continued China’s stunning progress in the triple jump at Olympic Games. In Rio 2016, Dong Bin became China’s first ever Olympic triple jump medalist after beating the odds to clinch the bronze.

Team China also recorded an impressive men’s 4x100m relay heat after Su Bingtian, Tang Xingqiang, Xie Zhenye and Wu Zhiqiang finished best out of their heat in a time of 37.92 seconds. Jamaica came out top in the other heat in 37.82 seconds. Also qualified for the final were Canada, Italy, Great Britain, Germany, Ghana and host Japan.

World champion Team USA suffered a huge blow after finishing sixth in their men’s 4x100m relay heat, which marked the first time an American 4x100m squad has failed to make the Olympic final from a completed heat, according to ESPN.

The upset has sent shockwaves through the sporting world, with American sprinting legend Carl Lewis launching fierce attacks on the latest American fiasco.

“Team USA did everything wrong in the men’s relay,” the nine-time Olympic champion said on Twitter. “The passing system is wrong, athletes running the wrong legs, and it was clear that there was no leadership.” (CGTN)

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