[Sports Road Hangzhou Direct Attack]It is also the Asian Games, and it is also the women’s 100-meter hurdles final. Hong Kong athlete Lui Lai-yao ran a faster time than the previous one at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center tonight (1st), but she failed to achieve the same result as five years ago. Like standing on the podium. After the game, she also cried, but this time the tears were a mixture of the joy of progress and a little bit of disappointment. “Athletes are like this, it will never be so smooth. As long as you don’t give up and keep persisting, I believe one day I will break the Hong Kong record.”
“That’s right, I can’t do it…” Lui Lai-yao said this as soon as she stepped into the interview area and saw a group of Hong Kong journalists. Accompanying these words of loss were her tears that continued on the sidelines of the game. After experiencing Wu Yanni’s step-stealing incident, Lu Liyao ran 13.35 seconds in the women’s 100-meter hurdles final and crossed the line in seventh place. The final ranking was promoted to sixth place because the former was DQ. After she crossed the line, she hugged several runners, but she kept looking at the results popping up one by one from the corner of her eyes. When the big screen showed her time, Lu Liyao suddenly showed a disappointed look, and then hugged Chen Mingtai, who was waiting for her to finish the game on the sidelines.
“I really wanted to seize this game and break the Hong Kong record (13.14 seconds). In fact, my time was not bad, it was faster than the last Asian Games, so these are tears of happiness and a little bit of disappointment. But I am I will not give up and continue to strive for the Hong Kong record.” The stolen step incident caused a stir for several minutes. During this period, Lui Lai-yao kept going back and forth to the starting area to warm up, and said to herself to make herself more focused, “The impact will be there no matter what. I believe in the referee’s decision. But it’s really a challenge because it’s hard to concentrate and I have to keep telling myself not to look over there.”
Before the competition, she kept emphasizing that she did not think too much about winning the bronze medal in the last competition. The result was that she missed the medal. However, Lu Liyao still repeatedly said that she could only control things within her control, “Everyone has seen that every competition The level can vary greatly, but this year’s competition is at a very high level. I’m not particularly happy because I didn’t get a medal, I still feel that I’m doing well.” Moreover, she ran a personal best time of 13.24 seconds in the final yesterday morning , although it was shown to be super wind speed in the end, it is even more meaningful that this “PB” happened to be run in the presence of my parents and sister who were watching my race for the first time. “Actually, I am very satisfied with my condition. I have run 13.2 seconds three times this season. If I count the best five times, the fastest time this season is the fastest.”
But in fact, Lu Liyao only strained her calf in January this year, and she made her comeback three months later. However, she won awards in two competitions and ran a new PB of 13.27 seconds. “This season is like a roller coaster. From being injured to bouncing back and running PB, then doing PB (super wind speed) in the Asian Games, and then finishing faster than the previous year in the finals. That’s what athletes are like, it will never be so smooth. The only way is to never give up and keep persevering. , I believe that one day I will break the Hong Kong record.” In fact, the Hong Kong record of 13 seconds and 14 seconds is no longer a first-rate record at the current Asian level. She also admitted that when she saw other players making greater progress than herself, she wanted to boldly To try to run 13 seconds, “Just do it step by step, I believe others have experienced a lot.”
Completing the Asian Games also means that the 2023 season is finally completed. Lu Liyao described this season as extremely long. She has not stopped for nearly 15 months since she resumed exercise at the beginning of last year. “I am very tired both physically and mentally.” After experiencing a night of heavy psychological pressure, she laughed and said that it was more difficult to return to the athletes’ village. Go wild and eat the village’s “specialty” fried chicken pancakes. “Being an athlete is not only about performance, but also about enjoyment. The most important thing is to enjoy this moment.”
Pictures and text: Mai Jingzhi
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “[Hangzhou Asian Games·Direct Attack]Tears mixed with happiness and disappointment, Lui Liyao still believes that one day she can break the Hong Kong record」
2023-10-01 15:31:21
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