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Women's distances and Liu Xiang ready for centre stage - Chinese National Games preview
Friday 14 October 2005

It's time for another edition of the prestigious National Games in China (16-22 October). The 10th edition of the Games will be the first to be held outside the Beijing-Shanghai-Guangzhou triangle, the three major sport cities in China. Nanjing Olympic Center stadium in Jiangsu province will be the venue for the athletics part of the games featuring most of the Olympic sports and some additional local ones. Every athletics fan remembers Wang Junxia and Qu Yunxia setting World records in Beijing 1993 and Dong Yanmei in 1997; some may even remember Zhu Jianhua's World High Jump record of 2.38m in Shanghai 1983.

Prepping for Beijing 2008

Although the 2005 Games will not be looking for new World records, the Chinese have progressed nicely during this season. The Asian Championships showed that their strength is much bigger now in their own continent, and three years remain for China to reach the same levels worldwide in their own Olympic Games in Beijing 2008.

Parade of Helsinki finalists in the women's field events

In the field events and heptathlon eight out of nine winners from the 2001 Games have been entered. The top competitors include Gao Shuying, who recently set an Asian record in the pole vault at 4.53; shot putter Li Meiju, seventhth in Helsinki; discus thrower Song Aimin, 10th in Helsinki; and triple jumper Huang Qiuyan who was ninth at the World Championships.

Men's field events

The men's Triple Jump features two 17m + jumpers, Li Yanxi and Gu Junjie. Li has been injured since reaching a personal best of 17.15m at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene in June, but Gu won the recent Asian Championships with a wind assisted 16.90m jump. The Pole Vault features Liu Feiliang, the current national record holder at 5.70, and former national record holder Zhang Hongwei.

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National record holder Liu wins the men's pole vault at National Games
www.chinaview.cn 2005-10-18 23:23:10

NANJING, East China, Oct. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Liu Feiliang, national record holder of men's pole vault event, won the event with a clearance of 5.60 meters at the 10th National Games Tuesday evening.

The pole vault event was supposed to be a tense combat featuring Liu Feiliang, who holds the record at 5.70 and former national mark holder Zhang Hongwei.

However, 20-year-old Liu dominated the event lasting almost four hours on Tuesday evening. The hopeful from Shandong managed to pass the bar 5.60 meter, leaving his teammate Yang Yansheng far behind at 5.45 meters.

Yang, 30, took the silver and Zhang Hongwei from the Chinese Army grabbed the bronze at 5.40 meters. Enditem


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Men's Pole Vault

20-year-old Liu Feiliang, the national record holder, was the pre-meet favourite in the men's Pole Vault. Liu claimed the record in June in Eugene, USA, clearing 5.70m. But he's been struggling since. He could only manage 5.30 at the national championships, and no-heighted at the World Championships. He suffered the same fate at the Asian Championships in Incheon, but came back in Nanjing today winning with a 5.60 effort. 17-year-old Yang Yansheng finished second on the countback with a 5.45 clearance. Liu had the bar raised to a new national record height of 5.71, but missed his three attempts.

Pole vault 18 October
1 Liu Feiliang 5.60
2 Yang Yansheng 5.45 PB
3 Zhang Hongwei 5.40
4 Chen Zhong 5.30 SB
5 Yang Quan 5.20
6 Zhao Yu 5.20 PB
7 Wu Maoyong 5.10 PB
8 Tang Zhanggu 5.10
9 Zhou Jienan 4.90
10 Wu Jun 4.90
11 Huang Zhenghui 4.90 SB
12 Xu Zhanming 4.70
13 Li Zhen 4.70
13 Kong Zhuowen 4.70
15 He Yu 4.50
Pan Feng NH

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Gao upset in the Pole Vault

The biggest upset of the day was registered by 19-year-old Zhao Yingying in the women's Pole Vault, who defeated Gao Shuying, the Asian record holder.

Gao who recently won the Asian Championships with a 4.53 Asian record clearance after her fifth place finish at the World Championships, had been the class of Chinese vaulting this season, and was the prohibitive favourite. She led the competition through 4.30, but missed twice at the next height, 4.40, which Zhao managed on her second attempt, equaling her Asian junior record while taking the lead in the process. With Gao choosing to pass until 4.50, 21-year-old Yang Jing sailed over 4.40 on her third try to move into second. Gao then missed at 4.50, and had to settle for third. Zhao made three attempts at a would-be new Asian junior record height of 4.50, but came up a little short.

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Zhao Yingying wins women's pole vault at National Games
www.chinaview.cn 2005-10-20 22:40:22


NANJING, East China, Oct. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Chao Yingying cleared 4.40 meters to win the women's pole vault title at the 10th National Games Thursday evening.

Chao, who secured her winning status in her second attempt, beat Yang Ying of Guangdong to the second place.

"I did really well in the second attempt, which helped me establish the leading position, I attempted to clear the height, but failed. Anyway, I am happy to win the gold for my team tonight," said Chao.

Yang, who cleared the same height in the competition, had to contend with the silver as she only succeeded in the fourth vault.

"We are at the same level, but she put herself in form earlier then me, I should do better, but I am still satisfied with the result tonight. "

Gao Shuying, fifth placer in the world championships in Helsinki last August, won the bronze for Shanghai at 4.30.

Pole vault 20 October
1 Zhao Yingying 4.40 AJR SB
2 Yang Jing 4.40 PB
3 Gao Shuying 4.30
4 Sun Lei 4.15 PB
5 Zhou Yang 4.15 PB
6 Zhang Na 4.15 SB
7 Wu Sha 4.15
8 Huang Yu 4.15
9 Liang Dan 4.15 PB
10 Yang Mingwei 4.00 PB
11 Feng Lingjian 4.00
12 Liu Dan 4.00
13 Yu Shuo 4.00
14 Tao Qiong 3.80 SB
15 Li Gaoqun 3.80
16 Yang Hong 3.80
16 Sun Minna 3.80
Wang Jing NH
Liu Juan NH

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Zhao Yingying wins women's pole vault at National Games


Zhao Yingying cleared 4.40 meters to win the women's pole vault title at the 10th National Games Thursday evening.

Zhao, who secured her winning status in her second attempt, beat Yang Ying of Guangdong to the second place.

"I did really well in the second attempt, which helped me establish the leading position, I attempted to clear the height, but failed. Anyway, I am happy to win the gold for my team tonight, " said Zhao.

Yang, who cleared the same height in the competition, had to contend with the silver as she only succeeded in the fourth vault.

"We are at the same level, but she put herself in form earlier then me, I should do better, but I am still satisfied with the result tonight. "

Gao Shuying, fifth placer in the world championships in Helsinki last August, won the bronze for Shanghai at 4.30.