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Wu Yanni's Olympic debut! 12.97 seconds, sixth in the group, missed direct promotion, will compete in the rematch

2024-08-07

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On August 7, Beijing time, the first round of the women's 100-meter hurdles at the Paris Olympics was held, and Chinese athlete Wu Yanni made her Olympic debut. In the competition, Wu Yanni completed her Olympic debut with a time of 12.97 seconds, which ranked her sixth in the group. According to the rules, the top 3 and the remaining 3 best scores in each group can advance to the semifinals. After the second group, Wu Yanni has been determined to be unable to advance directly. She will participate in the next revival competition to once again qualify for the semifinals.

【world record】

The women's 100m hurdles world record was set by Nigerian athlete Amusan in Oregon in 2022 with a time of 12.12 seconds.

[Olympic Record]

The women's 100m hurdles Olympic record was set by Puerto Rican athlete Camacho Quinn in Tokyo 2021 with a time of 12.26 seconds.

【Competition process】

Wu Yanni started in the 8th lane in the 1st group in the preliminaries. Her opponents in the same group included world record holder Amusang and other famous athletes. Among the 8 athletes, 6 had better PB than Wu Yanni, and 5 had better best results this season than Wu Yanni.

At the start of the race, Wu Yanni's reaction time was 0.185 seconds. Alyssa Johnson and Amusang on both sides of Wu Yanni quickly stood out. Wu Yanni was ranked 8th in the first half. From the 6th hurdle, Wu Yanni gradually accelerated and finally won the 6th place in the group with a score of 12.97 seconds.