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on the morning of august 31, in the women's javelin final of the 2024 world youth athletics championships held in lima, peru, the 16-year-old yan ziyi from ningbo easily won the championship with 63.05 meters, winning the third gold medal for the chinese team in this world youth championships.

yan ziyi, who was born in may 2008, is only 16 years and 3 months old.

in april this year, in the women's javelin final of the 2024 national track and field grand prix (station 2), yan ziyi threw 64.28 meters in the last throw, breaking the u20 world youth record. she was also the only domestic javelin thrower to reach the olympic a standard, and this result once ranked among the top three in the world. however, she missed the paris olympics because she was too young.

as of today, yan ziyi's result of 64.28 meters still ranks among the top ten in the world this year, and she can get the runner-up in the paris olympics.

judging from her age, the 16-year-old yan ziyi participated in the u20 world youth championships, which means she skipped a grade. however, judging from her level, yan ziyi was at a crushing level. although yan ziyi was two or three years younger than the other players, her advantage was so great that there was no doubt that yan ziyi's opening throw of 60.10 meters was actually a sure win. yan ziyi then threw 60.31 meters, 63.05 meters, and 60.44 meters in succession, all of which were championship-winning performances.

in a previous interview, yan ziyi said, "i hope to fight hard in the world youth championship and see if i can stand in the first place." congratulations to yan, you have achieved your wish! in the los angeles olympics in 4 years, i hope you will have a better performance at the age of 20!

source: chengshi interactive reporter yin peiqin