Fuzhou, beautiful industrial city on the sea opposite the island of Taiwan is hosting the first edition of the Youth Games of China.
This event is a Team Championship open to U18 and Junior categories reserved for City offices of the Province.
Each city may participate with five athletes of which are scoring the first three.
Obviously is reserved for teams in the top of the rankings a financial support of some interest on the part with the Chinese Olympic Committee.
The race walking events took place on October 24 as part of the athletics which has occupied a space of time between October 23 and October 26.
The race distances were the classic ones of 10.000m track walk both for the men and women.
10.000m track walk men
Sixtyfive athletes to start at 9:00 am with a temperature of 26°.
A beautiful sight in a new stadium with nine lanes and ten in the straight with a capacity of over 40,000 spectators.
All the grandstand in the shadow of the morning is full of public.
The start is very fast, as often happens in Chinese youth competitions, and someone seems too reckless.
After a few laps the pace settles and predicts a final time around the 41:00-41:30.
At the pace once the couple Jin Xiangqian (YoB 1997, PB 42:05) and Zhang Jun (YoB 1998, PB 41; 54) followed at about ten meters from a group consisting Guowen Zhu (YoB 1997, PB 42: 54) Wang Libo (YoB 1997, PB 42:54) and Cha Jinhong (YoB 1997, PB 43:07)
Still behind little Haofeng Huang, Wang Rui and Yu Yongcai.
Split time of the first two at half race is 20:32.
Towards the eighth kilometer Jin Xiangqian force the pace and distances of about ten meters teammate Zhang Jun.
The fight for third place instead gets interesting especially among Guowen Zhu, Wang Libo, but also with Huang Haofeng (YoB 1998, PB 44:45) which passed Cha Jinhong.
In a beautiful end of the race, even from a technical poin of view, Jin Xiangqian wins in 40:50:00 in front of Zhang Jun in 41:07.02.
In third place arrives teammate of the first two Zhu Guowen (41:36:98) so that they have no difficulty in winning the team title.
Fourth is Wang Libo (41:41.46), fifth Huang Haofeng (41:44.72), sixth Cha Jinhong (41:46.66), seventh Wang Rui (41:48.52) and eighth Yu Yongcai (41:53.52).
Ending in nine under the wall of 42:00.00 and all to the personal best and another fifteen under the wall of 43:0000.
A beautiful and interesting race that saw the victory of team to the city of Qujing (Yunnan Province)
10,000m track walk women
The women's race was a little less exciting in terms of racing.
Sixtynine athlete at the start. Go to lead a group of eight athletes
Half race is covered in 22:45 and is leaded by Zhao Wenli, followed by Yang Jiayu and Ji Yefang.
A few meters after follows Xue Ke, La Mao, Yang Liujing, Caixiang Zhuoma and some meters behind Zhang Lifang.
Towards the seventh kilometer Yang Jiayu force the pace and takes an advantage of twenty meters; she will no longer be catched.
They come in the following order:
1st Yang Juayu in 46:01.71,
2nd Zhao Wenli (46: 07.14),
3rd Ji Yefang (46:10.09),
4th Xue Ke (46:18.70),
5th La Mao (46:20:48),
6th Yang Liujing (46: 25.37)
7th Caixiang Zhuoma (46:25.92)
8th Zhang Lifang (46:47.42)
The team title goes to the city of HuHeHaoTe (Inner Mongolia)
The start of10.000m male track walk
The long queue that winds in the men's race