The morning of the second day of the China Autumn Championships in Dali near Xi'an saw the performance of long distance races.
Starting at 7:00 am on a day warmer than yesterday's, they showed up at the start:
- 50km men: 57 athletes
- 50km women: 11 athletes
- 30km U20 men: 38 athletes, some of whom had already participated yesterday at 10km
This is a rather usual quirk in the panorama of the march in China, whereas in Europe it would be absolutely impossible and unthinkable.
50km men
As often happens the large group of the departents is thinner with the passing of the km.
Today even the heat does its part and the final times are certainly not those to which we are accustomed.
It also to say that the championships did not participate the best athletes who a week ago had competed in Jakarta, Palembang at the Asian Games.
Victory to Luo Dongpo (CHN) in 3:57:25
Second place to Biang Tongda (CHN) in 3:58:17
Third place to Niu Wenbin (CHN) in 3:59:47
Only those three athletes obatined a mark below 4:00.00 hours.
Fourth place to Luo Yadong (CHN) in 4:02.16
Fifth place to Wang Chao (CHN) in 4:02:41
Sixth place to Meng Zhongkai (CHN) in 4:03:09
Seventh place to Wei Xubao (CHN) in 4:03:42
Eight place to Pen Shiyi (CHN) in 4:04:19
50km women
Planet China is getting us used to the 50km of women very quickly.
But we did not think we could see in the current season the holder of the world distance record, Liang Rui (CHN), to race after Taicang for the second time four months after the Taicang exploit with a very good result.
But also another of the participants in the Taicang, World Race Walk Team Championships honored the Chinese Autumn Championships. This is Li Maocuo (CHN).
The two athletes competed together for a good part of the race and only the final Liang Rui forced the pace and won in a good 4:12:25 which represents the fifth world performance of the year.
Li Maocuo won the silver medal in 4:15:50 (in Taicang on May 5, 2018 she obtained the mark of 4:14:57).
These are two demonstrations of how the 50km of women is in ferment.
The bet is now to understand when there will be the first "under 4:00:00", whether in 2019 or 2020.
In third place a new name, Chi Meijiao (CHN) in 4:42:17
4) Xia Kaili in 4:43:26
5) Zhang Yan in 4:56:09
6) Zhu Rounan in 4:58:33
7) Zhang Chunxiu in 5:06:29
8) Pu Xin in 5:09:06
Of the eleven athletes who had appeared at the start, eight completed the race.
Results of the races of 30km U20and 10km U20 e U18 female
Victory to Li Xiaobin (CHN) in 2:15:06
Second place to Wen Yongjie (CHN) in 2:17:25
Third place to Liu (CHN) in 2:17:55
10km U20 donne
The standing is made on the aggregate of the two start lists (one for the individual race and the other for the team race).
Victory to Yang Weiwei (CHN) in 45:18 (winner in team group)
Second place to Li Wenxiu (CHN) in 45:59 (second in the team group)
Third place to Bai Xueying (CHN) in 46:12 (winner in individual group)
10km U18 donne
The standing is made on the aggregate of the two start lists (one for the individual race and the other for the team race).
Victory to Xi Recuo (CHN) in 47:13 (winner in individual group)
Second place to Zhou Wenjing (CHN) in 47:43 (winner in team group)
Third place to Bai Xueying (CHN) in 47:45 (second in individual group)