The world ranking reached a new high. Wu Yanni once again set the best result of the season, winning twice to respond to the doubts of outside "Internet celebrities"
On May 19, in the women's 100-meter hurdles competition at the Tokyo Seiko Gold Grand Prix, Chinese player Wu Yanni won the championship with a time of 12.80 seconds, setting a new personal best record of the season. The world record for this event is 12.12 seconds, and the Asian record is 12.46 seconds. Wu Yanni's results are not world-class, but she competed in Japan for two consecutive weeks and won the championship, showing that she is in good condition.
Wu Yanni started on track 6, and her starting reaction time was 0.157 seconds. After the start of the competition, Wu Yanni gradually stood out. In the second half, Wu Yanni's advantage became more and more obvious. In the sprint stage, she crossed the finish line with all her strength and won the championship with a time of 12.80 seconds. Yumi Tanaka won the runner-up in this competition with a time of 12.90 seconds. Another Japanese star, Mako Fukube, finished third in 13.00 seconds.
Last week, in the women's 100-meter hurdles final at the Osaka Station of the World Athletics Intercontinental Tour, Chinese player Wu Yanni ran 12.86 seconds and won her first outdoor championship of the season. This week, Wu Yanni won the championship in Tokyo and showed good condition.
In the latest world rankings of various events released by World Athletics, Chinese player Wu Yanni ranked 38th in the world in the women's 100-meter hurdles, setting a new personal high. Wu Yanni ranks 38th in the world with 1,237 points, and another Chinese player Lin Yuwei ranks 44th with 1,223 points. They are also the only two Chinese players to enter the top 100 in the world in this event. At the Asian level, Japanese player Asuka Terada is ranked 27th, temporarily ranking first in Asia, and Wu Yanni is ranked third in Asia.
However, Wu Yanni's performance still has greater room for improvement on a global scale. The world record for this event was set by Amussan in Eugene in 2022, with a time of 12.12 seconds. The Asian record was set by Kazakhstan's Shishkina in 1995 with a time of 12.46 seconds.
The competition record was set by American Brianna Rollins in 2014 with a time of 12.62 seconds. The national record was set by Zhang Yu in 1993 with a time of 12.64 seconds.
