Wang still fast, without magic potion<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): No more turtle blood. And 33 minutes 58.5
\nseconds brought yesterday's last gold medal to Wang Junxia, the
\nfirst woman ever to run 10,000 meters in less than 30 minutes, at
\nthe 11th Asian Track and Field Championships here.<\/p>\n
The time was far slower than 31:23 she recorded at a Chinese
\ntrack and field meet in Changchun earlier this month. It is still
\nslower than the championship record of 32:25.27 set by compatriot
\nZhong Huandi in 1989.<\/p>\n
And of course, it is nothing compared to the world mark of
\n29:31.78 she set in Beijing two years ago.<\/p>\n
But the reason for her unspectacular performance yesterday was
\nnot the absence of the magic potion which used to be administered
\nto her by her former coach Ma Junren.<\/p>\n
Wang gave two reasons for her sluggish time. First, \"I don't
\nhave good competitors here.\" She only had three minnow opponents
\nyesterday. They were Indonesia's best two, Tri Asih Handayani,
\nwho clocked 35:45.07 to win the silver medal, and Ruwiyati, who
\nrecorded 36:00.23; and Iraq's Maysa Matrood, who won the bronze
\nmedal with 35:45.07.<\/p>\n
The second reason she gave was Jakarta's warm weather. \"I am
\nnot used to it,\" said the 22-year-old law student who gave up of
\nher study for sports.<\/p>\n
Wang also attributed her slower time to the vacuum period of
\none year after her bitter dispute with Ma Junren. \"I have not
\ntaken part in any international competitions or any important big
\nevent like this for about one year. I am still trying to regain
\nmy old form,\" the 163cm-tall champion said.<\/p>\n
The 46kg runner realizes that sooner or later she will have to
\nface Ma Junren's new squad. But she prefers to take the positive
\nattitude.<\/p>\n
\"We're competitors, but we're also friends. I wish him (Ma)
\ngood results with his new army,\" the short-haired runner who
\nloves vegetable salad said.<\/p>\n
The former member of the Ma's now-disbanded Army accused the
\ncontroversial coach of having pocketed her money and labeled her
\nrigorous training sessions \"brutal.\"<\/p>\n
Now, what happened to the Mercedes Benz car given to her by
\nthe International Amateur Athletics Federation after her
\nhistorical Stuttgart victory? \"The car is still there, waiting
\nfor me,\" said Wang, who was handed a golden wristwatch by her new
\ncoach Mao Dezhen after finishing yesterday's race.<\/p>\n
\"I am still learning to drive the car. I hope I can get a
\ndriving license soon,\" she added.<\/p>\n
But Wang is also expecting another license: the Chinese
\nAthletic Association's green light for her to compete in the
\nOlympic Games in Atlanta next year.<\/p>\n
\"I have started training for the Olympic Games. If I am
\nselected to go to Atlanta, it will be my first Olympic Games
\nappearance,\" she beamed. (arf)<\/p>\n
Result<\/p>\n
Men's<\/p>\n
20,000m walk
\n 1. Li Mingcai (Chn) 1:23:58.80 (new meet record)
\n 2. Yuri Gordeev (Kaz) 1:32:30.90
\n 3. G. Saravanan (Mas) 1:35:39.60
\n 4. Ede Sopandi (Ina) 1:40:21.80<\/p>\n
100m
\n 1. Lin Wei (Chn) 10.34
\n 2. Anvar Kuchmuradov (Uzb) 10.43
\n 3. Yoshitaka Ito (Jpn) 10.45<\/p>\n
800m
\n 1. Kim Yong-Hwan (Kor) 1:49.94
\n 2. Mohammad Sulaeman (Qat) 1:50.05
\n 3. Song Mingyou (Chn) 1:50.30<\/p>\n
Long jump
\n 1. Huang Geng (Chn) 8.26m (new meet record)
\n 2. Chao Chih-Kuo (Tpe) 7.99
\n 3. Abdul Rahm Al-Nubi (Qat) 7.87
\n 4. Agus Reza Irawan (Ina) 7.85<\/p>\n
Pole vault
\n 1. Hideyuki Takei (Jpn) 5.30m
\n 2. Kim Chul-kyun (Kor) 5.30
\n 3. Fumiaki Kobayashi (Jpn) 5.10
\n 6. Nunung Jayadi (Ina) 4.30
\n 7. Hendiarsin Oslan (Ina) 4.30<\/p>\n
Women's<\/p>\n
100m
\n 1. Cui Danfeng (Chn) 11.36
\n 2. Susanthika Jayasinghe (Sri) 11.37
\n 3. Victoria Tokonbaeva (Kaz) 11.49<\/p>\n
800m
\n 1. Jyotirmoy Sikdar (Ind) 2:06.75
\n 2. Kumiko Okamoto (Jpn) 2:07.28
\n 3. Shiny Wilson (Ind) 2:07.45<\/p>\n
10,000m
\n 1. Wang Junxia (Chn) 33:58.50
\n 2. Tri Asih Handayani (Ina) 35:45.07
\n 3. Maysa Matrood (Irq) 35:51.76<\/p>\n
Discus throw
\n 1. Li Qiumei (Chn) 58.26m
\n 2. Park Kyung-hee (Kor) 48.04
\n 3. Swaranjit Kaur (Ind) 47.50<\/p>\n
Today's program<\/p>\n
Finals program on the third day of the 11th Asian Track and
\nField Championships here (all in West Indonesian Time):<\/p>\n
07.00 women's 10,000m walk
\n 08.00 heptathlon (long jump)
\n 09.20 heptathlon (javelin)
\n 14.30 women's javelin
\n 15.30 men's high jump
\n 15.45 women's long jump
\n 16.15 men's 400m hurdles
\n 16.30 women's 400m hurdles
\n 16.45 men's 5,000m
\n 17.10 heptathlon (800m)<\/p>\n
Medals tally<\/p>\n
G S B Total
\n China 8 1 1 10
\n Japan 1 2 2 5
\n Qatar 1 2 2 5
\n South Korea 1 2 0 3
\n India 1 0 3 4
\n Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1
\n Turkmenistan 1 0 0 1
\n Kazakhstan 0 2 1 3
\n Uzbekistan 0 2 1 3
\n Indonesia 0 1 0 1
\n Taiwan 0 1 0 1
\n Sri Lanka 0 1 0 1
\n Malaysia 0 0 2 2
\n Iran 0 0 1 1
\n Iraq 0 0 1 1<\/p>",
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