China's leading sprinter Wen Yongyi is full of confidence when
talking about his qualification to the Beijing Olympic Games next
year on home soil.
"I'm quite sure that I could reach the goal of entering the
Beijing Olympics," said the Guangdong native after finishing first
in the men's 100 meters heat at the opening day of the track and
field competitions of the 6th Chinese City Games in Wuhan, central
China on Monday, with a time of 10.43 seconds.
The qualifying time of the 2008 Beijing Olympics for men's 100m
sprint is 10.21 seconds, while the 20-year-old has kept his latest
mark around 10.21 seconds.
"I know that there're still a lot for me to improve to vie for
an Olympic berth," said Wen. "But I'm quite confident that I could
make myself a far better one after this winter's training
camp."
The former indoor record holder of China, who never wins any
title on world stage, is among the best four sprinters of the
country, namely the 2007 World Universiade runner-up Zhang Peimeng,
the former champion of the same event Hu Kai and an unfamous one
Yang Yaozu, while the highest expected one Hu Kai with a bad leg
injury.
"To qualify for the Olympic Games will be a great achievement
for Chinese, if you know something about the level of China's
sprinters," Wen added. "So the four of us may set our main goal on
the 4X100 meters race."
(Xinhua News Agency October 30, 2007)