In a stunning display at the 2025 Chinese Athletics Championships in Quzhou, 17-year-old javelin phenom China's Yan Ziyi shattered her own U20 women's world record with a massive 65.89m throw. The mark not only boosted her gold-medal bid but also extended her personal record streak.
After two routine opening rounds and a twisting right ankle on her third attempt, Yan pressed on with grit. A slip in round four almost cost her, but the young athlete rallied, unleashing her record-breaking heave in round five. It marks her fourth world record upgrade since April 2022, when she first crossed 64 meters at age 15.
Quzhou also played host to another U20 triumph: Zhang Jiale's 77.24m hammer throw set the first new global standard of the meet just 24 hours earlier. Together, these feats highlight a rising generation of throwers on the world stage.
Breakthrough moments continued elsewhere on the track. Nineteen-year-old Liu Kai blitzed through his 400m semifinal in 45.06 seconds, eclipsing a decade-old national record of 45.14 seconds. And in the men's 100m final, Deng Xinrui surged to 10.06 seconds, becoming the seventh sprinter from the Chinese mainland to dip under 10.10 seconds.
With fresh records and new stars emerging, the Chinese Athletics Championships have turned into a proving ground for tomorrow's global track and field icons, inspiring young athletes and fans around the world.
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China's Yan Ziyi shatters U20 world record in women's javelin
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