BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) — Olympic champion racewalker Liu Hong of China lowered her personal ladies’s 35km Asian document on the 62nd All Japan Race Walk in Wajima, Japan, in line with the Chinese Athletics Association.
Liu, who turns 36 subsequent month, clocked two hours, 38 minutes and 42 seconds to complete first and register a brand new Asian mark, breaking her earlier document of two:40:06 set at Dudinska in Dudince, Slovakia on March 25.
Liu’s new Asian document was lower than one minute behind the world document of two:37:44 set by Peru’s Gabriela Kimberly Garcia Leon.
After the race, Liu acknowledged on social media, “I have refreshed the Asian record once again, the world record is not too far away now.”
According to Liu’s husband and coach Liu Xue, Liu didn’t face many challenges from her opponents within the race and led the best way more often than not. “The wind was strong on the track, which made the race more challenging. For her, this race was not the best opportunity to break the world record,” the coach stated.
The occasion in Japan was Liu’s fourth race during the last seven weeks. Liu’s coach deliberate to schedule her a six-week adjustment interval within the preparations for summer time coaching and the World Championships.