Nagoya Asian Games men's 110-meter hurdles: Xie Yuankai ranked 4th, Lin Yikai ranked 6th

Xie Yuankai (right) and Lin Yikai. (Photo by special correspondent Chen Zhiqu)

Taiwanese athlete Hsieh Yuan-kai competed in the men's 110-meter hurdles final of the Asian Games in Nagoya today. He once jumped into the lead in the early stages, but unfortunately he hit the hurdle in the end and finished fourth in 13.55 seconds. He admitted that being too anxious in the latter stages and wanting to win too much was his most common mistake. "But it doesn't matter. Come back next time!"

Xie Yuankai ran 13.60 seconds in the Asian Games preliminaries and advanced to the third place in the group. Today, when he appeared in the finals, he put aside the nervousness of the preliminaries and faced the challenge with a mentality of enjoying the game. He was still among the top three in the early stages, but unfortunately he was too anxious at the end. A hurdle error, "I wasn't paying attention to my place at the time, but I just wanted to fight, and because I wanted to win so much, and wanted to get a medal for the track and field team, after I made a mistake in the last hurdle, my center of gravity was too forward when sprinting, and my entire speed was lost."

Although it continues to rain in Nagoya, Xie Yuankai believes that this will not be an excuse. "Everyone's conditions are the same. I will not blame the failure on the rain or the weather, because this is part of the competition. Everyone is in the same situation. I admit that I am not good at running. I will practice more."

Although he failed to stand on the podium in the end, Xie Yuankai said that he was very satisfied. After crossing the finish line, he lay directly on the ground. He said with a smile: "I listened to the coach and relax in the latter part."

Chen Yuan of China will win the gold in 13.15 seconds, Rashid Muraki of Japan will silver in 13.29 seconds, John Cabang of the Philippines will bronze in 13.48 seconds, and another Taiwanese player Lin Yikai will finish the first final after returning from injury in 13.77 seconds, ranking 6th.