China News Service, Xi'an, October 10 (Reporter Dang Tianye) The China Track and Field Street Tour Finals recently concluded at the North Square of Danfeng Gate of Daming Palace in Xi'an. This national-level event goes beyond traditional venues and sets the venue at a landmark of the ancient capital with a history of thousands of years. It combines competitive events with historical space and brings a unique cultural and sports integration practice.
The China Track and Field Street Tour was founded in 2015. It focuses on moving professional events into urban landmarks and bringing high-level track and field sports closer to ordinary people. Xi'an is an important venue for this event. The event has been held at Andingmen City Wall and the Evernight City of the Tang Dynasty. This time the event came to Danfengmen, the level of the event was upgraded from the tour to the annual finals, and the specifications and presentation effects were significantly improved.
This event is hosted by the Chinese Athletics Association, organized by the Shaanxi Provincial Track and Field Management Center, Shaanxi Provincial Track and Field Association, Xi'an Sports Bureau, Xi'an Qujiang New District Management Committee, and co-organized and operated by many units. The event consists of seven events: men's pole vault, women's long jump, women's high jump, men's 100 meters, women's 100 meters, men's 110 meters hurdles, and women's 100 meters hurdles. 59 top domestic track and field athletes gathered here to compete.
The ancient royal road of Danfengmen has been transformed into a track and field stadium, and the ancient buildings and the racing track complement each other. The event is equipped with track and field experience and sports and business integrated consumption areas to expand the boundaries of sports scenes.
For the first time in this finals, the women's 100-meter, women's 100-meter hurdles, and men's 110-meter hurdles were moved to the street track. Sprinting and hurdles competed on the same stage, which became the biggest attraction of the event.
In the women's 100-meter race, 19-year-old Cai Zixian won the championship in 11.83 seconds, Shaanxi player Li Jiamin finished third; Deng Xinrui won the men's 100-meter gold medal in 10.44 seconds. The women's long jump field was full of famous players. Tan Mengyi tied her personal best and broke the competition record with a score of 6.63 meters to win the championship. Shaanxi player Liang Mokui won the third place; Li Chenyang won the men's pole vault championship with a score of 5.70 meters. Although he failed to challenge the national record, he still showed his outstanding level. In the women's high jump, Zhang Yuanwen, a "post-2000" player, performed steadily and reached the top with a new personal best of 1.87 meters. The final hurdle event was exciting, with Wu Anqi and Qin Weibo winning the women's 100-meter hurdles and men's 110-meter hurdles respectively.
The event relies on this format to explore the "sports + cultural tourism" model, integrate national-level events into the city's activity system, transform event passenger flow into cultural tourism consumption momentum, activate night-time cultural and sports consumption, extend the consumption chain, and provide practical samples for cultivating new sports productivity and creating new economic growth points. The event complements the Xi'an Marathon and other events to build a multi-level event system featuring professional competition, trendy streets and public participation.
The event was held simultaneously with the Youth Street Track and Field Open, with 325 teenagers participating, many of whom were from Shaanxi. Young athletes can feel the atmosphere of the competition at the finals venue, watch top athletes compete at close range, and lay a solid foundation for track and field reserve talents.
The organizer said that the China Track and Field Street Tour Finals uses competitive sports as a carrier to write a wonderful scene of the integration of sports and history and culture in the thousand-year-old ancient capital, and explore new ways of urban cultural and sports development.
