Chinese athlete Feng Peiyou wins Asian Games marathon bronze medal Tsering Tsomo wins silver medal

China News Service, Nagoya, Japan, September 26 (Reporter Guoxuan) On the 26th local time, the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games marathon event started. In the men's marathon, Chinese player Feng Peiyou won the bronze medal with a time of 2 hours, 12 minutes and 13 seconds. In the women's marathon, Chinese player Tsering Tsomo won the silver medal with a time of 2 hours, 27 minutes and 43 seconds.

Chinese players Feng Peiyou and Jiaorenga competed in the men's marathon together. At the Tokyo Marathon in March this year, Feng Peiyou finished the race in 2 hours, 05 minutes and 58 seconds, setting a new national record for Chinese men's marathons.

In the competition that day, Feng Beiyu was always in the first group in the first half of the race. In the second half of the race, Japanese star Takashi Yamashita was in the leading position, and finally crossed the line first with a time of 2 hours, 10 minutes and 49 seconds. Feng Peiyou accelerated his sprint in the final stage and won a bronze medal. India's Sawan Pawar won the silver medal. Jayorenga ranked 12th.

On September 26, local time, in the men's marathon of track and field at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games, Chinese athlete Feng Peiyou won the bronze medal. The picture shows Feng Peiyou wearing a five-star red flag after the game. Photo by China News Service reporter Tomita

"There is still a gap between my strength and my competitors. I will continue to work hard to make up for my shortcomings." Feng Beiyou said after the game. He just started to adapt to the rhythm of the game by leading, but his opponents suddenly accelerated in the later stages. His physical strength has not been fully restored, and he will not be able to catch up again. "In the final sprint, when I realized that I had a chance to catch up with North Korea's Han Il-yong, who was ranked third (runner-up in this event at the Hangzhou Asian Games), I tried my best and told myself, 'I must win this bronze medal today.'"

The pace of the women's race was slower in the early stages, with the first group taking 1 hour, 16 minutes and 39 seconds for the half. At 37 kilometers, Bahrain's Hitaye Habut took the strong lead and finally won the gold medal with a time of 2 hours, 27 minutes and 31 seconds. Since the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, the Bahrain team has achieved four consecutive Asian Games titles in the women's marathon.

Chinese player Tsering Tsomo won the silver medal with a time of 2 hours, 27 minutes and 43 seconds, setting a new personal best time of the season. She said her goal before the competition was to set a new personal best or stand on the podium. "It's a shame that I didn't win the championship, but it means a lot to me to get second place."

Another Chinese player Wu Bing ranked eighth. (over)