China’s fastest sprinter Su Bingtian forced to pull out of Hong Kong Athletics Championships because of injury
The mainlander was the first Asia-born runner to record 9.99 seconds in the 100m in 2015
Hong Kong sprinters will miss out on the opportunity to test themselves against one of the fastest in the world after China national record holder Su Bingtian pulled out of this weekend’s Hong Kong Athletics Championships at Wan Chai Sports Ground.
Su, the only Chinese to run under 10 seconds in the 100 metres, was supposed to compete at the two-day competition along with other mainland competitors.
“We just returned from hospital and Su will have to stay out of the spikes for the next four to five days,” said American Huntington on Tuesday. “He needs a rest before Shanghai (where Su will have his next event). This happens at times.”
Huntington said earlier he wanted his charge to compete at a minor competition to increase the intensity of Su’s training without heavy stress, and the Hong Kong race would also help them to assess some technical issues ahead of next week’s lucrative Diamond League event in Shanghai.
Other mainlanders will compete in Hong Kong, including long jumpers Wang Jianan, a former world junior champion and 2015 World Championships bronze medallist, and Huang Changzhou, a bronze medallist at the 2016 World Indoor Championships.
Hong Kong’s top athletes will appear in the event.
Long jumper Chan Ming-tai will be eager to continue his recent good form after he cleared 8.12 metres in the same event two years ago.
