China sprinting star Su Bingtian takes a walk down memory lane as he prepares for Hong Kong Championships
The 28-year-old sprinter, the only Chinese to run 100 metres in under 10 seconds, is warming up for his race at the Wan Chai Sports Ground
China’s fastest man, Su Bingtian, slowed the pace right down as he took a walk down memory lane at the Wan Chai Sports Ground, venue of this weekend’s Hong Kong Athletics Championships.
Su will make his long-awaited appearance at the championships on Sunday after recovering from a foot injury and he had a twinkle in his eye as he made a reappearance at the ground for the first time in 10 years.
The 28-year-old sprinter last appeared at Wan Chai when he was a teenager representing Guangdong at the Inter-city Championships in 2008 and the sprinter wanted a feel of the ground and the atmosphere before he takes his place in the men’s 100 metres final on Sunday afternoon.
Su is no stranger to Hong Kong having made numerous visits either as an athlete or as a guest. He also won the 100 metres at the East Asian Games at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground when the city hosted the competition in 2009.
And after recording two 9.99 seconds in the sprinting event in 2015, Su’s presence in Hong Kong again will be the focus as organisers hope he can inspire our home runners to achieve better results – or even help improve the Hong Kong record of 10.28 seconds held by Tsui Chi-ho.