Xie Wenjun turned his eyes to a broader stage, “My goal is to focus on the world, and I am more eager to compete with world-class opponents.”
Xinhua News Agency, Jakarta, August 28 (reporter Lu Xianting, Yang Ting, Zhu Yi) in the men’s 110 m hurdles final of the Jakarta Asian Games, which ended on the evening of 28th, chinese famous General Xie Wenjun successfully defended his title with his best score of 13 seconds 34, which also helped the Chinese team achieve the “nine-position championship” of the Asian Games “.
“I was a little nervous at first, and I didn’t have a little awareness until the sixth and seventh columns. I try my best to adjust my state. I think as long as I don’t lose too much in front, I can win later.” Xie Wenjun said in an interview with the media after the game, “This gold medal is still under a lot of pressure.”
The first half of Xie Wenjun’s competition on that day was not ideal, but the veteran of the competition field for many years achieved a reverse race in the second half with good psychological quality and stable technology. “I don’t know how far behind the front. I have had such a situation before. I think as long as I don’t knock on the bar and the center of gravity doesn’t shake, I will definitely be able to catch up. If I am in a hurry, I may knock on the bar, and the result may be lost.”
At the beginning of this year, when Xie Wenjun was about to be 28 years old, he still chose to challenge himself and carry out the technical transformation of starting eight steps to seven steps. This technical transformation is very difficult, so Xie Wenjun missed the Diamond League Shanghai station in May this year. “My knee is injured, and I have been treating and adjusting for two thirds of this year.” Xie Wenjun said.
After Liu Xiang retreated from Beijing Olympic Games to rise again, he boldly tried to start the “eight changes Seven” and returned to the peak in 2012. “In order to make progress, I adjusted it to ‘eight to seven. ‘I think I can reach my thirties at this level. Adjust the state to the best and cure the knee. There should still be some room for improvement.” Xie Wenjun said.
Despite nearly 30 years, this “Asian hurdles king” is still full of confidence in himself. “The hurdle project is mainly based on technology. At my age, I have a thorough understanding of technology, and then refine the ‘eight to seven ‘, and then increase the strength and speed, I don’t think it will be worse than a few years ago.”
“I will continue to practice because I have expectations.” Xie Wenjun turned his eyes to a broader stage, “My goal is to focus on the world, and I am more eager to compete with world-class opponents. So I went to train with foreign teachers to learn their ideas, how they trained, and many details.”
“Senior brother Liu Xiang has always been my learning goal, and his success has brought me a lot to learn from. Therefore, I am also trying to approach him and learn from him, and he has also given me a lot of guidance.” Xie Wenjun said.