Long jump world record series#
Salikhov, who is a former world champion in the Chinese martial art of Wushu Sanda (also known as Chinese kickboxing), threw a number of heavy strikes in the first round that failed to land on Li, with the Chinese fighter controlling the distance perfectly with a series of leg kicks. Fans at the Long Island card saw a more methodical and tactical Li, who kept his distance and showed an exemplary defensive game that was missing from his repertoire.
In the build-up to the fight, Li switched his camp location to the renowned Sanford MMA in Florida to work with top kickboxing coach Henri Hooft. Li, who has struggled to put together a string of wins, was coming off the back of a somewhat embarrassing loss to welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev, where he found himself getting manhandled by the Swede in front of UFC president Dana White.īut Li looked like a different fighter against the dangerous Salikhov. While she dismissed questions about her retirement pre-tournament, Paris 2024 is likely to be the last major event for Gong.Ĭhina’s top male UFC fighter Lǐ Jǐngliàng 李景亮 got back to his winning ways by stopping Muslim “King of Kung Fu” Salikhov in the second round of their fight at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez. The 33-year-old has won Olympic gold, silver, and bronze at Tokyo, London, and Beijing, in addition to two golds, two silvers, and three bronze medals at Worlds. Gong is one of China’s most successful track and field athletes. Gong’s 20.39 on her fifth attempt was more than enough to secure silver. Gong, who was the defending world champion from 2019 as well as 2017, could not match Ealey’s massive 20.49-meter first throw. Ealey made history by becoming the first American to win the event at the World Athletics Championships.
I just want to train hard and to do my best.”Įlsewhere, Olympic champion Gǒng Lìjiāo 巩立姣 narrowly lost to Chase Ealey in women’s shot put. “My plan for the next two years is still to move forward steadily.
I was so emotional,” he said after his win in Eugene. He won gold at the Asian Games in 2013 and World Junior Championships in 2014, and now hopes to carry the torch forward for Chinese long jump. Wang has struggled to find the consistent form that led him to that bronze in 2015, even failing to qualify for the finals at the Tokyo Olympics last summer But if anyone was to break through, it was him. China’s only previous medal in the event was a bronze, also won by Wang, on home soil in 2015. While China has found success in other track and field events, the country traditionally has had meager results in the long jump. But then, Wang delivered a moment of magic:
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