[Life] Asian Relay Championships: Taiwan Men's 4x100m Team Breaks National Record to Win Bronze
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On the second day of the 2nd Asian Relay Championships held in Shaoxing, China, the Taiwanese men's national team, consisting of Lai Po-hsiang, Chen Wen-pu, Huang Tso-chun, and Ko Wu-yen-ming, achieved a remarkable time of 38.41 seconds in the 4x100m final, breaking the national record and securing a bronze medal.
At the New Taipei City International Track and Field Open in early June this year, the Taiwanese Asian Games training team had already clocked 38.80 seconds in the men's 4x100m timed final, just 0.04 seconds shy of the national record of 38.76 seconds. The members at that time were Lai Po-hsiang, Chen Wen-pu, Huang Tso-chun, and Lin Po-hsun.
Today, at the 2nd Asian Relay Championships, the Taiwanese team saw a slight change in members, which led to even better results, successfully breaking the national record and winning the bronze medal. The gold and silver medals went to China with 38.08 seconds and Thailand with 38.28 seconds, respectively.
Head coach Yi Wei-chen, who was also one of the former national record holders for Taiwan's 4x100m relay, stated, "We already had a good feeling from the New Taipei City International Track and Field competition. This time, we just slightly adjusted the precision of each person's handoff points in the exchange zone."
Yi Wei-chen mentioned that within such a short period, adjusting individual techniques and form has little effect. Another key to relay success is the chemistry between baton passers and accurate handoff points. "So, we particularly emphasized this point this time, and I'm very happy the athletes executed it well."
Yi Wei-chen revealed that Yang Chun-han also traveled to China for preparation. "However, due to a recurrence of an old Achilles tendon injury during the New Taipei City International Track and Field Open, we decided not to let him compete to be safe. But as long as he recovers for the Nagoya Asian Games, he will definitely be a member of the relay team."
Upon hearing the news, Yeh Cheng-yen, Chairman of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Athletics Association, immediately announced prize money for breaking the national record: NT$20,000 for each athlete and NT$40,000 for coach Yi Wei-chen, as encouragement. (Editor: Hsu Chia-yuan)
Source Link: https://www.rti.org.tw/news?uid=3&pid=215788
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