Zheng Xinying (middle).

(Photo by reporter Lin Yuefu)

[Reporter Lin Yuefu/Taoyuan Report] Taiwan’s women’s 4x100 relay national record has been suspended for 29 years, and now the same age Xinke Quan Universiade 100-meter gold medalist Zheng Xinying, silver medal Changhua Normal University Zhang Ziling, bronze medalist National three-dimensional athlete Liu Lilin, plus the career-most Zhang Boya, a national sports coach with a best time of 11.70 seconds, if the four female players form a new generation of women's relay team, they will have the opportunity to break the national record through the baptism of the competition, and even win medals in the Asian Games.

The national record of Taiwan women's 400 relay was 44.58 seconds set by Gao Yujuan, Chen Shuzhen, Xu Peijing, and Wang Huizhen in the 1994 Guangzhou Asian Games.

This record has become a high wall that is difficult to break through. Now Zheng Xinying, Zhang Ziling, Liu Lilin, and Zhang Boya of the same age all have good results in the 100 meters. It is indeed possible to consider forming a women's relay team. Not only will they challenge to break the national record, but the four are very young. In the future, I have the opportunity to continue to improve and strive for medals in international competitions.

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Zheng Xinying ran a career best of 11.81 seconds in 2017. Now she has returned to glory and won the Universiade Open Girls 100-meter gold medal today. The silver medalist Zhang Ziling's personal best is 11.79 seconds, and Liu Lilin's is 11.93 seconds. As for Zhang Boya, who moved to the 100-meter hurdles, his best 100-meter time was 11.70 seconds. It is rare in China to have 4 career bests all in the same period.

National University coach Wang Guohui believes that if the four female players are gathered together for training and honed through this year's Chengdu World Universiade, Thailand Asian Championships and Hangzhou Asian Games, they will definitely be very competitive in the future.

It is worth mentioning that Zheng Xinying, Liu Lilin, and Zhang Boya are players from the National Sports University. Only Zhang Ziling is from Changsha Normal University. However, she does not reject cooperation with the three female players. Since they are all of the same age and have known each other for a long time, if there is a chance, they can form a team. When the relay team participates in the international competition, she will definitely not miss it.

Zhang Boya (lower left) grabbed the gold medal in the Open Women's 100-meter hurdles today, and then helped Guodi win the gold medal in the 4x100-meter relay.

(Photo by reporter Lin Yuefu)

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