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10:30, 01-Jul-2018
'Flying Chinese' Su Bingtian equals Asian record in Paris
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10:11, 04-Jul-2018
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China's star sprinter Su Bingtian continued his soaring form this season, clocking 9.91 seconds to finish third in the men's 100-meter race at the Paris leg of the IAAF Diamond League on Saturday.
Su's dash helped him level the Asian record for the second time in nine days.
A quick reaction time of 0.127 seconds gave Su an early boost but he was outpaced by Ronnie Baker of the United States right in front of the finish line. Baker wrapped up his thrilling victory with a world-leading time of 9.88 seconds.
Su and Frenchman Jimmy Vicaut were both clocked at the same time but were separated by a photo finish with Su settling for the third place with a deficit of three-thousandths of a second.
Last Friday Su achieved the Asian mark for the first time in Madrid, cutting 0.08 seconds off his career best while improving the national record by 0.06 seconds. He leveled the continental record set by Femi Ogunode of Qatar three years ago.
The 28-year-old Su has been enjoying a flying start in 2018. He bettered the 60m Asian indoor record three times before earning a silver medal at the World Indoor Championships in the central English city if Birmingham.
(With Xinhua input)