China's Zhou Chunxiu celebrates after placing second in the women's marathon at the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championship in Osaka September 2, 2007. [Reuters] Feng Shuyong, general coach of the Chinese national team, said he had expected the result and he was satisfied with Zhou's performance.
"Today we saw our weak points," he said. "It will surely do good to our preparations for the Olympic Games."
Zhou was the first Chinese marathoner to win a medal in the world championships and Olympic Games.
Zhang Wenxiu, competing in her fourth world championships, won a bronze in the women's hammer throw. Having rich experience aged only 21, she has been tipped by Feng as a gold medal hopeful in the Olympics.
Liu Xiang's gold was also China's first since 1999, when Liu Hongyu won the women's 20km walk. And the 1-1-1 medal tally was the best since 1993 when China won four gold, two silver and two bronze. Three gold medals were from controversial coach Ma Junren's middle and long distance runners.
China sent a record of 56 athletes, 24 men and 31 women, to the Osaka worlds. Three men were in top eight. Besides Liu Xiang, Shi Dongpeng finished fifth in the men's 110m hurdles and 20-year-old Sun Chao was seventh in the 50km walking.
China's Zhang Wenxiu competes in the women's hammer throw final at the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championship in Osaka August 30, 2007. [AP] As for the 33 Chinese women athletes, they competed in 14 events and nine people reached top eight in six events including discus throw, marathon, 400m hurdles, triple jump, shot put and hammer throw.
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