China, who won the women's shot put in two consecutive championships in 1991 and 1993 through Huang Zhihong, has three people in the top eight this time. Li Lingling finished fourth with a personal best of 19.38 meters. Li Meiju was sixth and 17-year-old Gong Lijiao finished seventh.

In the women's 400m hurdles, Huang Xiaoxiao, fifth in Helsinki, showed her consistent form and took the fifth place again. She also improved her personal time to 54 seconds in the semifinals.

But it was not so good for the Chinese walkers. Feng, a second-class long jumper-turned national coach, said the walkers' performances have disappointed everyone.

In the men's 20km walking, the best Chinese finisher was 13th and in the 50km event, three of them were disqualified. In the women's 20km, the first Chinese to cross the finish line was in the 15th place.

"There are still a lot our walkers should do before the Olympic Games," Feng said.

"But as a whole, our performances in Osaka showed that we had made a lot of progress," Feng added. "It really increased our confidence. I believe that as long as we make more efforts and train harder our future in the Olympic Games is bright."

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