Tag: Su Bingtian

China’s Su blasts into Olympic 100m final, Bromell out

China’s Su Bingtian ran an Asian record of 9.83 seconds to qualify for the men’s Olympic 100m final on Sunday, while US medal hope Trayvon Bromell missed the cut. Su, 31, shattered his previous best of 9.91 to storm to an impressive semi-final win over American Ronnie Baker in a photo-finish. Italy’s Lamont Jacobs finished third in a European record of 9.84 and fourth-placed South African Akani Simbine in 9.90, the pair taking the two […]

No Bolt, no cry for Coe after Su wins Asia sprint crow

by Alastair HIMMER Agence France Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Su Bingtian’s Asian Games gold in the 100 metres came as little surprise to many, including athletics boss Sebastian Coe, long an admirer of the pint-sized Chinese sprinter. The 28-year-old streaked to victory in a competition record of 9.92 seconds in Jakarta at the weekend, missing the continental record by the tiniest of fractions. Su edged out Nigeria-born Qatari Tosin Ogunode — younger brother of […]