Lao Yi
Lao Yi (Chinese: 劳义) (born October 10, 1985 in Hepu County, Beihai City, Guangxi) is a Chinese track and field athlete who specialises in sprinting. He made his international debut at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, where he finished sixth in the 100 metres, representing Asia.
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He was the surprise winner of the 100 m gold medal at 2010 Asian Games with a time of 10.24 seconds. The race favourites were eliminated in qualifying and his win in the final made him the first Chinese athlete to take the 100 m title in Asian Games history.[1] He then anchored the Chinese 4×100 metres relay team to a second gold medal, recording a time of 38.78 seconds to break the Asian Games record as well as the Chinese national record for the event, running alongside Lu Bin, Liang Jiahong and Su Bintian.[2]
He is of Hakka descent and he is hailing from Hepu County.[3]
References
- Three more gold for China, as Kamel bows out of 1500m in Guangzhou - Asian Games, Day 2. IAAF (2010-11-23). Retrieved on 2010-11-28.
- Lee, Min (2010-11-26). China, Thailand win sprint relays at Asian Games. USA Today. Retrieved on 2010-11-28.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OapKDKGuG4