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Paris Olympics debutant Wu Yanni brutally marks herself ‘zero’ after qualification failure

  • Her time of 12.98 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles semi-finals was too slow to qualify for the final

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China’s Wu Yanni failed to reach the final of the 100m hurdles in her Olympics debut in Paris. Photo: Xinhua

China’s new hurdle star Wu Yanni delivered a brutally honest self-assessment of her Olympic debut when asked to mark herself.

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Her time of 12.98 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles semi-finals was too slow to qualify for the final to cap a disappointing bow.

When asked what score she would give herself for her Olympic debut, she simply replied: “Zero.”

“I ran really slow while they ran super fast. Oh my god!” the 27-year-old added in a post-run interview with mainland media on Wednesday.

Though she fell short of qualification in the 100m hurdles, Wu will get a second chance in Thursday’s repechage.

Wu Yanni’s (left) time of 12.98 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles semi-finals was too slow to qualify for the final. Photo: Xinhua
Wu Yanni’s (left) time of 12.98 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles semi-finals was too slow to qualify for the final. Photo: Xinhua

Wu said she did not expect too much from Paris and her first Olympics was more an opportunity to learn from other, world-class hurdlers.

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