It's never easy for . Asia athlete to shine in track and field events. But Su Bingtian 28, . (know) as the "Chinese flying man", became the first male Chinese sprinter to win a (globe) medal in an individual event. March 3, he took the silver in the men's 60m final at the World Indoor Championships in the UK. In the final, Su Bingtian ran his personal best of 6.42 seconds, (break) the Asian record of 6.43, which he also set last month in Germany.
The last time a Chinese athlete achieved a milestone was in 2004, . Liu Xiang won a gold medal in Athens in the 110m hurdles. Inevitably, Su(compare) to Liu. "Liu Xiang is my idol and also my friend," Su told Xinhua News Agency.
As a matter of fact, Su had expected (win) a bronze during the final. "There is no difference between silver bronze. Even a bronze could prove that Chinese sprinters have made breakthroughs in major world (compete)," he said.
