On March 3rd, 2022, the 2021 Touching China annual people award ceremony aired on CCTV. Ten inspirational role models were on the list. Su Bingtian is one of them.
Known as the 1 Chinese man, Su Bingtian made history and brought an unforgettable moment for the world in the summer of 2021.
On Aug 1 of that year, Su set an Asian-record of 9.83 seconds in the Tokyo Olympics Men's 100m semifinals, which made him the first Chinese runner to enter the final in the 2.
For a long time, there was an idea that Asian people were not physically built to succeed in sprinting. Su broke this idea and inspired many people.
But the way to success was 3 easy for Su. Because of an injury (受伤), Su had to stop running for several years. He even planned to retire in 2017. But the call to challenge himself brought Su back to the track. To increase his strength, Su trained even harder than before.
He realized that finishing the semifinal in 4 10 seconds would earn him the chance to enter the final competition. To encourage himself, Su set a personal goal of 9.89 seconds and made the number his personal password for his phone and computer. 5, his efforts paid off.
