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Moments after clocking 8.01 seconds in the women's 60m hurdles semifinals at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China's Wu Yanni knew she had rewritten history. Though falling short of the final, her time lowered China's 11-year-old national record of 8.02s set by Wu Shuijiao in 2014. Hours later, the 27-year-old spoke about her journey, ambitions and the weight of expectation on her shoulders. "I had that feeling," Wu Yanni recalled of crossing the line. "I thought I was third or fourth, but when the second-place time flashed as 8.00 seconds, I thought: 'Oh well, at least I'll have a personal best.' Then mine came up. I just cried." The newly minted record-holder, however, quickly shifted focus. "Right now, I'm calm," she said. "Once you achieve something, you start over. I can't dwell on the record. I need to keep refining my technique." Wu arrived in Nanjing determined to break the barrier. "I knew I was capable," she revealed, "but no one
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