Su Bingtian: The Fastest Man in Asia?
What challenge did Su Bingtian face?
Chinese runner Su Bingtian started running in 2006 when no Asian 1. (
athlete
) had finished the 100 m race in under 10 seconds. Su trained hard and ran 10.16 seconds in 2011, but he wasn't 2. (
satisfied
). In 2014, at age 25, Su made a 3. (
risky
) decision: he changed his starting leg and started from 4. (
zero
).
What did Su do to overcome the challenge?
At first, he ran slower than before and suffered from 5. (
doubt
). But he fought his 6. (
fear
) and kept practising. Finally he became a sporting hero.
What did Su achieve?
His hard work paid off. In 2015, he broke the 10-second barrier with 9.99 seconds, making history. At the 2021 Tokyo 7. (
Olympics
), he ran even faster: 9.83 seconds, becoming the first Chinese runner to run in the Olympic 100 m final.
How does Su's story encourage people?
How can we face challenges and finally 8. (
succeed
)? Su Bingtian's story shows an 9. (
excellent
) answer. Su encourages young people not to let age stop them. Youngsters can learn from Su's 10. (
quality
). Everyone can write their own story.
Nothing is 11. (
impossible
) as long as you try and 12. (
stick
) to it. We all have a chance to be "Su-permen".