In the women's 100m hurdles final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, Japan's Mako Fukube won gold and Hitomi Nakashima won silver.

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The final, held on the 27th, saw Fukube, who took an early lead, cross the finish line in 12.74 seconds, winning Japan's first gold medal in the event in 44 years. Nakashima won silver with 12.78 seconds. The bronze medal went to China's Wu Yanni (Wu Yanni), with a time of 13.12 seconds.

Wu shed tears in a post-race interview, saying, "Today's race was not ideal. Compared to three years ago, there is indeed a difference (inferiority) in my physical strength, physical condition, and performance." Nevertheless, she added, "I want to tell myself that I did well, and I want to give myself a perfect score."

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Chinese netizens commented, "Japan's two athletes are too fast," "Japan's two athletes' pace (leg rotation speed) is too fast, isn't it?", "Japan's superiority was clear," "Wu was slow out of the blocks," "Wu's reaction at the start was too poor," and "Wu was disqualified for a false start in the previous tournament, so she must have been cautious this time. Well, even if her start was good, she probably couldn't have beaten Japan's two athletes."

In addition, while encouraging voices for Wu were heard, such as "Congratulations. You did well," "Congratulations on the bronze medal. Your surge in the latter half was thrilling," and "It's valuable that you dispelled the mistake of the previous tournament and won a bronze medal. Keep up the good work!", harsh comments also flew, including "Wasn't (Wu) supposed to be Asia's number one? Laughable," "She is nobody," and "Her personality, which loves to perform, hasn't changed."

While Wu is popular in China, known as the "Goddess of Hurdles," her flashy makeup and assertive remarks have often caused controversy, and despite being a top athlete, she has a considerable number of anti-fans. (Translation/Editing by Kitada)