Lin Yutang was determined to advance to the finals after the second jump, and continued to move towards the men's long jump hegemony at the Asian Championships in Athletics for the second time

Lin Yutang, the record holder of the men's long jump in Taiwan, appeared in the men's long jump qualifying round of the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea on the morning of the 29th local time, jumping 7.82 meters in the first jump, and then advancing to the final after the second jump, continuing to move towards the goal of two consecutive hegemony.

The men's long jump record holder Lin Yutang

The 25-year-old Chinese Taipei star Lin Yutang won the gold medal at the last Asian Championships in Thailand by breaking the Taiwan record of 8.40m and won the ticket to the 2023 World Championships. He won gold in Kagoshima, Japan, in February, and won a season best of 7.92m in the Youth Cup.

The qualifying round is divided into groups A and B, a total of 18 players participated, jumping 7.90 meters can directly get a ticket to the finals, and then look at the results of the ranking, and 12 people will be promoted. Lin Yutang handed over 7.82m in the first jump and 7.73m in the second jump, and because he was determined to advance, he decided to give up the last chance to prepare for the final tomorrow.

Chinese Taipei's other long jump athlete Lin Jiaxing

The best performers in the qualifying rounds were Uzbek ace Anvarov (Anvar Anvarov) with 7.97m, Japan's Keito Yamaura with 7.95m, and Lin Yutang tied with another Japanese athlete, Hibiki Tsuna, for third place in the qualifying round.

Lin Jiaxing, another Chinese Taipei long jumper, did not play his best, and only scored 7.31m in the second of the three jumps in the qualifying round, but he still entered the 12-man final list in the finale, and still has a chance to be disgraced tomorrow.