Athletes compete at the preliminary contest of the women’s 1,500-meter run during the 2019 National Athletics Championships in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China’s Liaoning province, on July 8. The championships kicked off at the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center on the day and will last until July 11, with participation of more than 3,000 athletes, coaches, judges and media workers from across the country. [Photo/IC]

Athletes compete during the final of men’s 100m run in Shenyang on July 8. Yang Yang (L) from Jiangsu team won the competition with a time of 10.39 seconds. [Photo by Pan Yulong/Xinhua]

Zhang Yaoguang from Liaoning team completes his jump during the final of men’s long jump in Shenyang on July 8. He won second place with a score of 8.03 meters. [Photo by Pan Yulong/Xinhua]