The Archive · 1936

New High Jump Mark Set in Olympic Tests

Peiping, May 4. Evidence of the benefit of the training camp for aspirants for the China Olympic track and fold team, the fourth National record to. fall within a fortnight was registered to-day for the high jump event, In the second preliminary trials held to-day Wu Piehsien, formerly of Tientsin, hung up anew All-China mark with a Jeap "of 1,871 metres, equivalent to 6 ft. 14 In. which is exactly an inch higher than the old mark of 1.83 metres.

In addition to the nine athletes who qualified in the first trials, three more "stars" made the China Olympic standards to-day, namely Paul Fu of Shanghai for pole vault, Tung Shu-chao of Shanghai for 400 metres, and Wang Shih-lin of Peiping for hop, step and jump.

The third trials, it is learned. wilt be held on May 11, following which two more tests will be made before the squad will leave for Shanghai to take part in the official Olympic try-ouls—Central News,

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