At the ongoing 21st Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Dubai, Chen Yujie, a 15-year-old runner from Ningbo, Zhejiang province, displayed her remarkable prowess, emerging victorious in the women's 100m final.

Clocking in at 11.32 seconds, Chen clinched the championship title, smashing not only the event record of 11.42 seconds but also her own national youth record of 11.43 seconds and the U18 Asian youth record of 11.42 seconds.

This was her debut appearance in the Asian U20 Athletics Championships.

During the preliminary rounds on April 24, Chen secured the top spot with a time of 11.76 seconds. In the final, she showcased her technical abilities, running neck and neck with a Vietnamese athlete in the first half of the race before ultimately clinching victory with a time of 11.32 seconds.

This achievement places Chen ahead of Liang Xiaojing, a renowned Guangdong athlete who set the best Asian women's 100m time of the year at 11.33 seconds on April 14 in Florida. Chen is currently ranked first in both China and Asia for the year.

Over the past two years, she has shown rapid improvement in sprinting events. In 2023, she achieved excellent times of 11.56 seconds and 11.43 seconds in the 100m race at the World School Sport Games and the Student (Youth) Games of the People's Republic of China, respectively.