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Sprinters Su and Xie are spearheading China's next generation for assault on international records

Chinese sprinters raced into history last week, twice rewriting the men's national record in the 100 meters - and launching a new era of athletics glory following the retirement of legendary hurdler Liu Xiang.

On June 19, Xie Zhenye blazed to victory in 9.97s at the Meeting de Montreuil in France, becoming just the third Asian to run the 100 in under 10 seconds.