China saw breakthrough performances at the World Athletics Championships, which ended in Beijing on Sunday evening, scooping nine medals, including one gold, seven silvers and one bronze, to finish 11th in the medal table.
北京世界田徑錦標(biāo)賽30日落下帷幕，中國隊(duì)取得了突破性的成績，最終摘得1金7銀1銅9枚獎牌，位列獎牌榜第11位。

"We are excited to see more-balanced progress achieved by China at the World Championships, showcased by podium finishes in all four disciplines of walking, running and jumping as well as throwing, for the first time in the history of Chinese athletics," Du Zhaocai, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) council member and vice-chairman of the Chinese Athletics Association, made the comments at a news conference on Sunday.
國際田聯(lián)理事、中國田徑協(xié)會副主席杜兆才在30日召開的新聞發(fā)布會上表示：“中國田徑在本次世錦賽上整體取得了一定的進(jìn)步，在走跑跳投上都取得獎牌，這種表現(xiàn)在中國田徑史上是第一次?！?/p>

China's solid improvement in athletics also attracted the attention of Sebastian Coe, the new president of the IAAF. "It's very obvious that China will play a huge part in the development of our sport going forward. They were very keen to establish some expertise in many other disciplines in track and field. The relay silver is pretty indicative of the progress that Chinese athletes have made," the Briton said on Sunday.
中國田徑水平的提高也引起了國際田聯(lián)新任主席塞巴斯蒂安?科的注意，這位英國人30日表示：“顯而易見的是，中國在田徑未來的發(fā)展中扮演著越來越重要的角色。他們渴望在更多其他的田徑項(xiàng)目上有所建樹，在接力中拿到銀牌很好地證明了中國隊(duì)所取得的進(jìn)步?！?/p>

Men's high jump – Silver medal
男子跳高，銀牌

Chinese high jumper Zhang Guowei won a silver by clearing 2.33 meters, which is China's best performance in men's high jump at World Athletics Championships.
中國跳高選手張國偉以2.33米的成績奪得男子跳高銀牌，.這是中國選手在世錦賽上跳高的最好成績。

Women's javelin thrower - Silver medal
女子標(biāo)槍，銀牌

Chinese Lyu Huihui won a silver with a new Asian record of 66.13 meters on her fifth try.
中國選手呂會會在第五次試投時以66米13的成績打破亞洲紀(jì)錄，獲得銀牌。