Javelin thrower Lyu Huihui improved her own Asian record three times in the year to 67.98-meter while pole vaulter Li Ling also renewed her continental record to 4.72m in the Shanghai Diamond League in May.

Xie Zhenye became the first Chinese to dip under the 20-second barrier in 200m sprint as he clocked 19.88s in the Diamond League London meet, knocking 0.09s off the previous Asian record achieved by Qatari Femi Ogunode four years ago.

Chinese men's and women's 4X200m relay team also set area records at the World Athletics Relays in Yokohama, Japan.

Moreover, there have been five Chinese national records and 11 national U20 and youth records that fell in the past twelve months.