Again. Again. Again. Again. Again. Again. A new Korean record! A 14-year-old middle school girl has caught up with all the older athletes... Wang Seo-yun clocks 11.76 seconds, the sixth new national record of the year

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A 14-year-old middle school girl has already caught up with the records of her older counterparts. Wang Seo-yun (14, Seoul Cheongju-2), a 'super prospect' in Korean women's track and field who stands shoulder to shoulder with top-tier adult athletes, once again shattered her own record by setting a new national record for girls' middle school 100m. This marks the sixth divisional national record of the year alone.

On the 18th, Wang Seo-yun crossed the finish line in 11.76 seconds at the final of the girls' middle school 100m event on the first day of the 7th National Elementary, Middle and High School Grade-by-Grade Athletics Competition held in Boeun County, Chungcheongbuk-do. She improved upon her previous national record for girls' middle school, set by herself last July at 11.81 seconds, by a remarkable 0.05 seconds.

What is even more astonishing is the standing of the 11.76-second time. It ties with the overall best domestic women's 100m record this season, including adult athletes. A second-year middle school student has already matched the times of Korea's top-tier women's sprinters.

Wang Seo-yun's growth rate has been steep throughout the year. At the finals of the National Category Athletics Championships early in the season, she recorded 11.83 seconds in the girls' middle school 100m, surpassing the previous divisional national record of 11.88 seconds set in 2009. Even at that time, her record was faster than the winning time for the women's open category at the same competition, drawing significant attention.

Subsequently, at the National Youth Sports Festival, she won the 100m final with a time of 11.92 seconds, shattering the previous tournament record of 12.03 seconds set in 1998 for the first time in 28 years.

But that was not the end. Representing Seoul, she also set a new divisional national record of 47.20 seconds in the girls' middle school 4x100m relay, securing the double crown at the tournament. The streak of breaking records continued afterward as well.

The total number of divisional national records set by Wang Seo-yun this year reaches six: three in the 100m, one in the 200m, and two in the 4x100m relay. She has repeatedly broken her own records within a single season.

This 11.76-second time is also personally significant for Wang Seo-yun, as she achieved her goal of 'breaking into the 11.7s range' faster than expected. After the competition, Wang Seo-yun shared her thoughts: "I tried to post a record during the semi-finals, but I was disappointed because my body wasn't feeling well; however, my condition was good during the finals, so I'm happy to have set a new national record."

She added, "I felt like I might collapse slightly in the middle of the race and thought my time wouldn't come out well, but it turned out better than expected, which is fortunate. I will do my best to break the women's national record in Korea moving forward."

The stage where she only looked at peers has already passed. In major 100m competitions held this year, she consistently recorded times in the 11th-second range, and as the season progressed, she pulled down her personal best from 11.83 seconds to 11.81 seconds, and again to 11.76 seconds.

Thus, this terrifying middle school girl who has rewritten the national record six times this year now stands shoulder to shoulder with the best domestic women's season record. Her next goal is now the overall Korean women's track and field record. The current women's 100m national record in Korea is 11.49 seconds, set by Lee Young-sook in 1994.

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