Chinese athlete Zhang Guowei competes in the men's high jump event at the World Challenge Beijing at the Bird's Nest in Beijing on Wednesday. He captured the gold with a jump of 2.34 meters Ronald Jones Buccaneers Jersey , one centimeter short of his personal best. Photo: Cui MengGT Photo: Cui MengGT Photo: Cui MengGT
Chinese athletes said they need to do more to be more competitive in world athletics, after being outperformed in Wednesday night's World Challenge Beijing at the Bird's Nest.


The competition at the Bird's Nest, which will be the main venue for the World Championships in August, only saw high jumper Zhang Guowei give home fans something to cheer about.


Beijing native Zhang Peimeng, who finished fifth in men's 100-meter dash, said he is yet to find his stride.


"I'm not as fast as before, maybe because of my age Rashad Penny Seahawks Jersey ," the 28-year-old Zhang Peimeng said.


"I need to make a breakthrough."


He admitted it's meaningless to run at the World Championships if he can't solve his problem in the next few months.


Xie Wenjun, who carries Chinese hopes of being the next Liu Xiang, placed fourth in the men's 110-meter hurdles in 13.47 seconds.


He's already eyeing more competitions to improve his time.


"My next race should be the Eugene Diamond League, then the Asian Championships," he told the Global Times -after the race.


The Asian Athletics Championships is set to take place in Wuhan in Central China's Hubei Province in June.


"After that I will focus on individual training ... pace training is my first -priority