Original title: The Chinese team won two annual championships at the end of the Rowing World Cup
The Chinese Rowing Association reported on the 11th that the Rowing World Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland, ended a few days ago, which also means that the Rowing World Cup this season is all over, and the Chinese team won the men’s and women’s four-person sculls annual championship.
On July 10, Chinese players Chen Yunxia, Lu Shiyu, Lu Yang and Cui Xiaotong at the award ceremony.Xinhua News Agency/Midland
In the women’s quadruple sculls final at Lucerne Station, the Chinese team consisting of three Olympic champions Chen Yunxia, Lv Yang, Cui Xiaotong and teenager Lu Shiyu established the lead from the start and finally won the championship with a time of 6 minutes 14 seconds 68. In the previous competitions in Belgrade, Serbia and Poznan, Poland, the Chinese team won the silver and gold medals in this project, and finally won the annual championship with the advantage of points.
Cui Xiaotong said: “The performance of this game is the best of these games. At the same time, we also see that the strength of our opponents is constantly improving. This is what we hope to see, because only in this way can we promote ourselves to become stronger.”
The Chinese team “changed formations” in the men’s four-person sculls competition at this station. Zang Ha, Yixu Emperor, Liu Dang, and Adilijan Suritan played. Among them, Liu Dang replaced Liu Zhiyu who played in the first two stops, and finally played with The score of 5:58.51 ranked sixth. The Chinese team won the championship in the first two stops, and finally won the annual championship with the advantage of points.
On June 19, Chinese players Zang Ha, Yixu Di, Liu Zhiyu and Adirijan Suritan (from right to left) won the award ceremony for the men’s quadruple sculls final at the Rowing World Cup Poznan Station in Poland. Champion of the project.
Redgrave, consultant to the Chinese team and five-time Olympic rowing champion, said: “The Chinese team played very well in the women’s quadruple-double, they did a good job from the start, were always in the lead and controlled the game very well; the men’s quadruple double It can be seen from the group stage that they are very tired. After participating in the ‘Henry Cup’ game, they moved to Lucerne non-stop. It is difficult for them to adjust, but as long as they can recover quickly and prepare for the World Championships, they will still be A serious contender for medals.”
In addition, the Chinese team also ranked fourth in the women’s lightweight double sculls, women’s quadruple sculls, and women’s eight sculls with a helmsman, and ranked fifth in the women’s single sculls.
The Chinese team won a total of 4 golds, 4 silvers and 4 bronzes in the World Cup this season. The next task is to fully prepare for the World Championships to be held in the Czech Republic in September this year.
