2023-09-29 07:28:38
[Sports Road to Hangzhou]The Hangzhou Asian Games fencing event started today (29th) at the Hangzhou University of Electronic Science and Technology Gymnasium. After the women’s saber competition in the morning, the Hong Kong team was led by the bronze medalist in the men’s heavyweight individual competition in the afternoon. He competed in the top 8 of the men’s heavy team competition and defeated Uzbekistan 45:31 to advance to the top 4 and secure a medal. At 4 pm, he defeated Kazakhstan and vowed to reach the final and write a new chapter in the history of the Hong Kong team.
He Weiheng, who is ranked 56th in the world and reached the best of his career by reaching the top 8 of the Epee Grand Prix in Cali, Colombia in May this year, and his teammate Wu Haotian, who is ranked 75th in the world, respectively reached the 4th place in the Asian Games men’s heavy individual event earlier this year. The former also won the first Asian Games medal in the history of the male-heavy Hong Kong team. The Hong Kong team was also ranked as the second seed in the team competition and entered the top 8 due to their good results.
The Hong Kong team is composed of He Weiheng and Ng Haotian, Fang Kaishen and Liu Haofeng. The top three also performed well in the Asian Championships team competition in June this year and won the bronze in one fell swoop. He Weicheng, who started today’s match, and his opponent ALIMOV Fayzulla tested each other. His opponent scored one point first and then quickly tied it, but the first game still ended with 1:2. Wu Haotian, who took over in the second game, actively attacked NURMATOV Javokhirbek and scored 3:2 in a single round, helping the Hong Kong team tie the total score at 4:4. In the third game, the Hong Kong team faced off against MUMINOV Nodirbek head-on with Fang Kaishen. The two teams were evenly matched and struggled with each other, and finally completed the first round of three games with 7:7.
In the fourth game, Ng Haotian went into battle again. With a hot touch, he faced off against ALIMOV Fayzulla and launched a 5:4 offensive to help the Hong Kong team overtake the total score by 12:11. He Weiheng, who played in the fifth game as a relay, played well against MUMINOV Nodirbek. Enterprising, kept pressing the opponent to open the score to 15:13, and successfully expanded the score to 17:13 into the sixth game. In the sixth game, the Hong Kong team once again faced NURMATOV Javokhirbek with Fang Kaishen in full armor. The Hong Kong player did not let his opponent get any chance and quickly attacked and continued to widen the point difference to 20:15.
Entering the final round, the Hong Kong team sent Ng Haotian to play in the seventh game, and Uzbekistan replaced TIMUROV Meyirkhan to challenge. Both of them took the initiative and actively grabbed points at the beginning. However, Ng Haotian did not give his opponent too many opportunities, and quickly widened the score gap to 28 again: 21. The Hong Kong team entered the eighth game with a 7-point advantage. Fong Kaishen faced Alimov Fayzulla. Fong Kaishen changed his tactics and managed to score 3 points in a row. Even if the opponent actively attacked Fang Kaishen, he could still score at the same time to prevent the point difference from being caught up. The result was 40:26. Entering the final ninth inning. In the last game, the Hong Kong team faced off against NURMATOV Javokhirbek with He Wei-heng guarding the tailgate. Although the opponent counterattacked vigorously, He Wei-heng did not let his opponent take advantage of the opportunity and won 45:31, helping the Hong Kong team advance to the top four. It is definitely Another medal for Hong Kong.
After the men’s heavy team advances, they will compete in the top four of the team competition at 4 p.m., striving to reach the finals and create history again.
(Photo: Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee)
(Photo: Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee)
(Photo: Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee)
In another event today, the Hong Kong team, led by senior sister Ou Sin-ying, Leung Lo-man, Zhu Yongqiao and Sit Yaqi, competed in the women’s saber team event. They defeated Bangladesh 45:17 in the top 16 to advance, but unfortunately faced the second seed South Korea in the top 8. , lost 25:45 after a hard fight and failed to get on the podium.
Picture: Cheng Shiyong, Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee
Text: He Zishan
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in”【Hangzhou Asian Games．Direct attack]Men’s heavy Hong Kong team defeats Uzbekistan to win the medal 4pm and compete in the final to create history」
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