2023-10-23 12:04:48
[Sports in Hangzhou]The 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou opened on Sunday (22nd). The Hong Kong team successfully broke the fast on the first day of official competition. Defending champion Deng Weile swam 1:56 in the men’s S14 200m freestyle final. In 76 seconds, he touched the pool in first place, breaking the Asian Para Games record, achieving three consecutive victories and winning the Hong Kong team’s first gold medal this year. Teammates Zhang Junnuo and Huang Hanyan who played at the same game won the silver and bronze medals respectively, becoming Hong Kong’s first team. Won a Grand Slam in this event and won the top three spots. Another swimmer, Ou Leyi, originally finished third in the women’s SB9 100-meter breaststroke final, but was disqualified for a foul and lost her medal.
Deng Weile achieved three consecutive victories. (Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee, China)
Zhang Junnuo (Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee of China)
Deng Wei Le, who also broke the conference record and won the men’s S14 200-meter freestyle gold medal in Jakarta, Indonesia last time, is still outstanding five years later. Although he never had a lead in the first 100 meters in today’s final, he exerted his strength in the latter part of the event. Leading two teammates, he finally broke his previous conference record of 1 minute, 57 seconds and 02, set a new record, successfully defended the title, and wrote three consecutive championships. He also became the first athlete of the Hong Kong team to win gold medals for two consecutive years.
Huang Hanyan (Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee, China)
As for the 18-year-old teammate Zhang Junnuo, he also swam well in his first Asian Paralympic Games. In the morning, he swam 1 minute, 58 seconds and 34 seconds in the men’s S14 200-meter freestyle preliminary round, ranking first among the 13 swimmers in total. In the evening finals, Zhang Junnuo continued to perform well, and finally swam 1 minute, 57 seconds and 34 times to win the silver medal. Another Hong Kong player, Huang Hanyan, also swam 2 minutes, 00 seconds and 65 times to win the bronze medal. In addition to Tang Weile winning the first gold medal for Hong Kong in this year’s Asian Para Games, the Hong Kong team also achieved great results by taking the top three places in this event.
Deng Weile (Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee, China)
Ou Lok-yi loses medal due to DQ
16-year-old Ou Leyi competed in the women’s SB9 100m frog final in the evening. She originally swam 1:30.89 and touched the pool in third place, but was subsequently disqualified and missed the podium. In the women’s S14 200-meter freestyle final, Chen Ruilin ranked fourth in 2:16.09, missing the medal by 0.22 seconds. Zhang Keying swam in 2:16.36 and ranked fifth, while Zhang Suiqi touched the pool in 7th in 2:22.32.
Zhang Junnuo (Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee of China)
To summarize the first day of competition, the Hong Kong team won a total of 1 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronzes, of which 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze were won by swimmers.
Hong Kong team’s first-day medal winners
gold medal
Men’s S14 200m Freestyle – Deng Weile
silver medal
Men’s S14 200m freestyle-Zhang Junnuo
bronze medal
Women’s S6 100m backstroke – Wu Zhuoen
Men’s S14 200m Freestyle – Huang Hanyan
Women’s Foil A Level Individual Competition – Yu Cuiyi
Hong Kong who win medals at this year’s Asian Paralympic Games in Hangzhou will receive bonuses from the “Jockey Club Outstanding Athletes Award Scheme”. The top three in individual events will receive HK$250,000, HK$125,000 and HK$62,500 respectively, and the top three in team events will receive HKD 500,000, HKD 250,000 and HKD 125,000.
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “[Hangzhou Asian Para Games]Deng Weile broke the conference record and won the first gold medal of Hong Kong team Zhang Junnuo and Huang Hanyan swept the 200 points from the top three」
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