2023-09-24 15:31:52
[Sports Road to Hangzhou]The Hong Kong team has won two golds and five bronze medals on the first official day of the Asian Games in Hangzhou. The final two bronze medals also came from the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Natatorium. Female flying fish Siobhan first received the bronze medal in the 50-meter breaststroke at the award ceremony, and then swam the 4×100-meter freestyle relay with three teammates and shared a season seat. Siobhan said following the game that he enjoyed competing with his teammates, but for now he will focus on tomorrow morning’s main event, the 200-meter freestyle. Ou Kai-chun described the same person’s three Hong Kong records in three months as a “collective effort.” “This is the most special thing regarding the relay, the feeling of a team of people falling to death and coming back.”
Siobhan, who returned to the competition following being absent for a year, competed in the non-main event 50-meter breaststroke on the first day. As a result, he became the only other swimmer to win a medal in an individual event 25 years later. He won the bronze medal in a time of 30.36 seconds that broke Hong Kong’s record. . She didn’t even have time to circle the field following the 50 frog awards ceremony. She hurriedly returned to the registration room to prepare for the women’s 4×100m freestyle relay with Tan Kailin, Zheng Limei and Ou Kaichun. Zheng Limei and Siobhan, who played the first ball, were once led away from Japan. However, their opponents used their strength in the last two balls and won the silver medal first. The Hong Kong team won the bronze with a time of 3 minutes, 39 seconds and 10 seconds, breaking the Hong Kong record set in the morning.
In an interview with the TV station, Siobhan said that he was overjoyed to achieve his goal in the 50-meter breaststroke, but made it clear that he would continue to focus on tomorrow’s main event, the 200-meter freestyle: “I am very happy to break my personal best time and meet my own requirements. This time I won Medals are of great significance. Our swimming team does not often win individual medals, so I have to focus more on tomorrow’s individual competition.” Siobhan was absent from the last Asian Games due to injury. She was very happy to return to the Asian Games following nine years and fight with her teammates. : “I am very happy to be able to compete with my teammates once more. They have put in a lot of hard work for this competition, so they all deserve this medal. Whether it is an individual competition or a team competition, winning the award is very meaningful. In short, I can compete with my teammates. good.”
Ou Kaichun
As for Ou Kai-chun, who was responsible for the last leg, he said bluntly that he had already expected Japan to catch up following Siobhan finished. “It is very hard, but I enjoy the whole process from beginning to end. It is only in this way that we can swim well.” Ou Kaichun’s name was not originally included in the list of contestants displayed on the official website of the conference before the game. This “veteran of four dynasties” in the Asian Games also said that he would not know whether his time was enough to participate in the finals until he finished the preliminary rounds: “The final time was not too slow in the end. , this is the most special part of the relay, the feeling of a team falling to death and coming back. In the past, I often only thought regarding the time I spent swimming, but if I enjoy the process, I will let go of many things and clear myself to swim out what I have prepared. .”
The four relay players of Tam, Ho, Zheng and Ou broke Hong Kong records three times in succession at the World Championships and Asian Games. Ou Kai-chun described the improvement in each shot as a “collective achievement”: “If we can always swim with these four people, I’m so happy, because I have to take on the Olympic title next, and the feeling of having this team is also needed.” She will compete in the 50-meter backstroke preliminary competition tomorrow morning and thanked her parents for coming to watch the competition, saying that she felt ready to finish following arriving. : “At least I have to prepare myself to go to a position where I can make achievements, instead of just arriving and feeling like I don’t have enough.”
He Shibei, Tam Kailin, Ou Kaichun and Zheng Limei (from left)
Zheng Limei, who is also a “veteran of many dynasties” in the Asian Games, believes that winning the award on the first day of competition is a good start: “This is my third time participating in the Asian Games. I enjoy experiencing this game with my teammates and can win medals together. Relay This is my first Asian Games game, which not only gives me time to adapt to the environment, but also gives me a good start.”
Tan Kailin said that her mood has changed compared to the past: “When I participated in the Asian Games in Jakarta, I was still young, so I felt nervous. Now my mentality has matured and my self-confidence has increased. My goal is to win a medal in this Asian Games, so I am very nervous.” I am satisfied with the ideal swimming time and hope to swim faster in the future. I competed in the first game and won a medal with my teammates. I am really happy.”
Picture: Mak King Chi
Text: Mai Jingzhi, Zeng Xiaoying
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “[Hangzhou Asian Games·Direct Attack]He Shibei won two bronze medals and looked at the main event relay team relying on “collective contribution” to break Hong Kong’s record for the third time in three months」
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