original title:The Chinese Judo team is looking forward to “turning over”
The Chinese judo team is currently training abroad in Europe and participating in a series of Olympic points competitions in preparation for this year’s World Championships and the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Zhang Guangyue, the leader of the Chinese judo team, said that it is currently the first stage of the team’s preparations for the Paris Olympics. The goal is to get more Olympic points during the training and competition and participate in the World Championships. She also admitted that although Chinese judo is currently at a low point, she is confident of a “turnover” at the Paris Olympics.
Zhang Guangyue said: “This is the first foreign training for the national team in the new Olympic cycle. It lasts regarding 140 days and the number of people is relatively large. The team has overcome many difficulties in life and training following going abroad, and the mental state is very good.”
In the recently concluded Hungarian Grand Slam, the Chinese team sent 28 players to participate in the men’s and women’s 7-level competitions. In the women’s competition over 78kg, Su Xin won a bronze medal, and Xu Shiyan won the fifth place. In addition, the Chinese team also won a fifth and a seventh place in the women’s under-48kg and under-52kg competitions respectively. Zhang Guangyue said that this is the first Olympic standings competition for the Chinese team in the Paris cycle, which is a good start, but also found a lot of problems.
Zhang Guangyue said: “This is a young team. Only three players have experience in international competitions. Most of them are participating in a Grand Slam for the first time. Some players lose because they do not understand the latest rules of the International Soft Federation. There is indeed a gap with the masters, and the technical movements need to be greatly improved. However, there are also a few games where our players are not weak, and they have lost on the field experience.
She introduced that the judo team set off from Shanghai on June 6 and arrived in Spain on the 12th following staying in Abu Dhabi for a few days. The Spanish team participated in the local club competition, the international judo training camp and the Spanish Super Cup. On July 6th Arrived from Spain to Budapest, Hungary for the Grand Slam.
Next, the Chinese team will go to Zagreb to participate in the World Judo Grand Prix on July 13, then to France for a training camp, and then to the Asian Championships in Kazakhstan and the Judo Open in Portugal in October. Returning to China following participating in the World Championships in Uzbekistan.
Zhang Guangyue said: “The Chinese judo team is currently at a low point, and there is no medal in the women’s major level fist event at the Tokyo Olympics. But following this period of training abroad, everyone has built up their confidence and performed very positively in the training camp. Training. Many high-level athletes in the camp are willing to learn from our team members and think that the Chinese players are hardworking.”
The once brilliant Chinese judo team failed in the Tokyo Olympics, no medals were recorded, and the women’s major level of traditional advantageous events also lost their competitiveness. The judo team has also failed to win a gold medal in the previous two Olympic Games, winning a silver and a bronze in London and finishing with two bronzes in Rio.
As the team leader, Zhang Guangyue has confidence in the Chinese judo team, she said: “We are looking forward to a turnaround in the 2024 Paris Olympics, which requires everyone’s concentration, and there are many things to improve. We must do well at this stage. Basics. In the next Zagreb Grand Prix, I hope that the women’s senior level can make a breakthrough, and the middle and small level can play their training level.” (Reporter Li Jia)
