2023-11-27 01:20:00
Zhejiang youngster Gu Jiayu wins gold medal in China Taekwondo Open-Xinhuanet
Xinhua News Agency, Haikou, November 26 (Reporters Niu Mentong, Liu Bo) The 2023 China Taekwondo Open held an adult group competitive competition on the 26th, and Zhejiang youngster Gu Jiayu won the championship.
In the men’s 58kg final, Gu Jiayu was behind 0:2 in the first game. He used his advantages in leg length and speed to hit his head continuously, overtaking South Korea’s Kim Minjun and scoring a point at 10:2. In the second game, Gu Jiayu flexibly used horizontal kicking and straight-line techniques, becoming more and more courageous as he fought, and finally won 11:3, winning the gold medal with a big score of 2:0.
This is the first time that 18-year-old Gu Jiayu has participated in an international competition. Facing the Korean team players for the first time, he said that the opponent’s style of play is often unexpected, so it is important to control the rhythm of the game. “Sometimes he will make some reverse movements, and the logic of the movements is something I have never seen before. I will be a little unsure at first, but it will be much better when I let go later. I will control the opponent at the far end, and play well in the long range and mid-range. Distance,” he said.
The adult competitive competition of this event is a G1-level Olympic points competition. The champion will receive 10 Olympic points. This is the first time Gu Jiayu, who has been studying Taekwondo for seven years, has won Olympic points. He might not hide his excitement. “The Olympic dream has been there since the first day I practiced Taekwondo, and it has been something I have been looking forward to until now.”
In other 7-kilogram categories, Chinese and Korean players shared gold medals.
On the 27th, the final 8 kilograms of the adult competition will be competed.
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