2024-04-28 19:50:44
[Sports UAE Direct Attack]The Paris Olympic Fencing Asian Region Qualification Tournament ended on Sunday (28).Zhu Yongqiao of Pei Hong’s women’s team fought hard until the final and was defeated by two swords., missed the opportunity to enter Paris with a slight gap. Although only the champion athletes from each event in this competition qualified for the Olympics, an awards ceremony was still held for the top three swordsmen who failed to qualify and chose not to qualify. receive the prize. However, Zhu Yongqiao held back tears and walked on. at the “cruel” awards ceremony in Taiwan, hoping that the silver medal he brought home can serve as motivation: “Remember how unhappy I was today and force- you to train me harder.”
After Zhu Yongqiao (Apple) scored 5 wins and 1 loss in the group stage, the top 8 came back from 4 points behind to win by 9 points. The top 4 then reversed the situation and the Indian fencer, who was the highest ranked. After competing in the event and competing in the Tokyo Olympics last time, they also reached the final hard to catch up by 4 points, hanging on to their opponents until the end, but missed two key points and missed the Olympics by one score. from 1:15 p.m. Apple was sad and cried following the match, but she still chose to hold back her tears and place herself on the cruelest place on the podium. She won the silver medal for remembering: “Remember how unhappy I was today and force yourself to practice.” harder.” She said frankly. During the finale, including the last two swords, I disagreed with the verdict several times, so I mightn’t help but feel wronged by the result, but I also lamented not being strong enough to win: “If every sword were a single lamp, you would win. Everyone knows they can play better.” She summed up the result as “a shame” and thanked her teammates and coaches for their support. “They believed in me even more. that I believed in myself, I feel so sorry for everyone.
Zhu Yongqiao held back tears and stepped onto the podium. After leaving the podium, she might no longer hold back her tears.
Apple, who is currently studying at university, took a gap year in September last year to prepare for the Olympic qualifying competition. Although she ultimately failed to achieve her goal, she nevertheless said she had no regrets: “I think that decision has been made. good. I’ve made a lot of progress over the last year.” “I’m not a talented fencer, so I have to push myself to practice more. I wanted to push myself when I became full time, so I did. grateful to the coach for never giving up on me.” She also expressed satisfaction with the training process and this competition. He is also overall satisfied with his performance and feels he has made a breakthrough compared to to before: “In the past, I often relied on my feelings rather than tactical arrangements when playing matches, but this time I did what I had practiced and the instructions of the coach, and I also had a breakthrough. Master your own psychological threshold and adjust your own pace.
Although the result was not satisfactory, Apple felt that he performed well throughout the day and implemented the arrangements of Korean coach Lee Wook-jae.
After wiping away her tears, Apple regained her mood and continued to work hard for this season. She will return to Hong Kong for a short two-day stay before heading to South Korea to compete in the Grand Prix. at the Asian Championships in June. “Individually and as a team, I hope to compete for medals. Everyone has the same strength in this qualifying competition, and I hope there will be stronger swordsmen from China, Japan and South Korea . get a medal to prove myself.” Ultimately, she also hopes to realize her dream in another form during the next Olympic Games: “I hope that no one from the Hong Kong team will need to participate in this. qualifying competition next time.
Three shooters from the Hong Kong team participated in the qualifications this time. In the end, Ho Wai-heng won the championship and left on the last train for the Paris Olympics, and Luo Haotian unfortunately lost in the final and semi-final. -finals respectively. Before the fencing team’s start, Hong Kong head coach Cheng Siu-hong said the qualifying match was “a difficult task”. After the match, he felt satisfied that he finally got a ticket and praised the performance of the three Hong Kong players. : “This match is the highest in all countries.” Ranking, the best athletes are competing, and everyone’s level may be just one or two swords higher or lower, but whether our athletes can qualify or not, the performance on the field is satisfactory. .”
Hong Kong team head coach Cheng Siu-hong (right) congratulated the three Hong Kong players who participated in this qualifying match
Along with Zhang Jialang, Chen Nuosi and Jiang Minxi, who obtained Olympic tickets through world rankings, four members of the Hong Kong team will participate in the Paris Olympics this year. “Coach Kang” is satisfied with the individual qualifying numbers. , but I’m disappointed that the team failed to qualify. I regret, but I think that once the qualifications are confirmed, we should focus on preparations for the Olympics and hope that all four will perform well. He also commented on the two major focuses of the Hong Kong team: “Jiang Minxi and Zhang Jialang were already capable of winning medals last time and were world-class athletes. This time they will be more mature and have better experience and emotional control than last time. If they can work normally, I think there will be good results.
Images and text: He Ziyuan
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