[Tai Road Special News]The Hong Kong Women’s Epee Team, composed of Jiang Minxi, Chen Weiling, Lian Yixi and Zhu Jiawang, once again bravely entered the Asian Fencing Championships team final after 2018, beating the Tokyo Olympic silver medalist South Korea, who had the advantage at home. . The Hong Kong team was finally pulled away by South Korea, the world No. 1 team, in the middle, losing 27:39 and winning the silver medal after 2018. The men’s Hong Kong team, which won the bronze medal, lost to Iran at 33:45 and finished fourth.
The Hong Kong team, which was listed as the No. 3 seed in the women’s heavy team competition, went straight to the top 8 without the first match. They first beat Singapore 45:33, and then beat China 40:30, returning to the 2018 final defeat and playing again after 4 years. Enter the gold medal battle and strive for the first Asian Championships gold medal in the history of Hong Kong. In the final, the Hong Kong team faced South Korea, the host and the world number one in the team. The latter was led by Cui Renjing, the active female heavyweight “Seiyi”, and led Song Shiluo, Kang Yingmei and Li Huiren to play. The four are also the original team of the silver medal in the Tokyo Olympic team competition. .
The Hong Kong team played the first game by Jiang Minling, who won the gold medal in the individual competition a few days ago. Both sides played conservatively with a slight lead of 2:1. Chen Weiling, who won the bronze in the individual competition, maintained a 6:4 lead in the next game. However, after the Hong Kong team was tied at 7:7 in the third game of Lian Yixi, the Korean women began to dominate the rhythm of the game. Chen Weiling was pulled 10:15 in the fourth game, and Jiang Minxi was pulled to 8 points in the fifth game. . The South Korean team maintained a 7-point gap afterwards. After Jiang Minxun, who was “guarding the tailgate”, was further opened, the Hong Kong team finally lost 27:39 and won the silver medal.
In the men’s wear team competition, the Hong Kong team composed of He Silang, Luo Haotian, Chen Zhuoqian and Chen Zhixuan defeated Kazakh in the second round and entered the top four. A top 4 loser, Iran, won the bronze medal. In the ranking competition that followed, the Hong Kong team won the match to Iran with 33:45, and finally finished the competition in fourth place.
This article is by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “[Asian Fencing Championships]Lost to “Seyi” Korea Women’s Heavy Hong Kong Team Team Championship to win silver」