Hong Kong Male Athletes Trying to Qualify for Paris Olympics: World Cup Results and Olympic Hopes

2024-01-14 12:16:57

[Tilu News]Hong Kong male athletes are trying to qualify for the Paris Olympics team! The Hong Kong team, composed of Zhang Jialang, Cai Junyan, Cui Haoran and Yang Zijia, failed in the last 16 of the men’s team in the crucial foil World Cup Paris today. They unexpectedly lost to Germany 41:45. Their wishful thinking of grabbing points failed to start. It is expected to be more The gap will be further widened by China, and the situation is critical.

According to the men’s Olympic rankings before the competition, Japan, Italy, the United States and France are temporarily in the top four. China is 5 points behind France in 5th place, and the Hong Kong team is 14 points behind China in 6th place. There are currently three possibilities for the Hong Kong team to qualify for the Olympic team. One is to achieve good results in the last two World Cup team competitions and directly qualify among the top four in the world. The second is that even if the Hong Kong team fails to make it into the top four, with Japan poised to become one of the top four, the Hong Kong team can surpass China and beat South Korea in the rankings and can qualify for the Olympics as the No. 1 team in Asia and Oceania. The third is that even if the Hong Kong team fails to rank among the top four or surpass China, if China can reach the top four in the world and qualify for the Olympics by the deadline, the Hong Kong team can qualify for the Olympics as the number one in Asia and Oceania.

This World Cup is the second men’s team event in the Olympic scoring cycle. The results will directly determine whether the Hong Kong men’s team can “form a team” to compete in the Olympics again. The Hong Kong team, ranked 6th in the world, swept Malaysia 45:26 in the first round today. After advancing to the top 16, they met Germany, ranked 11th in the world. Cai Junyan led the team and lost only 4:5, but Zhang Jialang and Cui Haoran, who followed closely, each lost 3:3. : 5. The Hong Kong team lost 2:5. After completing the first three games, the Hong Kong team fell behind by 9:15.

Afterwards, Cai Junyan scored a game of 8:5, catching up to 17:20, but Germany immediately won 3 games in a row and widened the point difference to 35:24. After Cai Junyan won 8:4 in the 8th game, the total was The score was still 32:39 behind. Zhang Jialang’s “final gate” pursuit failed, and he won 9:6 but still failed to make a comeback. In the end, the Hong Kong team surrendered 41:45 and missed the top 8. Later, they moved to the first game of the ranking competition and won again. 39: 45 loss to Hungary, ranking 13th to 16th. On the other hand, France and China both reached the top 8, making the situation of the Hong Kong team’s bid to “enter the Olympics” even more unfavorable.

As for the female Hua Hong team composed of Chen Nuosi, Zheng Xiaowei, Guan Yucheng and Fu Yuming, they defeated Australia 45:25 in the first round. However, after reaching the top 16, they lost to Canada 25:36 and failed to advance to the next level. , can only move to the ranking competition.

This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in”[Foil World Cup]The Hong Kong team unexpectedly lost to Germany in the round of 16 and was defeated in the bid to qualify for the Olympic team.

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