The Hangzhou Asian Games: Chinese Delegation Sets Record with 200 Gold Medals

2023-10-08 01:34:00

Original title: The Hangzhou Asian Games is coming to an end (quote)

The number of gold medals in the Chinese delegation reaches a record high (theme)

October 7 was the day before the closing of the Hangzhou Asian Games. That night, as the men’s chess individual final ended, Zheng Weitong from Chengdu defeated his teammate Zhao Xinxin and successfully won the gold medal. The total number of gold medals won by the Chinese sports delegation at the Hangzhou Asian Games reached 200. This achievement not only broke the previous record for the number of gold medals won by the Chinese sports delegation in a single Asian Games, but was also the first time in history that a delegation won 200 gold medals in a single Asian Games. Previously, the Chinese sports delegation achieved a record-breaking 199 gold medals at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games.

On that day, the Asian Games once again set off a climax of competition, with a total of 46 gold medal battles. The Chinese delegation is still full of stamina and continues to expand its gold medal results in badminton, volleyball, canoeing, synchronized swimming, break dancing, chess and other competitions. It won a total of 13 gold medals throughout the day, bringing the total number of gold medals to 200, with silver medals and The total number of bronze medals also reached 111 and 71 respectively.

The Hangzhou Asian Games Most Valuable Player (MVP) was also produced on that day. Chinese swimming star Zhang Yufei, who won six gold medals, and Qin Haiyang, the men’s 200-meter breaststroke world record holder who won five gold medals, were awarded MVP.

The most eye-catching event of the day was undoubtedly the women’s volleyball final between the Chinese team and the Japanese team. From 1982 to 2018, the Chinese women’s volleyball team won the championship 8 times in the 10 Asian Games. Now, the Chinese women’s volleyball team, playing at home, has defeated India, North Korea, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and other teams before advancing to the finals, showing its dominance in the game.

That night, at the gymnasium of Hangzhou Normal University (Cangqian Campus), the Chinese women’s volleyball team competed with the Japanese team. During the game, the Chinese women’s volleyball team fully demonstrated its network advantage, defeated the Japanese team 3-0, and won the championship with a six-game winning record. This is the ninth time that the Chinese women’s volleyball team has won the Asian Games championship.

Badminton started a gold medal battle in 5 individual events. The Chinese team entered the finals in 4 events except men’s doubles. Among them, Shi Yuqi and Li Shifeng met in the men’s singles final. In the end, Li Shifeng defeated his teammates and won the men’s singles gold medal. In the women’s singles final, Tokyo Olympic champion Chen Yufei lost 1-2 to South Korean star An Se-ying and won a silver medal. In the mixed doubles and women’s doubles finals, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong won the mixed doubles championship, while Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan won the women’s doubles crown.

“The most beautiful event” synchronized swimming won the first double gold medal. After the “sisters” Jiang Wenwen and Jiang Tingting retired from China’s synchronized swimming, another pair of twin sisters Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi took up the leading role in China’s synchronized swimming. They ranked first in the double free selection competition, and they also ranked first in the double technical free selection the day before. In the end, Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi won the gold medal in the Hangzhou Asian Games synchronized swimming event with a total score of 526.8620.

The first break dance gold medal in the history of the Asian Games occurred on the evening of the 7th. 17-year-old Chinese player Liu Qingyi won the gold medal in the women’s category. She also received a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics. Breakdancing became an official event of the Asian Games for the first time at the Hangzhou Asian Games. There were two events for men and women, and two gold medals were produced.

On the 7th, in the canoe slalom women’s single rowing final, Chinese player Huang Juan performed well and won the gold medal with a time of 107.71 seconds. In the men’s single kayak final, Chinese player Quan Xin came out firing on all cylinders and won the championship with a time of 89.24 seconds.

In the women’s hockey final, the Chinese team faced the South Korean team. The Chinese women’s song team won three consecutive championships at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, but failed to win the gold medal in the following two Asian Games. In the final that night, the Chinese team defeated the South Korean team 2-0 and won the gold medal. This also means that the Chinese women’s hockey team has a ticket to the Paris Olympics.

“All the players are working hard, and the cheers from the audience also make us very motivated. This victory gives us a lot of confidence, and we will see you at the Paris Olympics next!” After the game, Ou Zixia, captain of the Chinese women’s hockey team, said in an interview .

In the men’s 10-kilometer marathon swimming event that day, Chinese player Zhang Ziyang won the championship with a time of 1 hour, 55 minutes, 45 seconds and 8 seconds, and another Chinese player, Lan Tianchen, won the runner-up.

The Asian Games chess men’s and women’s individual competitions concluded at the Hangzhou Chess Academy Intellectual Building (Chess Hall). In the men’s final, Zheng Weitong of the Chinese team defeated teammate Zhao Xinxin and won the gold medal; the gold medal in the women’s final was won by Zuo Wenjing of the Chinese team, and the silver medal was won by Wang Linna.

In the women’s team chess competition of the Hangzhou Asian Games that ended on the 7th, the Chinese team composed of four players, Zhu Jin’er, Tan Zhongyi, Zhai Mo, and Hou Yifan, won the gold medal.

(Guangming Daily, Hangzhou, October 7, Guangming Daily reporter Wang Dong)

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