33 athletes from our province are eligible to participate in the 30-person swimming list, Zhejiang occupies 8 seats, shooting sisters are expected to make the first gold
Zhejiang Daily reported On July 14, the reporter learned from the press conference of Zhejiang athletes going to the Tokyo Olympic Games that 33 athletes in our province have qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games, distributed in track and field, swimming, badminton, gymnastics, volleyball, basketball, weightlifting, and kayaking. Among the 12 major events and 39 minor events such as sailing, shooting, mountain biking, and equestrianism, the number of entries and the number of participants hit the record.
Among them, 11 athletes will hit medals in 5 major events including weightlifting, badminton, swimming, gymnastics, and shooting; weightlifting men’s 73 kg, badminton mixed doubles, badminton women’s singles, men’s and women’s 4×100m medley relay, men’s 100 4 major events and 8 minor events, including the meter backstroke, men’s 25-meter pistol rapid fire, 10-meter air rifle mixed team, and women’s 10-meter air rifle, are expected to hit the gold medal.
Zheng Yao, deputy secretary-general of the Chinese Sports Delegation of the Tokyo Olympics and director of the Provincial Sports Bureau, said that the Tokyo Olympics poses a great challenge to the physical and mental, technical and tactical, and ability of each participating athlete. Under the premise of ensuring that all athletes complete the competition safely, Zhejiang athletes will mobilize the spirit of tenacious struggle and courageous struggle to create success and show the style of the Zhejiang army.
Badminton, swimming, shooting,
Weightlifting, 100-meter sprint
Traditional projects are exciting
The reporter combed the list and found that in the swimming, sailing, badminton, shooting and other events, 8 people, 5 people, 4 people, and 4 people in our province have respectively qualified for the Olympic Games, ranking first in all provinces (cities, districts) in the country.
In terms of participants, 9 people including Xu Jiayu, Wang Shun, Zhu Menghui, Liu Yaxin, Xie Zhenye, Li Ling, Shi Zhiyong, Xu Zangjun, and Wang Fan participated in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The other 24 athletes participated in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games for the first time.
The 23-year-old female badminton singles star Chen Yufei, who leads the Olympic standings, will compete in the Olympics for the first time. Facing a strong opponent, Chen Yufei will give it a go as a newcomer and win glory for the country.
As the currently number one mixed doubles combination in the badminton world, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong, two passionate post-90s generations, will work towards the goal of the highest podium in the Tokyo Olympics.
As one of the most popular events in the Olympic Games, swimming can always attract the attention of the whole world. In the Olympic roster of the 30-member Chinese swimming team, Zhejiang accounted for 8 seats, once again demonstrating its status as a strong swimming province. The last Olympic medal winners Xu Jiayu and Wang Shun are the “big brothers” of the Zhejiang swimming team and the hope for the Chinese men’s team to win medals in the swimming event of the Tokyo Olympics. In addition to veterans, young players such as Wu Qingfeng, Yu Yiting, He Junyi, and Hong Jinquan have also begun to show their talents.
Shooting is a traditional advantage project in Zhejiang. The first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics will be produced in the women’s 10-meter air rifle event. The two athletes Yang Qian and Wang Luyao representing my country in this event are both from Zhejiang, and they are both qualified to enter the finals and reach the level of gold medals.
Weightlifting is also a favorite for gold. After the Rio Olympics, weightlifting star Zhiyong Shi Zhiyong has maintained a good competitive state. He holds all three world records in the men’s 73 kg class. This time he will do his best to meet the challenge and hit the championship.
As the current leader of China’s 100-meter sprint, Xie Zhenye’s performance in the Tokyo Olympics is equally exciting.
