The number of athletes from Zhejiang accounts for 1/10 of the Chinese sports delegation and they strive to create the best results in history at home.
Zhejiang Daily (Reporter Shen Tingyu) On September 12, the founding meeting of the Chinese Sports Delegation for the 19th Asian Games was held in Beijing. As the host of the Hangzhou Asian Games, Zhejiang attracted much attention at the founding meeting of the Chinese Sports Delegation. The reporter learned that Zhejiang will have 98 athletes competing in 23 major events and 32 sub-items, including 48 male athletes and 50 female athletes. The youngest athlete is 15-year-old Zhang Xinyi in gymnastics; the oldest athlete is 60-year-old Dai Jianming in bridge.
Zheng Yao, director of the Zhejiang Provincial Sports Bureau, Qiao Yunping, director of the Shandong Provincial Sports Bureau, and Cui Jian, director of the Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau, serve as deputy secretary-generals of the Chinese Sports Delegation at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
Zheng Yao introduced that the number of athletes participating in the Asian Games from Zhejiang accounts for one-tenth of the number of athletes in the Chinese sports delegation, and the goal is to “create the best results in history at home.” He said that the wonderful events of the Hangzhou Asian Games are inseparable from the wonderful participation. Zhejiang Sports must improve its political stance, keep in mind the “biggest country”, and go all out to win high-quality gold medals, so that the Chinese sports delegation can continue to win the gold medal list. Contributing to the goal of being at the top of the medal table.
Talking about the specific situation of Zhejiang athletes competing in the Hangzhou Asian Games, Zheng Yao introduced that the 98 Zhejiang Asian Games athletes will be led by swimming Olympic champions Wang Shun and Ye Shiwen and badminton Olympic champion Chen Yufei. In addition, athletes in traditional advantage sports such as swimming, badminton, shooting, kayaking and rowing will launch a strong attack on the gold medal, and outstanding performance is also expected in non-Olympic sports such as dragon boating, chess and cards. The reporter learned that Zhejiang athletes have filled the gaps in the history of Zhejiang athletes participating in the Asian Games in equestrian, break dancing, jujitsu, e-sports and other events.
On the same day, national gymnastics team coaches Xu Jinglei and Ye Sheng from Zhejiang and gymnast Zhang Xinyi all appeared at the delegation’s founding meeting. As the youngest player in the Zhejiang lineup, 15-year-old Zhang Xinyi participated in the Asian Games for the first time. “I look forward to performing my normal training level in the competition at home and strive to achieve good results.” Zhang Xinyi said.
Since the 1982 Asian Games, China has topped the gold medal list for 10 consecutive years. Since the 1978 Asian Games, Zhejiang has produced 105 Asian Games champions and won 148 Asian Games gold medals. In the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, Zhejiang won a total of 26 gold medals, the best record in history; in the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, Zhejiang won 24 gold medals, the best result in overseas competitions.
2023-09-13 02:12:50
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