Original title: Body Talk
Eliminated again
A few days ago, the 2024 U20 Women’s Asian Cup group stage ended. The Chinese U20 women’s football team defeated the Vietnam U20 women’s football team 6-1 in the final round. They scored 4 points from 3 games, 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. They ranked third in the group and missed the knockout rounds. They also lost the opportunity to advance to this year’s U20 Women’s World Cup. This is the second consecutive time that the Chinese U20 women’s football team has failed to qualify for the U20 Women’s World Cup finals.
Comment: Since 2002, the Chinese U20 women’s football team has reached the semi-finals of the Asian Cup for nine consecutive times and won the championship in 2006. However, in the last competition, they missed the group stage for the first time and bid farewell to the World Cup early. Similar to the development trajectory of the adult national team in recent years, the Chinese women’s youth football team has gradually lost its competitiveness in the Asian competition in the past two years. With the widespread development of women’s football in Asia and even around the world, competition has become more intense. The Chinese women’s football team can only learn from the experience and strive to catch up.
Red and blue war
In the early morning of March 11th, Beijing time, the 28th round of the Premier League this season ushered in the much-anticipated “Red and Blue Battle.” In the end, the “Red Army” Liverpool drew 1-1 at home with the “Blue Moon” Manchester City. The two teams ranked second and third in the standings. Currently, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City, the top three players in the Premier League this season, are only one game away from each other, and the competition for the Premier League title is becoming increasingly fierce.
Comment: Compared with the smoke of the “Red and Blue War”, the mutual sympathy between the coaches of the two teams, Klopp and Guardiola, is even more eye-catching. In the 30th meeting between two world-class coaches in their coaching careers, a draw may be the best result. Klopp led Liverpool to regain European championship glory, while Guardiola single-handedly created the “Greater Manchester City Era”. In the past 10 years, the two used their talent and competition to jointly create another golden era of the Premier League. Heroes cherish heroes, and heroes are never lonely.
Crowned Triple Crown
Recently, the 2024 BWF World Tour French Open ushered in the final day. The Chinese team won three championships – Shi Yuqi won his second men’s singles championship this season, and Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan reversed the decisive game and won As for the women’s doubles championship, Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping won the mixed doubles championship. Next, the main players of the national badminton team will move to Birmingham, England, to participate in the higher-level All England Badminton Open.
Comment: This French Open is also a test event for the Paris Olympics, and players from all walks of life have adapted to the Olympic atmosphere in advance. From the perspective of preparing for the Olympic Games, Guoyu has completed its training tasks well in fierce competitions with players from various countries, but the shortcomings exposed in the women’s singles event are still obvious and need urgent improvement. The following All England Championships and the Thomas and Uber Cup at the end of April are important training opportunities for the national feather team before the Olympic Games. We hope that the whole team can deliver satisfactory results.
Lineup announced
Recently, the ITTF officially announced the lineup that has qualified for the table tennis team at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The national table tennis team successfully qualified for the men’s and women’s team competition by winning the continental trials. According to the rules, there are 16 teams for each of the men’s and women’s teams in the Paris Olympic Games. The shortlisted teams are generated through the following channels: the host country automatically obtains the qualification; the champion of the continental selection competition and the top 8 of the Busan World Table Tennis Championships team competition obtain the participation seat; the qualified teams are not used The quota will be reallocated to the top teams in the ITTF World Team Rankings in March this year.
Comment: Although they reached the top spot in the recent Busan World Table Tennis Championships, the arduous process of competing for the championship and the outstanding performance of teams such as Japan, South Korea and India indicate that the national table tennis team’s Olympic journey will not be easy. To continue to defend the glory of the “national sport” in Paris, the Chinese table tennis team’s targeted adjustments and practical exercises in the next few months are crucial.
(Baren Edition)
2024-03-13 08:39:49
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