Title: China Prepares for Intense Women’s Basketball Match Against Japan in Hangzhou Asian Games
Subtitle: Track and Field Events and Badminton Quarter-finals Also Set to Showcase Chinese Athletes’ Skills
Hangzhou Net Release Time: 2023-10-05 07:32
The Hangzhou Asian Games is set to crown 36 gold medalists on the 5th of October, featuring an intense women’s basketball final between China and Japan. Additionally, the track and field events will conclude with the men’s and women’s marathons, while the Chinese badminton team faces formidable battles in the quarter-finals.
Having made significant progress, the Chinese women’s basketball team will confront their longtime rivals, Japan, in the finals. In the previous Asian Cup, the Chinese team narrowly defeated Japan by 2 points to clinch the championship, breaking the Japanese team’s five consecutive Asian Cup titles. Both teams boast strengthened lineups this time, guaranteeing another thrilling encounter in the finals.
As the track and field events near their end, Chinese athletes He Jie and Yang Shaohui will compete in the men’s marathon, while Zhang Deshun and Li Zhixuan will represent China in the women’s marathon. The Chinese team aims to achieve breakthrough performances, but they face tough challenges from Japanese marathoners and two Bahraini female athletes who have set impressive season’s best results.
In the quarter-finals of the individual events, the Chinese badminton team will engage in fierce battles. Li Shifeng will face his Indonesian rival, Jin Ting, in the men’s singles, while Shi Yuqi will take on Chinese Taipei star Zhou Tiancheng, fresh from his loss in the men’s team competition. In the women’s singles, He Bingjiao will confront Indian star Sindhu, and Chen Yufei will meet Jin Jiaen, who played a crucial role in securing victory for the Korean team in the women’s team final.
In weightlifting, all three Chinese athletes participating on the 5th will face formidable challenges in their pursuit of gold medals. Liao Guifang, the women’s 71kg champion at the 2023 World Championships and holder of two world records, will compete in the women’s 76kg category. The question of whether North Korean players Song Guoxiang and Zheng Chunhui can break world records again adds to the excitement surrounding the competition. In the men’s 96kg category, Tian Tao and Li Dayin from the Chinese team will also contend with fierce opponents.
In addition to these events, the Chinese women’s volleyball team will face off against the Vietnamese team in the qualifying round. The Chinese team demonstrates potential in other events such as dragon boat racing, boxing, and wrestling, which may result in further gold medals.
Source: Daily Business Daily
Author: Text/Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Hengzhi Zhang Zewei
Editor: Chen Zhouying