The Chinese women’s epee team ranked fourth in the team competition. Going all out is also a hero
“If the leg is not broken, there is nothing serious.” On the evening of July 27, after the women’s epee team bronze medal match ended, Sun Yiwen, who was unable to play due to injury, had returned to his usual cheerfulness and optimism when he talked about his injury. On the same day, the Chinese team lost to South Korea and Italy in the semifinals and bronze medal match, and finally ranked fourth.
In fact, after retiring from the game due to injury in the afternoon, Sun Yiwen shed tears on the sidelines: She injured her thigh in the second game of the semi-final, and teammate Xu Anqi came on as a substitute-this objectively disrupted the tactical arrangements of the Chinese team. . According to Xu Anqi, according to the pre-match plan, she would have replaced teammate Lin Sheng in the eighth game. “This time, Lin Sheng and I were caught off guard. Especially when I saw the team lagging behind and rushed to attack, it exposed more loopholes.” Xu Anqi said.
This was not the only injury the Chinese team suffered on that day. In the bronze medal match against Italy that night, the Chinese team insisted on chasing points after falling behind and narrowed the gap to 1 point before the end. But at this time, Zhu Mingye injured his leg on the field and was still affected after receiving treatment. In the end, the Chinese team lost the game by two points.
“Actually, it is quite common for players to be injured on the field in fencing.” After the match, Xu Anqi took the responsibility on herself: “My performance in today’s game was not satisfactory. But anyway, we tried our best. There will be no regrets.” At the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics, Xu Anqi won the gold and silver medals of the women’s epee team for the Chinese team. After the Tokyo Olympics, she expects more young players to surpass herself: “Whether it is winning gold at the London Olympics or Sun Yiwen’s personal gold medal this time, it is inseparable from the dedication and hard work of generations of fencers. Hope The Chinese team will have more outstanding young players in the future.” (Source: People’s Daily reporter Liu Shuoyang, Yue Linwei, Liu Junguo)
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