Original Title: Facing Challenges, Decisive Battle in Tokyo-Prospect Analysis of the Chinese Army
The Chinese delegation to participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was formally established in Beijing on the afternoon of the 14th. Chinese athletes are about to embark on a new journey. In the face of this unusual Olympic event held in the context of the global fight against the epidemic, Chinese players will face up to the challenge and fight for the first place, and are expected to maintain a strong position in the forefront of the gold medal and medal lists.
The strength of the “Six Aces” is still
Diving, weightlifting, table tennis, badminton, shooting, and gymnastics are the traditional advantages of the Chinese Army in the Olympic Games. At present, the “Six Aces” generally maintain a high level. They will still be the Chinese Army in the Tokyo Olympics. The backbone of the fight for gold and silver.
Xiao Ruoteng is in the game.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Xi
The Chinese diving team is known as the “Dream Team”. Since participating in the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, it has contributed 40 Olympic gold medals to the Chinese sports delegation, and the Tokyo Olympics is expected to continue its brilliance. During the epidemic, the team conducted several intra-team tests and Olympic trials, and the status of the athletes was always “online”. A powerful team led by Shi Tingmao, Chen Aisen, and Cao Yuan, as well as many world champions such as Xie Sicheng, Yang Jian, Wang Han, Chen Yuxi, Zhang Jiaqi, etc., will attack all eight gold medals in the Tokyo Olympics.
The Chinese weightlifting team announced the Tokyo Olympics entry list led by two Olympic champions Lu Xiaojun and Shi Zhiyong as early as mid-to-early June. Women’s Olympic champion Deng Wei lost the election due to injury. The veterans of the Chinese team in this Olympics are in the line, and the newcomers take the lead. The eight people selected for the Olympic roster are all the winners of the Asian Championships.
Five years ago, the Chinese weightlifting team ended the Rio Olympic Games with 5 golds and 2 silvers. Although this report card has one more silver medal than the London Olympics, the Chinese team made bizarre mistakes in certain levels of competitions, resulting in “cooked ducks flying”. With Rio’s regrets, the Chinese team is bound to launch an impact on a higher goal in Tokyo.
Since the establishment of the table tennis event in the Seoul (now Seoul) Olympics in 1988 and the Rio Olympics in 2016, the Chinese team has won 28 out of 32 gold medals, and is a well-deserved king in the world table tennis. Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, said that for the Olympic gold medal, the goal this time is to “guarantee three fights and four fights for five.” He said: “We all have the strength and confidence to fight for the 5 pieces (gold medals), but we also have challenges and risks.”
The mixed doubles will be added to table tennis at the Olympic Games. This event will produce the first gold medal in table tennis. The 2019 World Table Tennis Championships champion combination Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen will play on behalf of the Chinese team. The men’s singles team is composed of domineering duo Ma Long and Fan Zhendong. They will also partner with candy bar veteran Xu Xin to participate in team competitions. In the women’s singles event, the Shinke World Cup champion Chen Meng and the “post-00s” newcomer Sun Yingsha joined forces, and they will also play in the women’s team competition with Liu Shiwen. For Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha, who participated in the Olympics for the first time, the psychological test will be the biggest challenge they face.
The Chinese badminton team has obtained full qualifications in the men’s singles, women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles. There are two or two pairs of players each, while only one pair of men’s doubles is eligible. Zhang Jun, chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association, predicted during the Olympic simulation match at the end of June that Guoyu’s mixed doubles, women’s singles and women’s doubles are all capable of gold, while the men’s singles and men’s doubles are more difficult to gold.
In contrast, mixed doubles is the most promising to win gold. The invincible “IELTS combination” Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong and another ace combination Wang Yilu/Huang Dongping will launch a strong impact on the championship. These two pairs are ranked top two in the world in Olympic points.
The Chinese shooting team once created the brilliance of winning 5 gold medals in the Beijing Olympics. However, in the Rio Olympics, although the Chinese team entered the finals many times, only Zhang Mengxue of the women’s air pistol won a gold medal. This is also the worst record of the Chinese shooting team in the Olympics in recent years.
Facing the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese shooting team looks forward to using the “Youth Storm” to achieve a bottoming out. In the current 19-man lineup of rifles, there are as many as 6 “post-00s” teenagers, including Yang Qian, Jiang Ranxin, and Zhang Changhong who have been selected as the first place in the trials. In the Tokyo Olympics, the average age of the pistol team was 26 years old, and the average age of the rifle team was only 23 years old.
On the whole, the strength of the Chinese shooting team is relatively even in each event, but this sport is quite accidental. Fighting for 2-3 gold medals may be a relatively objective goal. Li Jinsong, deputy director of the shooting and archery management center of the State Sports General Administration, said: “There must be a turnaround at the Tokyo Olympics and surpass Rio. Shooting has always been the pioneer of the Chinese delegation. At the Tokyo Olympics, we must strive to fight for the delegation. A good start.”
The Chinese gymnastics team is suffocating energy to turn over. This former “big Olympic gold medalist” failed to see gold at the Rio Olympics and will still face a tough battle this time.
In the highly anticipated men’s team competition, the Chinese team will once again usher in the “Three Kingdoms Kill” battle, facing the direct impact of the host and defending champions Japan and Russia. The Chinese Gymnastics Men’s Team consists of the main lineups of the two World Gymnastics Championships in 2018 and 2019. Xiao Ruoteng, Zou Jingyuan, Sun Wei, and Lin Chao have rich experience in the four-man competition. The goal of this expedition is to be a shame and board the Olympics Championship throne. Under the leadership of head coach Qiao Liang, the Chinese women’s gymnastics team also has a new look. Lu Yufei, Zhang Jin, Tang Qianjing, and Ou Yushan will be on the Olympic stage for the first time.
In terms of individual events, Xiao Ruoteng, Zou Jingyuan, Liu Yang and others will strive to be on the highest podium in the men’s all-around, parallel bars, and rings. In addition to the World Championship champion Fan Yilin who will launch an impact on the uneven bars, the Chinese women’s team also sent Guan Chenchen and Ou Yushan two difficult balance beam players.
Potential advantage projects seek steady progress
From Beijing, London to Rio, the Chinese delegation’s ranking on the gold medal list slipped from first, second to third. In order for the Chinese corps to go to the Tokyo Olympics to stop falling and recover, their performance in submerged sports such as track and field, swimming, taekwondo, fencing, and water is also crucial.
China’s track and field has the ability to win gold in the women’s 20-kilometer walking and women’s shot put, and it is expected to hit the gold medal in the women’s javelin and men’s 20-kilometer walking.
Liu Hong (first from left) in the game.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Bohan
The women’s 20-kilometer race walking is the traditional advantage of the Chinese team. The 34-year-old veteran Liu Hong is the Rio Olympic Games champion and former world record holder. Although she retired and became a mother, her competitive status quickly recovered after her comeback and won the 2019 Doha World Championships. The 25-year-old Yang Jiayu is the 2017 World Championship champion. In the Olympic trials in Huangshan in March this year, she broke the world record held by Liu Hong with a time of 1 hour, 23 minutes and 49 seconds. Another Chinese player and Tibetan star Cheyang Shijie also has rich experience in the competition. All three players have the strength to compete for the Olympic gold medal.
In the women’s shot put event, Chinese star player Gong Lijiao is the defending champion of the two World Championships. In recent years, his performance has been stable, especially this season, showing a good competitive state. In June of this year, she cast two consecutive good results of 20 meters 31 and 20 meters 39, very close to the personal best of 20 meters 43 created in 2016, ranking first in the world in the season.
In the women’s javelin event, Lu Huihui and Liu Shiying, two Chinese players are both capable of reaching gold medals. However, many athletes, including Poland’s André Chuck and Germany’s Hu Song, are on the same level as the two Chinese women. The final ownership of the gold medal depends on the performance. In addition, Chinese track and field may also hit the gold medal in the men’s 20-kilometer race walking event.
Wang Shun.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Weng Xinyang
Due to Sun Yang’s suspension, the strength of the Chinese swimming team was impaired. It is not easy to surpass the performance of 1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze in the Rio Olympics. The biggest challenge for the Chinese swimming team is to overcome the “jet lag” problem caused by the morning finals, and to find the key points of the outbreak in the morning. The biggest gold favorite is Zhang Yufei. Her 200-meter butterfly is ranked first in the world this year, and her 100-meter butterfly is also among the best. The masters in these two events are like Lin, Zhang Yufei needs to adjust the physical distribution of the preliminaries, semi-finals and finals, and control the rhythm of the game. Zhang Yufei is also the main force of the men’s and women’s 4X100m medley relay. She and Xu Jiayu, Yan Zibei, and Yang Junxuan set a new world record in last year’s National Swimming Championships. This time, she will “head-to-head” with strong teams such as Tokyo and the United States and Australia. In addition, Yang Junxuan and Li Bingjie’s 200m and 400m freestyle, Wang Jian Jiahe’s 1500m freestyle and 800m freestyle are among the best in the world. If they play normally, they are all expected to stand on the Olympic podium.
As for men, Xu Jiayu, who won two consecutive championships in the 2017 and 2019 World Championships, failed to squeeze into the top five in this year’s world rankings in the 100-meter backstroke. His condition has not yet been adjusted to his best. I hope he can undergo systematic training and careful preparation. Realize your Olympic dreams with rich experience in competitions. The 27-year-old star Wang Shun will attack the medals in the 200-meter and 400-meter medley events.
In the Taekwondo event, Rio Olympic champion Zhao Shuai and famous player Zheng Shuyin have strong dominance at their respective levels from the perspective of comprehensive strength and are expected to hit the gold medal. Beijing Olympic champion Wu Jingyu will usher in the fourth Olympic journey of her career. The 34-year-old mother player is the spiritual leader of the Chinese team. With the two gold medals in hand, she will continue to pursue her Olympic dream.
The Chinese fencing team created the best record of 2 golds and 1 bronze in the London Olympics, but ended sadly with 1 silver and 1 bronze in Rio. The goal of the Chinese swordsman in Tokyo is to fight a turnaround. Of the 15 Chinese team participating in the Tokyo Olympics, only two have Olympic experience. Despite the shortcomings of experience, Wang Haibin, chairman of the Chinese Fencing Association, put forward a goal of a gold medal.
Like Rio five years ago, the women’s weight group is the most promising project to hit the gold medal. The Chinese Women’s Weight Team, composed of Xu Anqi, Lin Sheng, Zhu Mingye, and Sun Yiwen, is currently ranked first in the world and won the team gold medal in the 2019 World Championships after a lapse of 4 years. This time, it aims to make up for Rio’s regret of picking silver. In addition to the women’s heavy group, from the contingency of the project, the men’s epee group may also create surprises. Personally, there are Sun Yiwen and Shao Yaqi who have the strength to compete for the title.
Rowing and kayaking have been China’s potential advantages for many years, but Chinese athletes are often short of breath in the most critical Olympic arenas. During the Tokyo Olympics cycle, the Chinese rowing team is showing a vigorous and upward trend. This time it will participate in 8 small events. It will have impact medals in women’s quadruple sculls, men’s double sculls and women’s eight singles. Even the strength of the gold medal.
In the kayaking event, women’s rowing entered the Olympic Games for the first time, bringing more variables. The Chinese team will participate in all 12 kayaking events this time, and the one with the greatest hope for medals is the men’s double rowing 1000m. The combination of Liu Hao and Zheng Pengfei performed well in the World Cup. Their biggest opponent is the combination of Cuba and Brazil. In addition, Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya of the 500-meter women’s double rowing event have the opportunity to hit the medal.
In the sailing windsurfing project, the Chinese team will participate in 8 small events, among which women’s windsurfing is the most promising project to win gold. Lu Yunxiu ushered in an explosion in 2019, winning two World Cup championships and the windsurfing World Championships. This rookie player comes from an ordinary farmer with 8 brothers and sisters. With her tenacity, perseverance, and hard work, she writes an inspirational story of a new era.
In addition, Chinese players also have certain competitiveness in events such as cycling, boxing, and archery. If you perform well on the spot, it may bring surprises.
The Chinese women’s volleyball team took a group photo before the World Women’s Volleyball League.Xinhua News Agency
The Chinese women’s volleyball team has the top three goals
The attention of the three major events has always been high. In the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese men’s basketball, men’s football, and men’s volleyball teams were absent. The performance of the three-ball women’s team is worth looking forward to. The most eye-catching is the Chinese women’s volleyball team led by Lang Ping.
In the 2019 Women’s Volleyball World Cup, the Chinese team successfully reached the top with an invincible record of 11 consecutive victories and won the tenth championship trophy in the three major world competitions (Olympics, World Championships, and World Cup). Although the Chinese women’s volleyball team missed the semi-finals in the World Women’s Volleyball League, which ended in late June, it was because the team intended to train young players and substitutes in the first half and did not affect the prospects of the Olympic championship.
The Chinese women’s volleyball team for the Tokyo Olympics is based on the Rio Olympic champions Zhu Ting, Yuan Xinyue, Zhang Changning, Ding Xia, Yan Ni, Gong Xiangyu, etc., supplemented by the outstanding rookie Li Yingying of this cycle, substitute setter Yao Di, and the 2019 World Cup Best free man Wang Mengjie and so on. This team has a reasonable age structure, rich experience in the competition, and good bench depth. Under the leadership of the famous marshal Lang Ping, this glorious division that has supported the dreams of generations of Chinese will once again launch an impact on the throne of champions.
At the Rio Olympics, the Chinese women’s basketball team, which experienced the pain of exchange blood, ranked tenth and fell into a trough. In the 2019 Women’s Basketball World Cup, the new coach Xu Limin led his team to sixth. In the Olympic qualifiers to be held in February 2020, the Chinese women’s basketball team, which has lost home court advantage due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, has won consecutive games against the British, Spanish and South Korean teams and advances to the Olympics, giving people an impression of the young team’s prospects in Tokyo. Expectantly.
Under the leadership of Xu Limin, the Chinese women’s basketball team has completed the transition between the new and the old. The veteran Shao Ting, who has participated in the Rio Olympics, is playing. The forward Li Meng, known as the “LeBron Dream”, is becoming more mature. . Compared with the Rio Olympics, this team now has more confidence.
However, the trip to Tokyo of the Chinese women’s basketball team is by no means easy. Among the 3 opponents in the group stage, the overall strength of the Australian team is obviously dominant. The Belgian team with WNBA Finals MVP Messman is on the rise, and the Puerto Rico team should not be underestimated. The primary goal of the Chinese team is to qualify for the quarter-finals, and then hit a higher goal. Xu Limin said that he hopes to show the fighting spirit of the Chinese women’s basketball team in the Tokyo Olympics. They dare to challenge, are not afraid of strong enemies, and live up to expectations.
On July 10th, the Chinese women’s football players were training in an open class.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ding Xu
The road for Chinese women’s football to enter the Tokyo Olympics is more difficult than that of the Chinese women’s volleyball team and the Chinese women’s basketball team. In the play-offs for the Olympic qualifiers with the South Korean team, the Chinese team withstood the pressure, 1 win, 1 tie, a thrilling pass, and successfully caught the last train of the Olympic Games.
In the Tokyo Olympics group draw, the Chinese women’s football team and the Netherlands, Brazil and Zambia are divided into group F. Head coach Jia Xiuquan believes that the three opponents in the same group represent three types. The Dutch team are upstarts in Europe, the veteran Brazilian team is experienced, and the new African Zambian team is famous for its forwards. For the Chinese women’s football team, every group match is a tough battle.
Judging from the performance of the 2019 Women’s World Cup, Olympic qualifiers and other competitions, the Chinese women’s football team, led by Jia Xiuquan, has greatly improved its mental outlook and fighting spirit, and is full of tenacity, but there is still a lot of room for improvement at the technical and tactical level. Looking at the Tokyo Olympics, there is a certain hope for the Chinese women’s football team to qualify, but to go further, it will take more hard work and a little bit of good luck.
In the newly-added men’s and women’s three-person basketball events in the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese team successfully qualified for the competition, which slightly made up for the regret of the Chinese men’s basketball team being absent. The men’s team led by CBA star Hu Jinqiu will attack the top four, while the goal of the women’s team is to win medals.
July 14, 2021Sun Chunlan met with the Chinese sports delegation participating in the 32nd Summer Olympic Games.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yue Yuewei
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Chinese delegation ranked third on the gold medal list with 26 gold, 18 silver, and 26 bronze. After five years of preparations, the overall competitive strength of Chinese athletes has improved over the Rio cycle. If nothing else, the total number of gold medals won in the Tokyo Olympics is likely to increase significantly compared to the previous one, but it is expected that it will be difficult to shake the dominance of the US Army.
In the second place in the gold medal list, the biggest challenge for the Chinese delegation came from the Japanese delegation at home. As the host, the Japanese delegation set the goal of winning 30 gold medals early. With the right time and place, and the convenient conditions in the project setting, they will also strive for the best record since the recent Olympic Games.
In the past year or so, the new crown epidemic has caused a huge impact on international sports events, and has also brought different levels and types of challenges to athletes all over the world. Due to various reasons, the opportunities for Chinese athletes to confront their competitors have been greatly reduced, and the understanding of their opponents’ preparation dynamics and true status has also been restricted. Therefore, the uncertainty and variability of the Tokyo Olympic Games performance has been greatly increased. The Chinese Legion needs to be prepared for difficulties and improve its ability to respond in order to achieve the goal of both spiritual civilization and competitive performance. (Notewriters: Wang Jingyu, Lin Deren; Participating reporters: Zhou Xin, Liu Yang, Su Bin, Ding Wenxian, Lu Yuchen, Wu Junkuan, Niu Mengtong, Wang Haoyu, Gongbing, Wei Hua)
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