Shaanxi wins first gold in table tennis at National Games
2021-09-19 07:58:18Source: Xi’an News Network
Xi’an News Network reported on the afternoon of the 18th in the mass event of the 14th National Games in the Baoji City Gymnasium. Xia Yunfeng, a player from our province, won 3:0 in the men’s singles 60-69-year-old finals and won our province’s table tennis. The project’s first gold medal in the National Games.
The mass event table tennis competition entered the National Games 4 years ago. Due to the attention of various places, the competition is very fierce, and the competition is very fierce. There are 58 teams from all over the country and 383 players are represented. The highest level of amateur table tennis in the country. The competition is divided into men’s and women’s singles and men’s and women’s team events, which are divided into 25-39 years old, 40-49 years old, 50-59 years old, 60-69 years old and over 70 years old. In the first singles competition, a total of 10 men and women in our province played well, and 8 of them were among the top 8. Among them, Xia Yunfeng, a chipper from Xi’an, broke into the men’s 60-69-year-old finals. On the way to advancement, Xia Yunfeng has reversed many times and turned back 3:1 in the 8-in-4 game. In the semi-finals, he scored 8 points in a row under the unfavorable situation of 3:8 in the deciding game, which was surprising. Dangerously got the final ticket.
In the final on the afternoon of the 18th, Xia Yunfeng’s opponent was Feng Wei from Zhejiang. Feng Wei, who has been in contact with table tennis at the age of 10, is also a veteran of the battlefield. He also had a career as a table tennis coach and was promoted in this competition. Not lost a round on the road. However, in the final matchup, Feng Wei obviously did not adapt to Xia Yunfeng’s style of play, and the rhythm of the game has been firmly in the hands of Xia Yunfeng. At 11:4, 11:2, 11:4, Xia Yunfeng easily won the game.
“This is the most precious gift I have received since I started playing table tennis. It will also inspire me to continue playing in the future. This gold medal is inseparable from the strong support and help of the Shaanxi Provincial Sports Bureau and the Shaanxi Table Tennis and Badminton Center. Before the game, we provided us with good training and preparation conditions. We arranged professional team coaches to lead us for training. During the game, the provincial team coaches Yang Gang and Song Qian were specially selected to take command. At the same time, we also arranged team doctors for medical protection throughout the process.” Xia Yunfeng said after the game.
In other groups, our province’s athletes Xue Shanshan, Lai Yan, and Liu Haifeng won the women’s 70-year-old and above, women’s 40-49-year-old group and men’s 50-59-year-old group third place. Song Caiyun and Wang Caiqin won the women’s 50-59 year-old group. , The women’s 60-69 years old group ranked 5th, Wang Xun and Zhang Jiping were divided into the women’s 25-39 years old group and the men’s 70 years old and above group 8th. The number of medals and the top 8 far exceeded the previous year. Lu Shenghu, director of the Provincial Table Tennis and Badminton Center, told reporters: “Gold medals and other achievements are the epitome of the prosperous development of the popular table tennis program in our province, and will also play a very positive role in promoting the sustainable development of table tennis in our province. At present, the professional table tennis team of Shaanxi Province is participating in the 14th National Games in Yan’an. I hope that this champion can inspire the players to work hard, not fear challenges, and create a new history of Shaanxi table tennis.”
(Yan Bin, Chief Correspondent of Xi’an Press)
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