The National Gymnastics Team’s Olympic squad is released, strive hard and go all out towards the goal_General Administration of Sports

After the end of the third Tokyo Olympic trials on July 3, the gymnastics Olympic selection leading group meeting was held in Beijing immediately, and the national gymnastics team’s Olympic roster was announced after the meeting. The men’s team Xiao Ruoteng, Zou Jingyuan, Sun Wei, Lin Chaopan, You Hao, Liu Yang, and the women’s team Tang Qianjing, Lu Yufei, Zhang Jin, Ou Yushan, Fan Yilin, and Guan Chenchen will compete in the Tokyo Olympics.

In the third Tokyo Olympic Trials for gymnastics held on July 2 and 3, Zhang Boheng, Sun Wei, and Deng Shudi ranked among the top three men’s all-arounds. Zou Jingyuan won the highest scores in the single parallel bars and pommel horse; Zhang Jin , Wei Xiaoyuan and Lu Yufei ranked the top three in the women’s all-around. Guan Chenchen got the highest score in the balance beam single event.

At the Tokyo Olympics Selection Leading Group Meeting for Gymnastics, the leading group of the Gymnastics Management Center of the General Administration of Sports and the heads of the sports bureaus and gymnastics centers of 13 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities participated in the meeting. Coach Qiao Liang respectively announced a list of suggestions for Olympic participation after discussion and research by the coaching staff. The four Chinese men’s gymnastics team members are Xiao Ruoteng, Zou Jingyuan, Sun Wei, and Lin Chaopan, and the two qualified for the World Cup and the Association are You Hao and Liu Yang. The team alternates are Zhang Boheng and Deng Shudi, and the individual alternates are Lan Xingyu, Huang Mingqi, Weng Hao. The four members of the Chinese women’s gymnastics team list are Tang Qianjing, Lu Yufei, Zhang Jin, and Ou Yushan. The two qualified for the World Cup and the Association are Fan Yilin and Guan Chenchen. The alternates are Wei Xiaoyuan, Liu Tingting, Qi Qi, Luo Rui and He Licheng. According to regulations, this list of recommendations will also be submitted to the State Sports General Administration for final confirmation.

“The Chinese women’s gymnastics team has conducted comprehensive evaluations based on the training and inspection of the right-age athletes in this cycle, after this year’s national championship and the two subsequent selection tests in the team, based on the principles of technical strength, best training level, and best team configuration. “Qiao Liang introduced in detail the process of generating the Olympic roster, saying that the women’s team aims to form the most optimized team lineup. “We have selected various players with strong technical strength from the existing all-round players, and formed the most optimized team lineup based on the complements of the projects. According to the analysis of the international trend of women’s gymnastics, the technical level and preparation of the main opponent The national team coaching staff formed a consensus.”

Wang Hongwei said that the coaching staff of the National Men’s Gymnastics Team has weighed in the determination of the “fourth man” for a long time. “The young player Zhang Boheng’s group contribution rate in the selection of several tests is slightly higher, while Lin Chaopan’s group contribution rate is slightly lower. Both are excellent, but the coaching staff considers that Lin Chaopan’s horizontal bar is more stable, three times All five horizontal bar competitions in the selection were successful and played at a high level. And the horizontal bar is the last item in the team finals. The players are required to have strong psychological quality and stability. Lin Chaopan has been able to stabilize the horizontal bar in previous international competitions. Play. And Lin Chaopan participated in the Rio Olympics. This cycle has also experienced many international competitions. He has a high stability and success rate in the game. As a captain on the field, he can inspire the fighting spirit and fighting spirit of his teammates. To boost morale and inspire the leadership of the team.”

“Post-00” teenager Zhang Boheng has emerged from 2020 and performed well in this year’s championships and selection tests, which has attracted the attention of many gymnastics fans. Wang Hongwei fully affirmed Zhang Boheng and emphasized his importance as a substitute for the Chinese men’s gymnastics team. “Zhang Boheng is a newly emerged all-around player with the characteristics of high quality of action. This year, he won the second-place all-around and free exercise champion in this year’s national championship. But he only came to the fore last year. As a young player, he has not participated in any international competitions. The technical reserves of individual events are also slightly insufficient. If the 4 players who are selected are in abnormal state before the game, Zhang Boheng can be replaced as a very comprehensive alternate player.”

According to the Tokyo Olympics gymnastics competition technical regulations, the list of each team will be finalized 24 hours before the Olympic qualifying competition. Gymnastics has special characteristics, and the difficulty of training is greater. The Chinese gymnastics team replaced Lu Yufu with Zheng Lihui before the Sydney Olympics, Guo Weiyang replaced Teng Haibin before the London Olympics, and Luo Huan replaced Li Qi before the Asian Games in Jakarta. The phenomenon of “changing generals before battle” happens from time to time. Therefore, this selection working group meeting also reached a consensus that the preparation of the alternate members will not slack until the last minute, and the national gymnastics team will go all out towards the goal. (Reproduced from the 01 edition of China Sports Daily on July 5)