Original title: Wrestling synthesis: 4 Olympians 1 gold failed to win three last runner-up gold
The wrestling competition of the 14th National Games ended on the 25th and the third match day was contested. There were 5 gold medals in the 3 levels of women’s freestyle wrestling and the 2 levels of men’s classical wrestling. Zhou Qian, Warihan Serik, Zhou Feng and Long Jia failed to win the Tokyo Olympic Games, and the three runners-up at the previous National Games won gold.
The four players who returned from the Tokyo Olympics won only 1 silver and 3 bronzes in the competition that day. Zhou Qian, who won the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics, was also the champion of the last National Games. This time she won only the third runner-up in the women’s freestyle 76kg class. Wari Khan, who also picked copper in Tokyo, ranked third in the men’s classic 60 kg competition. Zhou Feng failed to defend her title in the women’s freestyle 68 kg class and won the silver medal. Long Jia won the third place in the women’s freestyle 62 kg class.
Injuries and lack of preparation are important reasons for the poor performance of Olympians. Zhou Qian said that after returning from Tokyo, there is only about 10 days of system training time, and lack of preparation has led to disadvantages. Wari Khan’s coach Alimu said that Wari Khan’s knee, cervical and shoulder injuries have never recovered from his return from Tokyo. He was unable to perform at a normal level in the arena, and was unable to perform some tumbling and defensive movements.
The runner-up of the last National Games, Jiangsu player Wang Jiao defeated Zhou Feng to win the championship. Liaoning team Luo Xiaojuan and Anhui team Tian Enterprise’s two previous runner-ups won gold in the women’s freestyle 62 kg class and men’s classic 67 kg class respectively.
“After I got the silver medal in the last National Games, I had already considered retiring, but I was still a bit unwilling. Thanks to the coach’s encouragement, I was able to persevere.” Wang Jiao said, “As long as I need it on the wrestling field, I will fight. in the end.”
It is the third time to participate in the National Games, Chandgen Chagan finally won the gold medal in the current National Games. In the women’s freestyle 76kg finals, it took less than 1 minute to crush her opponent into a “shoulder-to-shoulder”. “, won the gold for the Inner Mongolia team.
Wari Khan’s Xinjiang teammate Torbatu successfully defended his title in the men’s classic 60 kg competition and said that his new goal is to win three consecutive National Games. He also hopes that he will have the opportunity to board the Olympics for the country. Win glory. (Reporter Li Hao Chen Di)
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