Zhao Yating at Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships won two bronze medals and three medals for the Chinese team.
2022-06-28 10:49:15
Source: Xinhuanet
Reporter Zhang Yueshan and Lu Yuchen
The Chinese Gymnastics Association announced on the 27th that the 13th Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships ended in Pattaya, Thailand. In the individual finals on the closing day, Zhao Yating, who had previously won the individual all-around bronze medal, continued to perform well, winning bronze medals in circle and band exercises. The individual group of the Chinese rhythmic gymnastics team won three medals in the first international competition of the new Olympic cycle and successfully completed the task of this competition.
In this Asian Championships, the Chinese rhythmic gymnastics team sent Zhao Yating, Wang Zilu and Zhao Yue to participate. The goal set by the team before the competition is to be shortlisted in the top five in individual all-around and get a full number of seats in the World Championships.
In the individual finals on the last match day, Zhao Yating continued her previous good state, scoring 31.55 points in the circle exercise final, and won the third place; in the belt exercise final, she scored 29.00 points, and then won a bronze medal; with 29.70 points 4th place in stick drill. Zhao Yating expressed that she was generally satisfied with her trip to the Asian Championships. By competing with her opponents, she could see her shortcomings more intuitively. After she went back, she had to work on the difficulty to improve the clarity of difficulty completion.
Wang Zilu participated in the finals of circle exercise, stick exercise and belt exercise. She ranked fourth, sixth and seventh in the three individual events with 30.90, 28.50 and 25.85 points respectively. After the game, Wang Zilu said that he had gained a lot from the Asian Championships, from the “cringe” in the preliminaries to the single final to stabilize the difficulty and give it a go, which has been improved and experienced. She also bluntly said that she still has many shortcomings, and she needs to continue to review the game after the game and analyze the opponent’s video.
Zhao Yue, who advanced to the ball gymnastics final, scored 30.30 points and finished fifth. Zhao Yue said that he basically played his usual training level in the game, but he still has many shortcomings, and there are still many areas that need to be improved. Looking forward to the next training, Zhao Yue said: “There are more important tasks to come, so I can’t let go for a moment. I will review the game carefully, summarize it well, go back and continue to improve, and welcome the next game.”
Image: Chinese Gymnastics Association
Editors: Shuwen, Hu Jiali, Ji Jiadong
Label:Asian Championships; Chinese Gymnastics; Rhythmic Gymnastics
edit: Wei Wenjing
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