[Global Times Special Correspondent Xu Yunfeng and Zhuang Yu] The Tokyo Paralympic Games entered its 7th match day on August 31, and the "Sino-Japan Showdown" became one of the highlights of the day's competition. In the five-a-side blind football, blind goal ball and wheelchair

[Global Times Special Correspondent Xu Yunfeng Zhuang Yu] The Tokyo Paralympic Games entered its 7th match day on August 31, and the "Sino-Japan Showdown" became one of the highlights of the day's competition. In the five-a-side blind football, blind goal ball and wheelchair tennis courts, there were scenes of direct dialogue between Chinese and Japanese players, and both sides won key victories in their respective strengths.

Chinese blind men's football team "open low and end high"

Five-average blind men's football team's group match ended on August 31. The Chinese blind men's football team, which must win to advance, defeated the Japanese blind men's football team 2:0 with Zhu Ruiming's "double sound", overtakes the opponent and rises to second place in the group while sending the host group out. At this point, the Chinese team, which delivered a 2 win and 1 loss record in the group stage, and the defending champion Brazil team in the same group, successfully entered the semi-finals of this Paralympic Games, one step closer to achieving the goal of standing on the podium.

The best record of the Chinese blind men's football team in the history of Paralympics was that they won the silver medal in the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, and they won the fourth place in the Rio Paralympic Games. Yahoo Japan said after the game that the 12th-ranked Japanese blind men's football team in the world had previously defeated China with the advantage of goal difference. In the good situation where a draw could occur, the team failed to defeat the 5th-ranked Chinese team in the world, and the defensive counterattack tactics formulated before the game also failed to work. This also means that "the Japanese blind men's football team missed the semi-finals of the Paralympics for the first time and could only participate in the 5th-6th ranking match."

The group stage trajectory of the Chinese blind men's football team showed a "low opening and high closing". After losing to the world's strong Brazil in the first game 0:3, it defeated France 1:0 and defeated Japan 2:0. It is worth mentioning that the three goals scored by the Chinese team in the group stage were all from Zhu Ruiming. According to the schedule, the Chinese team will face the top Argentina team in the semi-finals that will start on September 2. Argentina team defeated the Chinese team in the bronze medal match of the Rio Paralympics.

The Chinese delegation firmly sits on the top of the medal list

The Chinese men's blind goal team beat Japan 7:4 in the quarterfinals and entered the semi-finals of this Paralympic Games. Kyodo News said that the Japanese team, who broke through the group stage as the first in Group A, was in a difficult situation in this game. They were led by their opponents by 4 points in the first half. Although they scored 4 points in the second half, they still failed to change their fate of being eliminated. It is reported that the Chinese men's blind goal team won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games and won the seventh place at the Rio Paralympic Games. In addition, the Chinese women's blind goal team, who qualifies for the first time in the group, will compete with the Brazilian women's team for a semi-final ticket on the afternoon of September 1.

Host defended home glory in the wheelchair tennis event on August 31. Chinese player Zhu Zhenzhen lost 0:2 to the 2020 French Open wheelchair tennis women's singles champion and Japanese star Yui, who advanced to the semi-finals of this Paralympic Games. Yahoo Japan said Yui Uki continued to advance to the finals to ensure a Paralympic medal. In addition, the women's doubles combination of Yui Uki and Momoko Otani also advanced to the semi-finals of this Paralympic Games.

Among other events held on August 31, the Chinese Paralympic delegation also performed well, winning gold in major events such as track and field, road cycling, shooting, and archery, winning 8 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze in a single day. Among them, Zhang Liangmin won the Women's Discus F11 gold medal with a world record of 40.83 meters, completing three consecutive championships in the Paralympic event. After the 7th Game Day, China continued to firmly sit at the top of the Tokyo Paralympic medal list with 62 gold, 38 silver, 32 bronze.

Paralympic competition is as fierce as the Olympics

0 In the Tokyo Paralympic Road Bike Women's Individual Time Trial Competition on August 31, Japanese athlete Kasugi Sugiura won the gold medal with a time of 25 minutes 55 seconds 76. The website of the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) said that this is Sugiura's first gold medal, and the age of 50 also makes her the oldest Paralympic player in Japan.

Tokyo Paralympic schedule is halfway through, Japan currently won 5 gold, 6 silver and 11 bronze, ranking 15th in the medal list. Commenting on the performance of the Japanese team at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, the Japanese delegation did not win gold medals for the first time at the Rio Paralympic Games, and as of August 30, Japan has won 20 medals, including 4 gold medals, which is the result of Japan's intensive training as the host. But at the same time, as countries around the world increase their attention to the Paralympic Games, competition for the Paralympic Games is as fierce as the Olympic Games.

"Nikkei Shimbun" said that in the first half of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, the Japanese delegation won 4 gold medals in swimming and track and field competitions. In the second half, the performances of Rimisa Rimisa, the world record holder of the visual impairment marathon, Miri Doshita, and others are worth looking forward to. In 2021, the Ministry of Culture, Science and Technology of Japan's Ministry of Culture, Science and Technology funded 2.2 billion yen for strengthening the Paralympic movement, twice that of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. In 2019, Japan's National Training Center was expanded and opened to Paralympic events, which increased the number of disabled athletes participating in Paralympic competitions.

Author: Xu Yunfeng Zhuang Yu

Source: Global Times