Xinhua News Agency Jakarta, September 2, Title: Extraordinary moments interpret Asian energy, pointing the sword on the battlefield to Tokyo Olympics - Asian Games Event Review
Xinhua News Agency reporters Ma Bangjie Yu Qianliang Su Bin
On September 2, the closing ceremony of the 18th Asian Games was held in Indonesia Jakarta. This is the closing ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xiang
Jakarta Asian Games 2 ended. Looking back before parting, some moving moments have turned into eternity in my mind. It was the whistle that Su Bingtian whistled up to the sky after winning the 100-meter championship, the staggering steps of Sun Yangli after winning the four gold medals, the celebrating with the players after witnessing the four basketball championships, the sing of "Arilang" on the sidelines of the Korean and Korean teams, the agile swimming posture of Ikejiang Rihanko in the swimming pool, and the indulge in cheers when the Korean men's football team defeated Japan in overtime in the final... These moments vividly demonstrated the slogan "Asian Energy" of this Asian Games.
The warrior is powerful, the three major balls are more happy than the worries
The wind is rising and the clouds are flying. How can the warrior guard the four directions! The Asian Games have always been a stage for Chinese warriors to compete for gold and silver and show their pride. At this Asian Games, the Chinese delegation won a total of 132 gold medals, ranking first in the gold medal list for ten consecutive times since 1982. Although the total number of gold medals is less than the 151 in the last Incheon Asian Games, Chinese players still won some heavy gold medals in swimming, gymnastics, track and field, archery, basketball and women's volleyball.
Chinese swimmers won 19 gold medals in total, making the biggest contribution. Among them, Sun Yang won four gold medals in men's freestyle 200-meter to 1500-meter freestyle. At the game site, Sun Yang, who had been fighting continuously, was unable to take steps for a while and was carried to the rest area by his teammates. "King of Backstroke" Xu Jiayu won hardware together, and is the player who won the most gold medals in the Chinese team. The most amazing swimmer is Liu Xiang , who broke the world record of women's 50-meter backstroke.
The picture shows Chinese athlete Sun Yang celebrated after the men's 400m freestyle final on August 21. He won the championship with a time of 3 minutes, 42 seconds, 92. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fei Maohua
What is particularly valuable about Chinese swimming is that their 9 minor events are ranked in the top three in the world, including the women's 50-meter backstroke, men's 4X100-meter medley relay, and men's 400-meter freestyle ranking first in the world.
There is no second person in the Asian Games in Jakarta who can be as inspiring as Su Bingtian's story. After winning the 100-meter championship, he knelt on the ground and whistled to the sky. "Today's gold medal made me proud! ... I have never won gold medals in all the large (comprehensive) sports games in the past, the National Games and the Provincial Games. Today I won the gold medal at the Asian Games. It is indeed a curse to me," he said.
Excellence is a habit. Su Bingtian trains for 6 days a week, 4-5 hours a day, and has been like this for many years. From pregnancy to childbirth, he didn't have enough time to accompany his wife. Diligent practice and hard work have made him outstanding.
The Chinese men's gymnastics team is also working hard to cultivate themselves. They made perfect zero mistakes in the men's team finals and won the gold medal with 260.95 points. The Rio Olympics Chinese gymnastics have not won any prizes, and the team leader Ye Zhennan vowed to make a comeback in the Tokyo Olympics two years later.
The three major Chinese balls missed the gold medal at the last Asian Games, and this time it made great progress. coached by Lang Ping Chinese women's volleyball team passed the championship and won the championship successfully. Lang Ping has been in the Asian Games for the first time in 1978 for a full 40 years. Forty years, things have changed, but only the women's volleyball team's feelings remain unchanged.
China won 4 gold medals in men's and women's basketball and 3-on-3 basketball. Although Iran is happy to take revenge in the final of the Chinese men's basketball team, the winner of the men's 3-on-3 basketball championship by an amateur player from Dongguan can better demonstrate the depth of Chinese basketball. What supports them in the championship is a city soaked in the basketball atmosphere. In addition to the city league, town league, and village league, various events such as corporate leagues, agency leagues, and youth leagues have been carried out one after another, with more than 5,700 basketball courts and 57 multi-function gymnasiums. The city's village-level coverage rate of basketball court facilities reaches 100%.
On September 1, Chinese men and women's basketball team took a photo after the award ceremony. On the same day, in the men's and women's basketball finals of the 18th Asian Games, the Chinese men's and women's basketball team defeated their respective opponents and won the championship.Photo by Huang Zongzhi, Xinhua News Agency reporter
Yao Ming has been the chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association for only one and a half years, and his concept of basketball infiltrating the community is gradually being realized.
If Chinese football also has its own Yao Ming, it should be a different situation now. The Chinese women's football team performed well in this Asian Games. Although they were defeated by Japan in the last minute of the final, they played the so-called "rather than die standing" after the game, and they lost the game but did not lose their dignity.
Chinese men's football team won three consecutive victories in the group stage, which whet everyone's appetite, and immediately gave a melancholy defeat of losing four goals and winning three goals in a row. Even with the support of the U23 new policy, Lippi taught the strategy, the Football Association leaders supervised the battle, and the Italian coach used troops, the Chinese men's football team was still in vain. "There is no waste of time in the world, every step counts." Obviously, the Chinese men's football team has a long way to go.
In addition, Chinese athletes performed well in the first added e-sports performance event at the Asian Games, which attracted widespread attention from the country.
At this Asian Games, the men's football team failed to reach the quarterfinals and the weightlifting team was suspended. The "receiver service storm" caused controversy and criticism, which is regrettable and must be highly valued, reflected on and improved by the Chinese sports community.
The picture shows Ri Hanako Ikei in the women's 100-meter butterfly competition (photo taken on August 21). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fei Maohua
Looking at Tokyo from afar, still the road is hiding
Jakarta Asian Games are also clearly shrouded in the swords and shadows of the Tokyo Olympics. As we all know, Japan has already proposed the goal of striving for 30 gold medals in the Tokyo Olympics, and is ambitious and has the intention to replace China and return to the top of Asia. The Chinese delegation also regarded the Jakarta Asian Games as an opportunity to train troops in the Olympics. The confrontation between Chinese and Japanese players in some events is given the meaning of Olympic preview.
Japan won 75 gold medals in Jakarta this time, ranking second in the medal list, much less than China but surpassed South Korea. But this does not mean that they do not have the strength to compete with China in the Tokyo Olympics two years later.
According to the summary of the spokesperson of the Chinese delegation, Chinese athletes won more than 90 gold medals in Olympic events, and won 28 gold medals in Asian advantageous Olympic events such as table tennis, badminton, wrestling, judo , taekwondo, gymnastics, baseball and softball, karate, track and field racing, archery, diving, etc., proving their Olympic competitiveness in these events.
But the spokesperson also said: "China and Japan have conducted direct confrontations in many events such as swimming, track and field, badminton, table tennis, sailing, wrestling, judo, karate, triathlon, rock climbing, etc. According to the current results, Japan has maintained a strong advantage in gymnastics, sailing, wrestling, judo, karate, baseball, softball, skateboard, rock climbing, etc., and has made rapid progress in table tennis, badminton, swimming, track and field, fencing, etc., posed a certain threat to us. Therefore, the situation of preparation for the Tokyo Olympics is still serious."
According to the performance analysis of this Asian Games, although China has won many gold medals, there are not many new hopes for winning gold medals in the Tokyo Olympics. In Chinese traditional strengths, table tennis and badminton, the threat of Japanese players is increasing. The six traditional gold medals in the Chinese Olympic Games are heavily in positions - gymnastics, diving, badminton, shooting, weightlifting and table tennis. It seems that only diving is the most confident. As the Chinese delegation concluded: "International rivals have made rapid progress in many of our traditional advantage projects and have formed an impact trend."
From Jakarta to Tokyo, the Chinese legion is destined to have a bumpy journey. Whether they can curb the continued decline in the total number of gold medals since the Beijing Olympics in Tokyo is extremely critical to prepare for the next two years.
veteran rookies are shining, and naturalized players are controversial again
Asian Games arenas have never lacked veterans who are strong and experienced, as well as rookies with vigorous and bright futures.
August 28, Chinese group Jiang Wenwen (right)/ Jiang Tingting took a group photo to celebrate after winning the championship. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xiang
After 8 years, the sisters Jiang Wenwen and Jiang Tingting have once again been on the podium of the Asian Games synchronized swimming championship. Talent, love and targeted scientific training have allowed two mothers, who are about to be 32, to prove to the world that they have the strength to strive for higher goals.They will make every effort to win gold in the Tokyo Olympics.
In the men's 50m rifle three-position final, veteran Huizicheng performed a wonderful reversal. He was once 6 rings behind the first place, and in the second half he became more and more courageous and he won the gold medal with a thrilling victory. He said: "The front is relatively backward, but I didn't give up. I believe I can."
Uzbekistan's "mother player" Chu Sovikina Although he was 43 years old, he still won the silver medal in the women's vault competition for gymnastics. Her fighting spirit of fighting against the erosion of years is moving.
18-year-old Japanese genius girl Rihanko Ikee is one year younger than the eldest son of Sovikina. She won 6 gold medals for the first time in the Asian Games, and also set the tournament record six times. She is the most dazzling player in this Asian Games. She is 1.70 meters tall, with an arm span of 1.84 meters. Her arm length to height ratio exceeds 108%, which is comparable to Phelps and is absolutely talented. At the Tokyo Olympics two years later, Ikee is expected to show his talents in the swimming pool.
There is also the Korean men's football team that is admirable. They were determined to win the championship before the game, and finally they could unite and defeat the strong rival Japan in overtime in the final. Although the South Korean delegation won 49 gold medals, giving up the second place in the total gold medals won by the last Asian Games, they won the most valued gold medal. For the super-age stars in the team such as Sun Xingmin , this gold medal means they don’t have to interrupt their professional football career in order to serve in the military.
The performance of this Asian Games host Indonesian players was greatly unexpected. Their original goal was 16 gold, but they won 31 gold, ranking fourth in the gold medal list. The Indonesian government will reward US$100,000 for each gold medal, for which they will pay US$1.5 million for unplanned expenses. Indonesian media jokingly said: I won too many gold medals and the government will go bankrupt.
This Asian Games broke 6 world records, with a total of 28 delegations winning gold medals (another gold medal belongs to the North Korean and Korean team), which is the same as the last Incheon Asian Games.
In the last Incheon Asian Games, naturalized players from Africa made a splash in the track and field stadium and caused controversy. This time in Jakarta, the controversy continues. The most eye-catching of these is the Bahrain team. This time, the Bahrain players won a total of 12 gold medals, all from the track and field stadium, and were basically won by naturalized players. Supporters believe that naturalized players bring advanced technology, promote the improvement of competitive level, and make the competition more exciting; opposition parties are worried that African-American players are unfair to Asian players in the competition, and some countries and regions may spend excessive money to "buy" naturalized players in pursuit of results, neglecting the cultivation of local talents, and occupying the performance space of Asian local players.
North Korea and South Korea have once again jointly debuted at the opening ceremony after this year's Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and formed a team to participate in the competition in the women's basketball, dragon boat and rowing events. On August 26, the North Korean and Korean team won the gold medal in the women's dragon boat 500m racing. The North Korean girls who walked to the podium together waved the "Korean Peninsula Flag" in their hands and sang the traditional folk song "Arilang" in unison.
The warm performance of Chinese athletes and staff at the Asian Games won praise. For example, badminton player Shi Yuqi expressed greetings and comfort to the injured Indonesian opponent in the final of the men's team event in Indonesia, China. During the slalom competition, an Indonesian athlete's shoulder was dislocated, and Chinese team doctor Zhang Guangyong gave him a timely reset treatment.
According to the Chinese delegation on September 1, as of that day, Chinese athletes underwent 230 doping tests for this Asian Games, and none of them were found to have violated the rules. During the entire competition, only one wrestler from Turkmenistan was disqualified because of a positive drug test. This is the first doping positive incident reported at this Asian Games.
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