Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, July 27th (Reporters Wang Haoyu and Zhang Zewei) The Chinese women's epee team failed to reach the final podium in the team competition on the 27th. Sun Yiwen, who had previously won individual gold medals, was in the semifinals. The injury and retirement became the turning point of the game that day.
The Chinese team ranked No. 1 in the world is the favorite to win the championship. The first round of the match successfully defeated the Hong Kong team of China 44:32. Sun Yiwen is in a particularly hot state. After the two teams reached 11 draws in the first 4 games, she was fifth. The situation was windy and the cloud beat his opponent 14:3, and the victory was settled in one fell swoop.
On July 27, Chinese team player Sun Yiwen (left) received treatment. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Hongxiang
The Chinese team's way of a step-by-step championship, suddenly suffered a major blow in the semi-finals. In the second game against South Korea, Sun Yiwen was injured after a lunge attack. After the team doctor entered the field for treatment, she barely managed to finish the game. In the fourth game, Sun Yiwen limped and insisted on playing, but he was obviously unable to persist just after one second of the game. He was finally helped to leave the field. Xu Anqi was ordered to come on the bench.
"At that time, I wanted to attack the opponent, and I wanted to take the second move after I lunged out. As a result, I hurt my crotch while in the air." Sun Yiwen said.
Although Xu Anqi was beaten 1:4 by Song Shiluo in the fourth game, the Chinese team also fell behind by 9:13, but she again appeared in the seventh game to narrow the gap to 18:19 for the Chinese team. But then Lin Sheng was defeated by Song Shiluo 4:0. Zhu Mingye, who played the finale, faced the disadvantage of 5 points behind and was unable to turn the tide. The Chinese team lost 29:38.
"The responsibility for the match against the South Korean team lies with me. I want to play offense and want to score. I want to leave a good situation for Zhu Mingye, but I didn't do it well." Lin Sheng said.
Sun Yiwen (second from right), a Chinese player, paid attention to the game on the court when he received treatment. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Hongxiang
In the later bronze medal battle, the Chinese team lost to the Italian team 21:23, failing to become the second team to win the women's heavy team medal in three consecutive Olympic Games.This result has only been achieved by the Russian team before.
Summarizing the team competition after the game, Sun Yiwen said: "I think our biggest problem this time is that everyone wants to do their best for the team and wants to get more points. There may be some uncomfortable and impulsive in the process. , The opponent caught the loophole."
In the final that day, the Estonian team defeated the South Korean team 36:32 to win the gold medal.
Editor: Wang Hengzhi, Wu Bowen, Gao Meng, Su Yurun (internship)
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