[Sports Roadshow in Hangzhou]Hong Kong’s “Little Female Cycling Goddess” Li Siying (Ceci) once again showed her strength today (29th) on the last day of cycling at the Hangzhou Asian Games venue. In the main women’s all-around event, she fought from head to toe with her Japanese rival Yumi Kajiwara. , and finally lost by 11 points despite their hard work, but still won another silver medal for the Hong Kong team. This was also the third medal in this tournament. Summarizing the four-day field competition, the Hong Kong team finished with 3 silvers and 1 bronze.
The Hong Kong cycling team has entered the “post-Li Huishi era”, and Li Siying, the “little female cycling goddess”, has become the new leader and medal hope. The 22-year-old Ceci competed in three events in the Asian Games for the first time on Wednesday (27th). On Wednesday (27th), she teamed up with Yang Qianyu, Liang Baoyi and Liang Yingyi in the women’s team pursuit match. She unexpectedly defeated the strong enemy South Korea and won the bronze. Yesterday (28th), she won the women’s team with Yang Qianyu. The silver medal in the Madison competition is a boost for today’s move to the main all-around competition.
Among all the opponents, the world champion and Olympic champion Yumi Kajiwara is the strongest. This 26-year-old Japanese star has always been Li Siying’s learning object and pursuit goal. At the Asian Championships in June this year, Ceci was succumbing to his idol and won the silver medal. When they meet at the Asian Games in Hangzhou this time, it is estimated that the gold medal will still be a battle between the two.
In the first 7.5-kilometer capture race of the all-around competition this afternoon, Kajiwara Yuwei immediately showed his kingly style. In the last lap, he broke through the straight line and took the lead. Li Siying followed closely and surpassed China’s Liu Jiali to cross the line in second place, scoring 38 points and 2 points. Slightly behind Kajiwara; in the second pace race, Ceci performed well and overtook Kajiwara to take first place. The cumulative total score was also the same as the opponent’s 78 points. She was promoted to first place due to her better ranking in the latest race. China’s Liu Jiali Temporarily ranked third with 72 points.
After a short break, the final battle was held in the evening. In the third knockout round, Li Siying followed Kajiwara Yumi and
Liu Jiali and Chinese Taipei Huang Tingyin ranked fourth, falling to second place with a total score of 112 points, 6 points behind Kajiwara and only 2 points ahead of Liu Jiali.
The final scoring race is a life-and-death race, with 80 laps of 20 kilometers. There is a sprint lap every 10 laps (8 laps in total). Only the 1st to 4th place drivers can receive points, in order of 5 points, 3 points, 2 points. points, 1 point, and the points for the last sprint lap will be counted double. In addition to sprint lap points, 20 points can also be awarded for laps. The one with the highest score at the end of the event wins.
Li Siying and Kajiwara Yumi were still locked in an inseparable battle. Although an Indonesian driver broke through the “super lap” in the early stages, it did not have much impact on the overall situation. In the first half of the race, Ceci rushed to score three times, but the experienced Kajiwara Yuu did not “fix the food” and further widened the gap after scoring many times. In the end, Li Siying finished the scoring race in second place, with a total of 127 points in the four categories. Winning the second place and taking the silver medal, Yumi Kajiwara sealed the place behind with 138 points.
Li Siying (left) lost to Kajiwara Yumi (left) again after the Asian Games in June.
Summarizing the four-day track cycling competition, the Hong Kong team won a total of 3 silvers (men’s all-around, women’s Madison, women’s all-around) and 1 bronze (women’s team pursuit). Among them, Li Siying won 2 silvers and 1 bronze, the most impressive. After a two-day truce, the road race will be held from October 3 to 5, and Hong Kong will once again compete for cards.
Hong Kong who win medals at this year’s Hangzhou Asian Games will receive bonuses from the “Jockey Club Outstanding Athletes Award Scheme”. The top three in individual events will receive HK$1 million, 500,000 and 250,000 respectively, and the top three in team events will receive HK$2 million, 1 million and 500,000. Hong Kong dollar.
Pictures and text: Vincent
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in”[Hangzhou Asian Games·Direct Attack]Li Siying won three silver medals in the all-around competition and won three silvers and one bronze in Shakogang.」
2023-09-29 12:47:55
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