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Winter Youth Olympic Games: Yang Jingru wins the Chinese team’s first gold medal in short track and gets off to a good start
Xinhua News Agency, Gangneung, South Korea, January 20 (Reporters Wang Chunyan, Xu Shihao) On the 20th, the Chinese short track speed skating team achieved success on the first competition day of the Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games. The four athletes who participated in the competition won a total of one gold and two silver. Among them, the gold medal won by Yang Jingru in the women’s 1500 meters was also the first gold medal won by the Chinese sports delegation at this Winter Youth Olympic Games.
On January 20, champion Chinese player Yang Jingru (middle), runner-up Chinese player Li Jinxuan (left) and third runner-up Japanese player Onomi Inoue took a group photo at the award ceremony.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Yanan
Short track speed skating is very popular in South Korea, and tickets for the four competition days have been booked before the opening ceremony. There is still an hour before the start of the game, and it is already difficult to find an empty parking space in the parking lot in front of Gangneung Ice Stadium.
In the women’s 1500m final that ended first, Yang Jingru and Li Jinxu of the Chinese team won the gold and silver medals respectively. This was also the first gold and silver medal for the Chinese sports delegation at this Winter Youth Olympic Games. The bronze medal was won by Japanese player Onomi Inoue.
After the award ceremony, Yang Jingru and Li Jinxu came to the mixed interview area with satisfied expressions. “The goal before the competition was achieved.” Yang Jingru said. In fact, before the start of the competition, she had been holding back her energy to win the gold medal. She was very happy to finally achieve her wish. “There are still competitions ahead, so continue to work hard to achieve good results.”
In the subsequent men’s 1500m final, Chinese player Zhang Xinzhe won the silver medal, and his teammate Zhang Baihao finished fifth. The gold and bronze medals were won by two Korean players.
Regarding standing on the podium of an international competition for the first time, Zhang Xinzhe was “excited and excited, but also a little regretful.”
“Actually, there is a chance, there is a chance.” The “opportunity” Zhang Xinzhe said was the opportunity to stand on the highest podium. “Actually, when I crossed the line, I looked back and saw him, but he still lacked experience in competitions.”
But Zhang Xinzhe still had something happy to share, “I played all the games in the village and they were all very fun. I also exchanged a lot of badges with foreign athletes, so I could practice speaking English. I think I have made some progress.”
Regarding the following games, Zhang Xinzhe said: “Every time I enter the finals, I want to stand on the highest podium, but I find that I can’t think too much. I have to follow the route and tactics arranged by the coach step by step, and gain the necessary rewards. Far more important than grades.”
On January 20, Chinese players Yang Jingru and Li Jinxu (right) competed.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Yanan
2024-01-21 02:30:00
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