Four consecutive championships!The Chinese women’s water polo team defeated Japan’s defending Asian Games champions to win a ticket to the Paris Olympics
On the evening of October 1, the Hangzhou Asian Games women’s water polo round-robin competition was held at the swimming pool of Huanglong Sports Center. The Chinese team defeated the Japanese team 24:11 to win the championship, standing on the highest podium of the Asian Games for the fourth consecutive time. This also locked in a quota for the Chinese women’s water polo project in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Japan won the silver medal in women’s water polo and Kazakhstan won the bronze.
After the game, the Chinese girls celebrating their victory threw their head coach into the swimming pool, which is a traditional way of celebrating in water polo. But for the live audience, this was the first time they had seen such a “magical” show. “Hahahaha, it’s so fun.” Mr. Gao, an audience member, said that today’s game was worth the price of admission.
“Winning this game is actually not easy.” Chinese player Zhang Jiaqi said frankly that the strength of the main opponent, the Japanese team, should not be underestimated. Facing the Japanese team, as long as the Chinese girls relax a little, the opponent will bite the score and even have a chance to come back.
Asian Games training and preparation for the Olympic Games. For the Chinese women’s water polo team, the significance of the Asian Games is not only to defend the championship, they are also chasing higher competitive goals.
Team member Yan Jing said that as far as the entire Asian Games is concerned, the first few games were not very satisfactory. “Although we beat others from the score point of view, according to the actual level of the women’s team, we should be able to beat the opponent by a larger score. Looking at the total score, the Japanese team scored more than 30 points in several games A goal, we actually had a lot of pressure on us before this game.”
Regarding the mistakes made in the game, team member Zhang Jiaqi did not shy away: “I think the gain is more about psychological experience. As the coach said, everyone will make mistakes. The most important thing is how to adjust yourself after the mistake.”
Since the start of the Asian Games water polo event, the Chinese women’s water polo team has focused on studying the Japanese team’s tactics, made a particularly detailed analysis, and conducted targeted training on the court. Yan Jing said that today’s game was the best one in which all the players were mobilized, including some of the best tactical details on the field.
Water polo has always been a relatively niche event, but water polo, which seems simple, is actually extremely competitive. Its confrontational nature is comparable to that of rugby, and its technical and tactical requirements are no less than those of football. In water polo, 85% of the body is underwater. Actions such as picking up the ball, grabbing the ball, kicking the ball, throwing and pulling are basically performed underwater. The water depth is always no less than 1.80 meters. Athletes need to tread water throughout the entire process and are not allowed to touch the bottom. The average swimming distance of the athletes in each game is 5 kilometers or more.
The aroma of wine is not afraid of deep alleys. As for how a niche project can reach the public, captain Zhang Jing’s answer is very simple, “We will use better results to let everyone see the sport of water polo. I hope everyone can watch it while paying attention to swimming. To the magic of water polo.”
2023-10-02 04:50:49
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