[Tilu News]After the return of the Hangzhou Asian Games, many Hong Kong players will continue to attend various celebration activities non-stop. Hong Kong’s exclusive broadcaster Cable Broadband Group hosted a banquet for Hong Kong team athletes, group management and employees last night (18th). Yao Jincheng, who refused to retire immediately after winning the gold medal in the Asian Games earlier, revealed that because his wife is about to give birth, he is expected to decide next week whether he will participate in the Paris Olympic Qualifying Tournament in the middle of next month. In addition, the “female cycling goddess” Li Huishi (Sarah), who participated in the Asian Games as a host this year, believes that being a host is not as easy as riding a bicycle, and admitted that she often wants to return to the Hong Kong team.
(From right: Zhao Xianzhen, Lin Xindong, Wang Weijun)
The Hong Kong team, which won 8 golds, 16 silvers and 29 bronzes at the Hangzhou Asian Games, broke the previous medal tally with 53 medals. Members of the men’s rugby sevens, rowing, cycling and e-sports teams that won medals were also present. After winning the Asian Games title, the Chillan Hong Kong team defeated Japan in the Asian Series on Sunday (15th) to reach the top spot. From the 18th to 19th of next month, they will move to Osaka, Japan to compete in the Paris Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Chinese player Yao Jincheng, who refused to retire immediately after winning the gold medal in the Asian Games earlier, has not yet made up his mind to participate in the team selection for the Olympic qualifying tournament. The reason is that he is approaching his wife’s due date. “My wife is expected to give birth on December 13, so the days before are relatively The key is, I hope I can make a decision next week.” However, he emphasized that if Hong Kong Lacrosse makes history and reaches the Olympics, he will insist on participating in this four-year event next year.
Yao Jincheng, Li Cardu
Teammate Ricardo supports any decision made by Ah Cheng. He also said that it is a good thing to compete in three major competitions in three months. “Japan has only made small rotations in the last two competitions, but they have sent their strongest players to compete. This time Japan We will return to compete in the Olympic qualifying tournament. Although half of our lineups in the Asian Games and Asian Series are different, we have been able to maintain our form, so we are confident that we can beat them again.” Hong Kong Rugby won the last round of the last Olympic qualifying tournament. After losing to South Korea, he regretted losing his ticket to the Tokyo Olympics. Ricardo said that he was too concerned about his main opponent South Korea four years ago, so he became very nervous. However, after recently experiencing two competitions, his mentality is more relaxed and he is ready to meet all challenges.
Li Huishi
Li Huishi, the “female racing goddess” who won two golds and one silver in the last Asian Games, retired and participated in the Asian Games as a sports host this time. She thanked her colleagues in front of and behind the scenes for their tolerance, and said she would still be happy to hold the relevant position next time. Sarah laughed and said that being a host is not easier than riding a bicycle: “Because I mainly comment on cycling, but I still haven’t changed some of my mantras, and what I said on the live broadcast cannot be changed, so it was a bit stressful for the first time.” She admitted that after retiring, she often Thinking about whether he will return to competition in the future: “It doesn’t mean that you can’t come back after stopping. It’s just that there are still many new things outside of cycling. I feel that my retirement comes at the right time.” Sarah, who once expressed her hope to become the short-distance coach of the Hong Kong team, is currently He has signed up for the International Cycling Union (UCI) coaching class next year and said he wants to feel responsible for the cycling team when he returns.
Yang Deqiang, Director of the National Games Coordination Office
In addition, after former Sports Commissioner Yang Deqiang resigned this year when his contract expired, he was appointed by the government last week as the director of the National Games Coordination Office under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, and took up his new post on Monday (16th). Hong Kong is currently striving to organize fencing, windsurfing, track cycling, football, golf, rugby sevens, beach volleyball and handball. Yang Deqiang said that since the National Games involves tripartite cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, it also needs to wait for the State Sports General Administration to implement all projects The arrangements will be announced as soon as possible if there is any news.
Pictures and text: Li Zizheng
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “[Rugby Sevens]The Olympic qualifying tournament is approaching and his wife’s due date is approaching. Yao Jincheng is hesitant to stay or leave.」
2023-10-19 04:22:30
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