[Sports Road Chengdu Direct Attack]Hong Kong men’s foil duo Zhang Jialang and Cai Junyan won the bronze medal in the World Championships team competition 5 days ago. Today (4th) Chengdu Universiade Men’s Foil Individual Competition passed the test and entered the semi-finals Joining the semi-finals, without a third-place match, not only is it sure to win two medals for Hong Kong, but also secure a seat in the finals.
The men’s flower has sent the strongest lineup ever to compete in the Universiade this time, including Zhang Jialang and Cai Junyan (Ryan), who won the first team bronze medal in the World Championship on Sunday (July 30) and wrote a new record in the Hong Kong fencing world. Tokyo Olympic representative Wu Nuohong and local No. 8 Li Yat-lang made an attack. Among them, Zhang Jialang became the world’s highest-ranked swordsman (No. 7) among all groups in this World Universiade, and Cai Junyan, who ranked 23rd, was the No. 2 seed.
The four Hong Kong generals also qualified in the group stage. Among them, only Wu Nuohong won the battle in the round of 64 and missed the promotion, while the other three joined hands to break into the round of 16. Cai Junyan, who has won consecutive victories against Poland’s Mateusz Kozak and Japan’s ITO Takuma, came to the top 16 and played with his younger brother Li Yilang. Ryan, who was superior in skill, was not tested too much and advanced to the top 8 with a victory of 15:9, ranking 77th in the world The Italian swordsman Tommaso Martini clashed, and the Hong Kong generals had the upper hand. They passed another hurdle with 15:12, took the lead in entering the top four, and won the Universiade for the third time in their careers and finally won the medal for the first time.
As for Zhang Jialang, who defeated Chen Yitong of Chinese Taipei in the first battle, the top 16 once again went on a killing spree, sweeping Hungary’s Andor Istvan Mihalyi 15:5, and in the semi-finals, he faced the French swordsman Maximullien Chastanet ranked 87th in the world. The two sides fought fiercely, and Zhang Jialang took the lead After being forced by the opponent, after the battle reached 10:8, he launched a 5:1 offensive, and finally won the victory with 15:9. He participated in the World Universiade for the first time and stepped on the podium.
Zhang Jialang and Cai Junyan, who are sure to add two medals to Hong Kong, will face off in the top four at 6:50 to compete for the final seat, which means that at least one of them will have a silver medal in the bag. Hong Kong fencing team has already won the gold medal in the women’s weight individual event on Wednesday (2nd).
This year’s World Universiade Hong Kong will be able to receive bonuses from the “Jockey Club Outstanding Athlete Award Scheme”. million Hong Kong dollars.
Chengdu World Universiade Fencing Competition Schedule
August 2 Men’s saber and women’s epee individual competition
August 3 Men’s epee and women’s foil individual competition
August 4 Men’s Foil and Women’s Saber Individual Competition
August 5 men’s saber and women’s epee team competition
August 6 Men’s epee and women’s foil team competition
August 7 Men’s Foil and Women’s Saber Team Competition
Photo and text: Li Zizheng
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2023-08-04 09:09:06
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