China News Service, June 12. According to the Chinese Badminton Association, the Chinese badminton team is currently conducting closed training sessions in Chengdu, preparing for the Tokyo Olympics and entering the sprint stage.

Xia Xuanze, vice chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association and head coach of the Chinese Badminton Team singles, said that the team must find confidence in difficulties and find confidence in training.

  At the end of May, as the last two Olympic points tournaments were postponed or cancelled due to the epidemic, the Tokyo Olympic badminton points tournament ended half a month earlier.

The Olympic points match ended early. Talking about the impact on the preparation of the Chinese badminton team and the singles team, Xia Xuanze said that it would make the players feel much worse in the rhythm of the international competition.

  "On the one hand, the team members did not participate in international competitions, and the rhythm of the international competitions will be much worse. On the other hand, it is mainly the point problem. We originally planned to participate in the three races and get more points, which will help the Olympic seed ranking. In terms of points, Chen Long ranked sixth, Shi Yuqi ranked 11th, Chen Yufei ranked first, and He Bingjiao ranked 9. Compared with previous sessions, the overall lottery position was not ideal." Xia Xuanze said.

  Faced with the unfavorable situation of directly participating in the Olympics without playing an international game for more than a year, Xia Xuanze revealed that the team must be fully prepared for difficulties in preparing for the game. “Our research on international opponents can only be studied from technical and tactical video. , Our singles team will arrange simulations according to the Olympic schedule and time. The coaches must be more detailed in the arrangement of skills, tactics, time, and daily life."

  With the end of the Olympic points tournament, candidates for the Tokyo Olympics have actually been selected, but in the women's singles, the national feather coaching staff is facing the situation of Chen Yufei, He Bingjiao, and Wang Zhiyi choosing two from three.

In this regard, Xia Xuanze said: "We make this list based on the performance of international competitions and the ranking of Olympic points."

  Although it has not participated in international competitions for more than a year, the Chinese Badminton Association has held a series of domestic competitions. Regarding the performance of the singles group, Xia Xuanze commented: "On the whole, the situation of women's singles is better than that of men's singles. The competitions last year and this year, The intensity of the confrontation between Chen Yufei and Wang Zhiyi is satisfactory. Due to all aspects of the men's singles, the competitive state is in the process of adjustment."

  Xia Xuanze said: "Shi Yuqi came back 98 days after the injury operation in 2019 in order to get Olympic points. The epidemic has been more than a year, giving him a buffer time. For him, how to recover to the best condition is the most important thing for him. Under the guidance of coach Li Mao and coach Chen Yu, Chen Long's skills and tactics have undergone positive changes, and all aspects are running in. They need to change something in the course of the year. These national competitions have also seen some changes. "(Finish)