(Tokyo Olympics) Highlights of the event: Women's table tennis team China and Japan face off in men's race walking, China strives for three consecutive championships
China News Service, Tokyo, August 4 (Reporter Wang Zumin) On the 13th day of the Tokyo Olympics (August 5), the Chinese Legion continued to win gold. It is expected to win 2-3 gold medals in table tennis, diving, track and field competitions. .
Women's table tennis team confronts China and Japan, the smallest player diving for gold
The women's table tennis matchup between China and Japan is undoubtedly the most eye-catching event on the 5th Olympic venue.
After winning the gold medal in the mixed doubles of table tennis, a newly established event of the Olympic Games, the Japanese team is full of confidence.
In the women's team pre-match, the local TV station will play the "women's team gold medal" on the screen when it broadcasts the Japanese team game.
But this is obviously only wishful thinking of the Japanese team.
Since the table tennis team competition entered the Olympics, the national table tennis has not let a gold medal fall beside it, whether it is men or women.
In the London Olympics women's team showdown between China and Japan, the Chinese team won the championship 3:0.
In the Rio Olympics, the Chinese team achieved a second consecutive victory, but the Japanese team could only compete for the bronze medal.
On August 3, Chinese team player Chen Meng/Wang Manyu (left) in the game.
On the same day, the Tokyo Olympic Games held a table tennis women's team competition. The Chinese team defeated the Singapore team and advanced to the semi-finals.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
But Li Sun, the head coach of the National Table Tennis Women's Team, believes that in the finals, strength is no longer the only decisive factor. At that time, it will depend on the two teams "who can fight and survive."
The youngest athlete of the Chinese delegation to participate in the Olympic Games will join the gold medal battle on the 5th-14-year-old Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi, who are under 16, will play in the women's singles platform finals.
In the preliminaries on the 4th, Quan Hongchan, who participated in the competition for the first time, experienced ups and downs. Fortunately, he adjusted in time and finally ranked second after Chen Yuxi.
Like the previous two diving singles, the Chinese team may once again take the championship and runner-up.
As for whether Quan Hongchan won her first Olympic gold medal, or Chen Yuxi, who had previously won the gold medal in the women's double diving, is the icing on the cake, the answer will be given in the final on the 5th.
Men's race walking strives for three consecutive championships, men's triple jump impact medal
At the track and field stadium that day, the Chinese track and field team's "ace" project: men's 20-kilometer walking.
The Chinese team has dominated the men's 20-kilometer walking race in two consecutive Olympic Games: in the 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics, Chen Ding and Wang Zhen won the championship one after another.
Time has passed, and now the 27-year-old Wang Kaihua ranks first in the world in this event. He will join his teammates Cai Zelin and Zhang Jun to once again defend the honor of the Chinese team in the race walking event.
In recent years, the Chinese men's triple jump has made rapid progress. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Dong Bin won the bronze medal with 17.58 meters, which helped the Chinese team achieve zero Olympic medals in this event.
In the men's triple jump finals of this Olympic Games, Zhu Yaming and Fang Yaoqing will join hands to hit the medal again. Among them, Zhu Yaming advanced to the third place with 17.11 meters in the qualifying round.
In the women's heptathlon event, Zheng Nina, the first naturalized athlete in Chinese track and field, will strive to achieve great results.
This Sino-German hybrid is the granddaughter of Zheng Fengrong, the first high jumper in China to break the world record. He was once Canadian.
On August 4, local time, Chinese athlete Zheng Nina was preparing for the track and field women's heptathlon high jump competition.
On the same day, the Tokyo Olympic Games track and field women's heptathlon event was held at the New National Stadium in Tokyo. China's first naturalized track and field athlete Zheng Nina played.
She tattooed the four Chinese characters "Try her best" on her body, hoping to play her best in the Olympics.
Zheng Nina Li's grandmother is Zheng Fengrong, a famous Chinese high jumper.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
After finishing the 100-meter hurdles and high jump on the morning of the 4th, Zheng Nina temporarily ranked 9th in total score.
Previously, the best result of the Chinese athletes in the Olympics was 16th.
In addition, both the men's and women's 4×100m relays will fire the first shots. Whether the Chinese men's and women's teams can enter the finals, their status and performance is worthy of attention.
Kayak Triathlon Medal Bell Angels in Kailin Race
The kayak will produce 4 gold medals. The Chinese team has entered the semi-finals in three events, namely: women's single kayak 200 meters Lin Wenjun, women's single kayak 500 meters Yin Mengdie, men's double kayak 1000 meters Wang Congkang/Bu Tingkai.
In the preliminaries on the 4th, Lin Wenjun and Wang Congkang/Bu Tingkai both directly advanced to the semifinals as second in the group. Yin Mengdie advanced through the preliminaries and quarter-finals. The Chinese team will strive for medals in three events.
Track cycling will produce the gold medal in the women's Kailin. Zhong Angel, who has just defended her title in the women's team race, has entered the quarter-finals and strives to achieve a breakthrough in the Kailin.
In the big ball arena, there will be men's basketball, men's volleyball semi-finals and women's football bronze medal matches.
In the latest rankings released by the FIBA before the Olympics, the Australian team replaced the US team in the first place. The men's basketball semifinal battle between the US team and Australia will prove who is better.
In the other semi-final, the Slovenian team, which participated in the Olympics for the first time, will demonstrate how far the dark horse can go in the battle against the French team.
The men's volleyball semi-finals will be held between Brazil-Russia and France-Argentina; in the football stadium, Australia and the United States will compete for the bronze medal in women's football. (Finish)