China News Service, Beijing, March 25 (Reporter Xing Rui) On the 25th, Beijing time, the 2024 International Sports Federation Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Athens ended. Chinese player Wang Zilu won the championship with 32.700 points in the stick exercise competition. It is reported that this is the first World Cup gold medal in individual events in the history of Chinese rhythmic gymnastics.
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In the competition that day, Wang Zilu perfectly performed "The Music of King Qin Breaking the Formation" full of Chinese elements. She conquered the audience and judges with her smooth movements and excellent artistic expression, and finally defeated two Bulgarian players and won the gold medal. In the bag.
After the game, Wang Zilu thanked her family and team for their support through her personal social media, as well as the countless seniors who have fought and contributed to Chinese rhythmic gymnastics. She wrote: "I am really proud that I have contributed my own strength! At the same time, we have taken a big step forward towards our goal."
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As a young team, the Chinese Rhythmic Gymnastics Team, established in 2002, has continuously made breakthroughs in international competitions in recent years. But in individual events, Chinese players are still far behind the world's top level.
Wang Zilu, who was born in September 2003, started doing gymnastics at the age of 7 and was selected for the national team in 2015. Entering the Paris Olympic cycle, Wang Zilu has made great progress in terms of personal comprehensive strength and competition experience.
At the 2023 National Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, Wang Zilu not only won the gold medal in the individual all-around event, but also won three silver medals with ball, bat, and belt. Immediately after the 14th Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, she won the individual all-around bronze medal and the bronze medal in circle exercise.
In August last year, at the 40th World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships held in Spain, Wang Zilu won fifth place in the belt gymnastics event with 30.500 points, creating the best performance in the history of Chinese athletes in this individual event at the World Championships, and showing extraordinary performance. customary international competitiveness. In the individual all-around final, Wang Zilu, who was ranked 18th in the preliminaries, finally ranked 10th, setting a new record for a Chinese athlete in the past nine years.
Data map: Chinese team player Wang Zilu performs in a circle exercise competition. Photo by China News Service reporter Anyuan
In an interview with the media at that time, Wang Zilu expressed her desire for the Olympic stage: "For me, I definitely hope to bloom again on a broader stage, and I will continue to work hard to achieve my goal."
Currently, the Chinese rhythmic gymnastics team is sprinting to prepare for the Paris Olympics. At the Asian Championships in May this year, Wang Zilu also had the opportunity to qualify for individual events and compete in the Olympics. (over)