On August 7, 12 gold medals in the tokyo Olympic kayak event were spent in various countries, which was also the last major event for Zhejiang athletes to participate. Among the 15 Olympians of the Chinese kayak team, Zhejiang occupies three seats, which is the largest number of athletes from various provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions). Wang Congkang, Li Dongkun and Wang Nan, three young zhejiang generals, all participated in the Olympic Games for the first time, and finally handed over 1 sixth place and 1 eighth place report card.
In the women's 500m four-person kayak final, Li Dongkun, Wang Nan and their teammates worked together to win the sixth place
In the men's double kayak final, Wang Congkang and his teammates eventually ranked eighth
In the women's 500m four-person kayak final held on August 7, Zhejiang's Li Dongkun and Wang Nan cooperated with their teammates to finally win the sixth place. Previously, in the men's double kayak final held on August 5, Zhejiang's Wang Congkang and his teammates finally ranked eighth. Meng Guanliang, two-time Olympic champion, director of Zhejiang Provincial Water Sports Management Center, and head coach of the national kayaking team and head coach of the women's group, commented that the three Zhejiang teenagers "performed well" and achieved the goal of participating, training and accumulating experience in the competition.
Meng Guanliang believes that the Zhejiang kayaking project has a strong talent reserve thickness, and the overall strength is in the upper reaches of the country. Zhejiang has a unique training advantage, no matter what the weather, wind direction, in Qiandao Lake can always find a suitable piece of clean water. It is also an important training base for the national team. In such an environment, athletes are integrated into nature, and the mood is more pleasant, which is conducive to the performance of performance.
Meng Guanliang said that the shortcomings of Zhejiang kayaking are "not sharp enough, elite soldiers are not fine enough", which is the next aspect to focus on tackling key problems, "pay attention to the training of reserve talents at the same time, but also strengthen the training of top and elite athletes." Not only should we attach importance to grass-roots training, but also rely on the platform of the national team to strive for breakthroughs and improvements. The Zhejiang kayak team must not only build an iron army, but also cultivate more top brass. Meng Guanliang believes that Zhejiang's hopes for kayaking are at the Paris Olympics three years later.
After the Tokyo Olympics, Meng Guanliang will return to China with the team on August 8. The reporter learned that during the wuhan quarantine period, they will also quickly throw themselves into the preparation for the Shaanxi National Games.
Producer: Guo Biwen
Review: Tang Yihong
Sports Daily reporter: Huang Wei