On April 30, Beijing time, Russian media reported that there was a team from China, currently training in Russia. It's a women's handball team from China, and the girls' coach, Russian Yevgeny Trefilov, praised the players for improving so quickly.
And last week, Moscow also played the OLIMBET Friendship Cup. There were only 3 teams participating, Russia, Belarus and China.
Handball is a rare sport in which the strength of the Chinese men's and women's teams is not strong.
Historically, the Chinese men's team won the Asian Games championship in 1982, and the women won the Guangzhou Asian Games championship. At the Tokyo Olympics, both teams were absent.
In order to improve their own level, the Chinese Handball Association has sent teams to participate in training in Russia all year round to feel the atmosphere of high-level handball competitions. The Russian women's team is the runner-up of the Tokyo Olympics.
What the Russian media did not report in its entirety was that the Chinese men's and women's handball teams all went to Russia in early April to participate in training and competition. Before the friendly match, they had a separate move with the local club. The men's handball team also beat the second team of the CSKA Moscow Club 32-28.
After the friendly match, the women's team remained in Moscow for training and was highly praised. He also said that this is a signal of friendship between Chinese players.
Russian media: Chinese female players actively warm up in the morning, and then train in several groups. These players have been trained in defense, offense, match interspersed coordination and rapid counterattack. Padnieva, who succeeded Trefilov, has been coaching the contestants many times – she needs to show the Chinese team how to stand and judge.
Although it is very difficult, the girls work hard. The gap between Asian handball and European handball is obvious, and without naturalized players, Asian teams cannot beat even the weakest European teams. At last year's Olympic Games, in addition to the hosts, the Asian participating teams were the Bahraini men's team and the South Korean women's team.
Wang Tao, chairman of Chinese handball, said that there will be several players who will come here to train in the future.
Chinese handball chairman Wang Tao was a famous athlete who participated in the Atlanta Olympics. Under her management, the team has improved significantly, but not enough. In addition to the players, the Chinese team also sent coaches to participate in the study.
Trifilov said he had the opportunity to be with the players every day. Even when resting, players ask a lot of questions. If there are not enough people in training or competition, he will play with the men's coach Wilimir Petkovic as a temporary player.
Another coach, Izmailov, said that in the past month, the Chinese team has undergone tremendous changes. They can play with one ball, repeat the training 100 times, and have a good mindset. We explain each exercise so that they understand their meaning as they train, and instead of being like robots, we want to minimize time and physical fitness. And after training, I can tell them, "You guys are amazing, you can start improvising on the pitch." ”
It is worth mentioning that every afternoon, the handball players of the Chinese team need to go to cultural classes and learn Russian. The team's translators were also asked to speak to them as little as possible.
Handball is an underdog in China. In the early years, it was basketball and volleyball players who participated, and most of them were rural children. However, from their performance, there are great opportunities to surpass the achievements of the Chinese men's football team in the future.
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