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In a contest of strength and beauty, the Chinese synchronized swimming team won a valuable silver medal with the performance of "Scarf Hero".

On August 7, the Tokyo Olympics Synchronized Swimming Collective Free Selection Final was held. In the synchronized swimming collective technical self-selection competition on the 6th, the Chinese team showed the theme of "Chasing Dreams", and finally scored 96.2310 points, ranking second behind the Russian synchronized swimming team. Today, the Chinese girl appeared in the finale, and the performance of "Hero of the Towel" scored 97.3000 points with magnificent momentum, and the total score of 193.5310 points won the silver medal. The Russian synchronized swimming team won the gold medal with 196.0979 points, which was also their fifth consecutive Olympic title in the event. Ukraine won the bronze medal.

From the bronze medal in the collective event of the Beijing Olympic Games, to the three silver medals in London, Rio and Tokyo, plus the silver medal in the double event of the Olympic Games, the progress of the Chinese synchronized swimming team is obvious to all. A notable detail is that this time we are 2.5669 points away from the championship, which is one step closer to the 3.1598 points at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

The eight girls of the Chinese Synchronized Swimming Team who participated in the collective competition were: Huang Xuechen, Sun Wenyan, Xiao Li, Liang Xinyu, Yin Chengxin, Feng Yu, Wang Qianyi and Xiao Yanning. Among them, there are Huang Xuechen, a veteran of the Olympic Games in four games, and Feng Yu, a fledgling young general, with an average age of 26 years old, and the age structure of the team is more reasonable. Today, their performance of "Scarf Hero" shows the patriotic feelings of the heroine to defend her family and the country and the heroic spirit of the heroine who does not let her eyebrows be shaved. With the sound of the pipa, the 8 girls have a bright rhythm, uniform movements, compact formations, tacit understanding of the water handstand, and the strength of the lifting is also quite in place. From the beginning to the end, they show their power and beauty to the fullest.

It is not surprising that the Chinese synchronized swimming team has not been able to cross the mountain of the Russian synchronized swimming team. We are pleased to see that they are gradually narrowing the gap with their opponents, and believe that they will always have a day when they will see the moon through the clouds.

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Source: People's Liberation Army Daily