Beijing, 14 May (Xinhua) -- At the World FINA synchronized swimming World Cup in Egypt on 14 May, Chinese athletes Yang Shuncheng and Dai Shiyi won gold medals in the men's and women's singles free choice. The Chinese team won a total of 3 gold medals in this competition.
On May 14, Dai Shiyi was in the game. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Ahmed Goma)
The 2023 FIFA World Cup will feature three races, starting in mid-March in Canada, France and Egypt, and a super finals in Spain in early June. Due to the tight schedule, most of the top players only participated in the first two races, and Egypt became a stage for young players from all teams to compete. The Chinese team only sent Yang Shuncheng and Dai Shiyi to participate in the men's and women's singles competitions this time.
After winning the gold medal in the men's single technical optional on the 13th, 16-year-old Yang Shuncheng won the men's single free optional championship with 291.9209 points on the same day, and 24-year-old Dai Shiyi won the women's single free optional crown with 338.2750 points.
On May 14, Yang Shuncheng was in the game. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Ahmed Goma)
"It was my first time abroad, my first time competing internationally, and the competition was still played in the outdoor pool. I have never practiced outdoors, and I feel that the sun is strong, my eyes cannot be opened, and when the wind is strong, it is easy to cause the movement to be not done vertically, the water temperature is quite cool, and the muscles are easy to stiffen. On the first day of training, I couldn't find my way out after doing a 360-degree rotation. Yang Shuncheng said.
Yang Shuncheng believes that he still needs to strengthen the artistic impression score, "This time I mainly won by difficulty, but the artistic impression score is not high. The upper body movements and land movements of the other male players are very expressive, tense and infectious, which requires me to study and improve hard."
As a local team athlete trained by the national team, Yang Shuncheng said: "First of all, I am very honored to have the opportunity to train with the national team, train with the high-level athletes of the national team, and intuitively feel the gap between me and everyone, so that I can better learn their advantages and optimize my own technology." Secondly, I would like to thank all the coaches for their careful help and guidance to help me better learn technique and movement performance. Finally, thanks to the national team for trusting me, sending me to play abroad, and playing with players from all over the world, I learned a lot of different things. ”
Dai Shiyi (right), who won the women's single free selection champion, poses for a photo with Yang Shuncheng, who won the men's single free optional champion, at the award ceremony. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Ahmed Goma)
Zhao Dantong, the physical coach of the Chinese synchronized swimming team who accompanied the team, said: "Although there are not many teams and famous players participating in the Egypt competition, the overall level is not as good as the first two stops, and the competition is in the outdoor outdoor pool, but this is a rare opportunity to train the team members and accumulate competition experience, and I believe that the team members have gained a lot." ”