Paris, 6 Aug (Xinhua) -- On the evening of 6 August local time, Chinese boxer Yang Wenlu lost to Ireland's Harrington in the women's boxing 60 kg final at the Paris Olympics and won a silver medal. This is also the first medal for the Chinese boxing team in this Olympic Games.
In her first Olympic debut, Yang Wenlu, as the top seed, defeated Viet Nam's Ho Thi Ling, No. 8 seed Sadrina, Serbia's No. 8 seed, and Chinese Taipei fighter Wu Shiyi, and faced Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Harrington in the final. In the first two rounds of the night, Harington played better in attacking initiative, punching accuracy and movement, and although Yang Wenlu performed better in the third round, Harrington won the match 4-1 to win Ireland's fourth gold medal of the Games.
"In the third round, maybe both of us are enjoying every second in the ring and doing our best to do what we have to do." Yang Wenlu recalled the adjustments she made during the game.
"I'm very happy to win a silver medal. When I go back, I'm going to take stock of the game and move on to the next stage. Yang Wenlu said.
Harrington, who won his second Olympic gold medal in back-to-back games, said: "I feel like a dream come true right now, and there are very few people in the world who have this experience, and I have had such a dream experience with my family. At the Paris Olympics, I met four very good opponents, and everyone here was the best of the best, and everyone deserved respect. ”
Women's boxing has been in place since London 2012. Before this Olympic Games, the Chinese team won 7 Olympic medals, ranking first in the world, but has not yet won a gold medal. A total of 6 members of the Chinese women's team participated in the Paris Olympics, and at present, Chang Yuan, Wu Yu and Yang Liu have also advanced to the finals and are about to attack the gold medal, and Li Qian will participate in the women's 75kg semifinals. In this regard, Yang Wenlu said, "I hope that my teammates will enjoy the game, enjoy the process, and play their own style." ”
The bronze medalists in the women's boxing 60kg category were Chinese Taipei boxer Wu Shiyi and Brazil boxer Ferreira.