Dong Chao won the first gold medal in Quanyun fencing for Beijing

The Beijing Fencing Team won the first gold medal in the history of the Team At the National Games! Yesterday, the 14th Fencing Men's Epee Team Final was held at the Tianjin Jizhou Sports Training Center, and Beijing team veteran Dong Chao won the championship with the Olympic team defeating the Anhui team, thus winning the first National Games gold medal in the history of the Beijing Fencing Team.

　　Dong Chao, 33, previously competed in the men's epee individual and team competitions at the Tokyo Olympics. In the individual round, he was sadly defeated by Hungary's Siclosi, who eventually won the silver medal in the round of 32. At the National Games, Dong Chao participated with the Chinese men's epee team under the name of the Olympic joint team. In the semi-final match against Liaoning, Dong Chao "sealed his throat with a sword" in the final set of competitions, helping the Olympic team win 26-25. In the final, Dong Chao and his teammates played well, beating Anhui 45-31 to win the gold medal of the National Games.

　　"This is my fourth time to participate in the National Games, and I have been holding my breath to achieve good results and win glory for Beijing!" Dong Chao told this reporter after winning the gold that four years ago at the Tianjin National Games, the Beijing men's epee team regrettably lost in the final, and the silver medal has always made him grumpy, and this time the fencing competition of the National Games was temporarily adjusted to Tianjin, giving him the opportunity to win the gold medal in "sadness".

　　Dong Chao has been practicing fencing since junior high school, having previously won several national championships in individual epee competitions and won the championship with the Chinese men's epee team at the 2018 Asian Championships. This year is a harvest year for Dong Chao, who not only participated in the Olympic Games for the first time in his career, but also won the gold medal for the first time at the National Games. Dong Chao said: "From the training before the start of the Olympic Games to the end of today's National Games, I have not been home for more than 3 months, and I especially want to meet my wife, children and parents as soon as possible and share my joy with them." ”

　　Whether in the national team or the Beijing team Dong Chao is a veteran, he bluntly said that it is not easy for him to persist until now, "In fact, after the Tianjin National Games, I plan to retire, but the coaches and teammates of the Beijing team, as well as my family, have always encouraged me, and I have finally gained from perseverance to this day!" Dong Chao said that he will officially retire next, enter the Beijing fencing team as a coach, and continue to contribute to Beijing fencing with a new identity.

　　Dong Chao's coach and head coach of the Beijing Fencing Team Epee Xu Xiaodong told reporters that Dong Chao's gold medal is not only the Beijing Epee, but also the first National Games gold medal in the history of the Beijing Fencing Team. It can drive the overall development of fencing in Beijing and inspire fencers and enthusiasts in Beijing! It is worth mentioning that when he was the runner-up in Tianjin 4 years ago, Xu Xiaodong was still Dong Chao's teammate.

　　Xu Xiaodong said that at present, the overall strength of the Beijing fencing team is at the middle and upper level in the country, in the epee event, the women's team has a group of young players with good potential, and the largest of the team members participating in the National Games is only 20 years old, but there are still team members who have achieved good results. However, the men's team urgently needs a new leader after Dong Chao's retirement.

　　Sun Yiwen won the women's epee gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, which made more people in China start to pay attention to fencing. Dong Chao and Xu Xiaodong both believe that although fencing is a niche project, it has become more and more popular with the improvement of China's economic development level in recent years. Xu Xiaodong said: "There are more and more fencing clubs in the country, and I believe that the overall level and atmosphere of fencing in China will continue to improve." ”

Source Beijing Daily

Reporters Yuan Hongheng, Li Yuanfei, Zhao Xiaosong, and Deng Fangjia

Process Editor Wu Yue

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