The women's epee group fights the last bullet

On the evening of July 27, the bronze medal competition in the women's epee team competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games was only 8.83 seconds away from the end of the game, and Zhu Mingye, who had already scored three consecutive points to pull the Chinese team back from the brink of danger, stabbed the Italian Player Isola with all her strength, and despite scoring, she was also injured. In the end, the Chinese team lost to their old rival Italy 21:23 and missed the medal.

Team fourth is indeed a disappointing achievement for a team that is ranked first in both world and Olympic points. As the dominant sport of Chinese fencing, the Chinese women's epee team won the first team gold medal in the history of Chinese fencing at the London Olympic Games in 2012, and the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, although it was inferior to the Romanian team, failed to defend the title, but the silver medal also became the 500th medal won by the Chinese delegation at the Summer Olympic Games. At the Tokyo Olympics, the women's epee team has long been waiting for the gold medal

The Frenchman Yuge Oberley took over the whip from his compatriot Levaiser. If we say that the "Lao Wa", who has been associated with China for more than 30 years, has witnessed and helped Chinese fencing start from "toddler" and gradually become a world fencing power. The rain song with a completely different coaching style injected more passion and change into the whole team, and the tactics were more diverse. Therefore, in 2019, in the women's epee team competition of the World Fencing Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, the Chinese women's epee team composed of Sun Yiwen, Xu Anqi, Zhu Mingye and Lin Sheng won the gold medal in the final with a 29:28 victory over the Russian team, which is also the second time that the Chinese women's epee team has reached the world championships after four years.

Therefore, even if the strong enemies of this Olympic Games are around, in the face of a series of bitter battles, the girls who are heavy women are also ready to die to the end. In addition to Sun Yiwen, who participated in the Olympic Games for the second time, there are Lin Sheng, who is ranked No. 5 in the world, and Zhu Mingye, who is ranked 13th in the world, and Xu Anqi, a veteran of the three-time Olympic Games, as a substitute. Especially 3 days ago, Sun Yiwen just won the championship in his personal project, creating history and unprecedented momentum.

But the accident still happened, after defeating Hong Kong in China 44:32 to reach the final four, the Chinese team met the "spoiler" South Korea team in the semi-finals. In the second inning of the game, Sun Yiwen was suddenly injured, and after receiving a short treatment, she insisted on completing the game. After the break, she reappeared in the fourth set, but as soon as the opening she could not hold on, and Xu Anqi appeared as a substitute. "Originally, the person I was going to change was Lin Sheng." Xu Anqi revealed after the game that according to the opponent's situation, the tactical plan had been made, but after the sudden accident, everyone had to temporarily adjust the state. But perhaps too much want to fight for the team in adversity, the veteran is not calm, "the more you want to get points, the more problems you expose." "The Chinese team was caught by the opponent' loophole.

Sun Yiwen, who was sitting paralyzed on the sidelines, stared at the arena and cried red eyes, but he could only see the gold medal pass by. In the bronze medal battle, the whole team played in a dull atmosphere, but after only 4 rounds, the Chinese team was overtaken by the opponent and continued to lead, and when there was only 1 minute and 39 seconds left in the whole game, the 17:22 backward score made the Chinese team see that it could not be overturned. As the last player to play, Zhu Yeming can only continue to take the initiative to attack. But miracles seemed to begin to occur, and with 32 seconds left in the game, she scored consecutive points to chase the score to 20:22. Xu Anqi, who was sitting on the sidelines, also stared wide-eyed, and the field sounded, "Think well, think well." ”

Zhu Mingye was still fighting for the miracle, but the pain in her thigh made the Chinese girl fall on the field again, the team doctor came forward for emergency treatment, and the expression on the face of the Chinese player on the screen on the scene was written nervously, and it was difficult to hide the fear. Although Zhu Mingye gritted his teeth and returned to the game, time ended the dream. After passing through the mixed interview area, her eyes were red and she declined the interview.

"Zhu Mingye already had a strain reaction in the last game, but there was no way, only to insist, teammates all fought until the last moment, which is something I was particularly touched about." As a veteran, Xu Anqi almost self-examined after the game, "I should have played a role in stabilizing the hearts of the army, but this is the game that I am most disappointed in myself." But she also admitted that there was indeed some inadequacy in the game, "To be honest, my own ability has declined, especially the offensive ability, which used to be very fierce, but maybe with age and injury, I think it is not easy to play the sharp attack that I used to have." She tried to adjust her playing style, but "things in her bones are difficult to change." After the silence, the veteran admitted: "I was hesitant for a long time to return to the Olympic Games, and now, the Tokyo Olympics are over, but for me this may not be the end." As for when you can see me again, it depends on how I plan later. ”

Tokyo, July 27 (Xinhua) --

Liang Xuan, special correspondent of China Youth Daily and China Youth Network Source: China Youth Daily ( 2021-07-28 04 edition)

Source: China Youth Daily