【Chengdu Direct Attack】She Shanxi wins the gold medal! The 22-year-old Hong Kong women’s epee contestant became more and more courageous in the Chengdu World University Games today (2nd). This is the second gold medal of this World Universiade, and this is also the first ever World Championship for the Fencing Hong Kong team.
Shanxi She, who entered the top 16 of the World Championships at the end of last month, debuted as the No. 3 seed. She won all 6 games in the group stage and entered the top 32 with a total score of 5th. After being strong, he “decisively” defeated Italy’s Gaia Traditi under the disadvantage of being behind, and entered the semi-finals in a thrilling manner. It is sure that it will be four years since the silver medal in the women’s epee individual event at the Youth Olympic Games in October 2018. In 10 months, he set foot on the podium of the individual competition in the international competition again.
After that, “She She” became more and more courageous. In the semi-finals, she won the offensive 9:1 in the final quarter, eliminated the American “first sister” Catherine Nixon, who was the champion of the Pan American Championships this year, and entered the finals strongly, facing the world No. 160 Catherine Nixon Italian female player Sara Maria Kowalczyk. The two swordsmen met in the group stage of the Doha Grand Prix in January this year, and Hong Kong won 5:2 at that time. She Shanxi still played conservatively in the start of this battle, and after losing 2 points, she chased 1:2 to complete the first quarter; in the second quarter, Hong Kong will rush to attack after falling behind 1:3, winning 4 consecutive swords, and leading 5: 3. “She She” maintained its advantage in the final quarter, further widened the score gap, and finally won easily with 15:6, and won the first Universiade gold medal in the history of the Hong Kong fencing team. After wearing the bronze medal in the individual competition, the sword team won the second World Universiade medal.
As of August 2, the Hong Kong delegation temporarily won 2 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 3 bronze medals in this Universiade. Hong Kong who wins the medal will receive bonuses from the “Jockey Club Outstanding Athlete Award Scheme”. The top three in individual events will receive HK$500,000, HK$250,000 and HK$100,000 respectively, and the top three in team events will receive HK$1 million, HK$500,000 and HK$200,000. Shanxi Sheh pocketed 500,000 yuan for winning the gold medal in the women’s weight individual event.
Chengdu World Universiade Hong Kong team medals (as of August 2)
2 gold medals: Martial Arts Men’s Tai Chi Sword (Xu De’en), Women’s Epee (She Shanxi)
1 Silver: Martial Arts Men’s Southern Fist (Liu Zilong)
3 Bronze: Martial Arts Men’s Taijiquan (Xu De’en), Women’s Cudgel (Shen Xiaoyu), Table Tennis Women’s Team Competition (Du Kaiqin, Su Huiyin, Lin Yinuo, Wu Yonglin, Li Kaimin)
Chengdu World Universiade Fencing Competition Schedule
August 2 Men’s saber and women’s epee individual competition
August 3 Men’s epee and women’s foil individual competition
August 4 Men’s Foil and Women’s Saber Individual Competition
August 5 men’s saber and women’s epee team competition
August 6 Men’s epee and women’s foil team competition
August 7 Men’s Foil and Women’s Saber Team Competition
Photo and text: Li Zizheng
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2023-08-02 12:24:33
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