Chinese judoka Guo collects bronze on opening day of Hangzhou Asiad
HANGZHOU, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's Guo Zongying clinched a bronze in the women's 48kg category as the judo competition started at the Hangzhou Asian Games here on Sunday.
"Winning a bronze was just the beginning," said Guo, with her sights set on the Paris 2024 Olympics. "An Olympic title would be my dream come true."
China's judo team executive staff member, Yan Yu, revealed that the team engaged in a 16-day training camp in Japan last month, which was designed to enhance the team's competitiveness for the Hangzhou Asiad and the 2024 Paris Olympics.
"I will keep on improving my technical and tactical skills," Guo stated.
From the four judo gold medals offered on Sunday, Japan's Natsumi Tsunoda and Ryoma Tanaka secured two by defeating opponents from Kazakhstan and Mongolia in the women's 48kg and men's 66kg categories, respectively. Yang Yung-wei of Chinese Taipei, a silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympic Games, triumphed over South Korea's Lee Ha-rim in the men's 60kg category. Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova claimed victory in the women's 52kg category.
Other Chinese judokas, Xue Ziyang and Zhu Yeqing, were eliminated in their respective round of 16 matches in the men's 66kg and women's 52kg categories.
China has garnered a total of 20 gold medals since judo was introduced to the Asian Games in 1986.
The judo competition at the Hangzhou Asiad is set to conclude on September 27, with 15 gold medals up for grabs.
Related articles
Deepfake of principal's voice is the latest case of AI being used for harm
The most recent criminal case involving artificial intelligence emerged last week from a Maryland hi2024-04-30Does Donald Trump have presidential immunity?
New Orleans —The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments this month about presidential immunity and w2024-04-30VOX POPULI: Radiation lingers even 70 years after H
How did the word “bikini” come to denote a two-piece swimsuit?On July 1, 1946, almost one year after2024-04-30Donald Trump's Georgia judge dismisses some criminal charges
By Max Matza for BBC NewsDonald Trump is among 19 people charged with a conspiracy to overturn Georg2024-04-30Mel Gibson sports an arm sling following shoulder injury as he attends a coffee meeting in Malibu
Mel Gibson has been nursing a shoulder injury of late and was out and about on Sunday wearing a slin2024-04-30Public servants want to know if management positions will be on the chopping block
Photo: RNZ2024-04-30
atest comment