Break dancing at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games ended: the Chinese team won 1 gold and 2 bronze
Quick Look
- The break dance competition of the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games came to an end.
- Chinese player Guo Pu won the gold medal in the women's group and Liu Qingyi won the bronze medal.
- In the men's group, Japanese player Shigeyuki Hani defended the championship and Chinese player Wang Ruimiao won the bronze medal.
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Why It Matters
Breakdancing has attracted attention as a competitive event in the Asian Games. The Chinese team conducted a training camp in Yantai for more than a month before the game.
China News Service, Nagoya, Japan, October 3 (Reporter Zhu Chenxi) The break dance competition of the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games concluded on the 3rd, and the Chinese team won 1 gold and 2 bronze. In the women's group, Chinese player Guo Pu (B-Girl Royal) won the gold medal, and another Chinese player, the previous champion Liu Qingyi (B-Girl671), won the bronze medal. In the men's group, the defending champion and Japanese star B-Boy Shigekix won the gold medal, and Chinese player Wang Ruimiao (B-Boy MonkeyZ) won the bronze medal.
In the women's final, Guo Pu faced Japanese veteran B-Girl Ayumi. She received full votes from the judges in all three rounds and won the championship with an overwhelming advantage. Guo Pu said after the game that she was actually "very nervous" before the game. It wasn't until she stood on the stage that the familiar music gradually relaxed her.
This is Guo Pu's first time participating in the Asian Games. She said in an interview after the game: "I think it's pretty good to be able to challenge the pressure that the game brings to me and then perform on the court. I focus on being myself."
She said that the Chinese team conducted more than a month of training in Yantai before the game, and the coaches, teachers and logistics team were fully prepared for the game.
Guo Pu also incorporated some Chinese martial arts elements into his competition moves. She said that she has been studying these contents and hopes to let more people see traditional Chinese culture through break dancing.
In the women's bronze medal match, Liu Qingyi defeated Japanese player B-Girl Ayane and won the bronze medal. As the women's champion of the Hangzhou Asian Games, Liu Qingyi said that the gap between masters is often only a few millimeters. "No matter what the result is, you must continue to maintain your own style and persevere."
In the men's final, Japanese player Shigeyuki Hani defeated Korean veteran Kim Hong-yeol (B-Boy Hong10) to win the championship and successfully defended his title.
In the men's bronze medal match, Chinese player Wang Ruimiao defeated Japanese player B-Boy Issin to win the bronze medal.
Open Questions
- What is the future development trend of break dancing in international competitions?
