17-year-old Wang Jieling won the first Asian Games taekwondo gold medal. She is looking forward to her first experience of winning medals.
Quick Look
- 17-year-old taekwondo rising star Wang Jieling will represent Taiwan in the Asian Games.
- As a women's 49kg competitor, she is not only the team's gold medal pioneer, but also hopes to stand on the podium in her first Asian Games event.
- Head coach Su Taiyuan emphasized that this year's tactical style is aggressive and the goal is to exceed the previous results.
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Why It Matters
The Taiwan Taekwondo team won 2 silvers and 1 bronze in the last Asian Games, interrupting its streak of seven consecutive gold medals. Taiwan sent a total of 7 players to participate in this Asian Games.
17-year-old young player Wang Jieling. (Photo by reporter Wu Mengru)
[Reporter Wu Mengru/Kaohsiung Report] Taiwan Taekwondo won 2 silvers and 1 bronze in the last session, breaking the record of winning 7 consecutive gold medals. This year, they are determined to return to glory. The person who took the first gold medal was the youngest "taekwondo sweetheart" Wang Jieling in the team. Rather than being nervous, she was more looking forward to it because she had never been to Japan and hoped to eat local ramen.
17-year-old Wang Jieling is a future star in Taekwondo. She just won the gold medal in the women's 46kg category at the Asian Championships in May. Now she has been upgraded to the 49kg category in the Asian Games. For her, it can relieve her appetite. She needs to eat more and increase her muscle strength to be more confrontational on the court. She also hopes to stand on the podium at the Asian Games for the first time.
As this is the first day of Taekwondo competition, and he is optimistic about her performance, Taiwan head coach Su Taiyuan will also regard her as the team's pioneer in winning gold, and hopes that she can make a good start. He also emphasized that this year's style is "active attack", hoping to break through the 1 gold and 1 bronze results when he led the team in 2018.
Taekwondo sparring sent a total of 7 players to this Asian Games. The 4 women's team members include Wang Jieling, Lin Weijun, Wang Weijia and Lin Yizhen. Among them, Lin Weijun won the silver medal in the 53kg category last time. This year she moved to the 57kg category. The male players are Xu Haoyou, Hong Junyi and Huang Yuren.
17-year-old young player Wang Jieling (second from left). (Photo by reporter Wu Mengru)
Open Questions
- What was Wang Jieling's final ranking in the 49kg class of the Asian Games?
- Can the Taiwan Taekwondo team break through the results of 2018?
