Yunnan athletes won 9 medals at the 20th Asian Games, many historic breakthroughs

China News Service, Kunming, October 5th (Shi Wenzhi) According to the Yunnan Provincial Sports Bureau on the 5th, the 20th Asian Games came to an end on October 4th in Nagoya, Japan. In this event, 11 athletes and 3 coaches from Yunnan were selected as the Chinese sports delegation and participated in 12 minor events in 6 major events including track and field, cycling, wrestling and swimming. They won a total of 9 medals, 5 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze. Many events refreshed the history of Yunnan Asian Games participation.

Yunnan, located in southwest China, has three-dimensional plateau training resources from low altitude to high plateau, which can meet the training needs of all projects. In recent years, the province has made great efforts to build three major sports brands: a plateau training resort, an outdoor sports paradise, and a four-season event paradise. It has developed an experience from plateau training to plain competition to provide a solid guarantee for achieving good results in various events.

Cycling is a traditional advantageous event in Yunnan Province. A total of 6 Yunnan cyclists were selected into the Chinese delegation at this Asian Games, covering the three sub-divisions of mountain, venue and road. They won a total of 3 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze, continuing to consolidate their traditional advantageous position.

Martial arts, swimming, and wrestling all have medals in their accounts, and they have refreshed the history of participation in the Asian Games. Wushu Sanda athlete Wang Chengjin won the men's 65kg gold medal, achieving a breakthrough in Yunnan's Wushu Sanda event with zero gold medals in the Asian Games; Zhu Leiju won the women's breaststroke bronze medal in swimming, and Long Jia won the women's wrestling 68kg freestyle bronze medal, both being the first medals in the history of Yunnan women's swimming and women's wrestling Asian Games; boxer Li Guofeng won fifth place in the men's 70kg class for the first time in his competition.

The oldest Yunnan athletes participating in the Asian Games this year are 28 years old and the youngest is 21 years old. Except for two people who are 28 years old, they are all young athletes born in the 2000s. Three local track and field and cycling coaches were selected for the national team, which is the largest number of coaches selected for the national team from this province in all previous Asian Games. It marks that Yunnan has moved from simply sending athletes to the national team to a new stage of sending athletes and coaches at the same time.

It is worth mentioning that in the middle and long-distance running event, track and field athlete Wu Hongjiao won the women's 800-meter gold medal and became the "Asian Golden Slam" by collecting the Asian Games, Asian Championships, and Asian Indoor Championships championships in this event. (over)