Tang Zhijun missed the medal in the individual archery competition of the Asian Games, looking ahead to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Tang Zhijun (provided by the delegation)

[Special Correspondent Wu Mengru/Nagoya Report] Tang Zhijun, the "soup dumpling", lost to Japan's Ayaya Nanishi 0:6 in the men's recurve archery individual competition of the Asian Games in Nagoya today. He missed the opportunity to win an individual medal in the Asian Games. He admitted that he was too eager to compete for results and got into trouble. He will remember the lessons of this defeat and strive for good results at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Tang Zhijun scored 692 points in the individual ranking match, surpassing the previous conference record of 690 points set by South Korea's Lee Woo-seok in the last tournament, and ranking third among all players. This time he defeated opponents from Qatar and Malaysia in the knockout round and successfully advanced to today's top 8. However, facing Aya Nakanishi, the main player of the Japanese national team, he only scored 8 points in the first two rounds, which was the cause of defeat.

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Tang Zhijun admitted that his performance from yesterday's team competition to today's individual competition was not ideal. Maybe because he wanted results so much that he forgot to take care of his movements first, and was unable to show a good level. It was not until the third game that he finally stabilized and scored 10 points. As a result, he lost 28:29. He thought that he had regained his form after the third game, but it was too late. "I think I will be like this when I enter the final stage, so I must remember this lesson and find ways to show my best self in the finals in the future."

Tang Zhijun (provided by the delegation)