Asian Games Sanda Zhang Huanyi struggled with injuries and failed to reach the semi-finals. After the game, she announced her retirement in tears.

Zhang Huanyi (red side) went into battle with injuries and fought fiercely with his opponents. In the end, his old injuries were bleeding and he lost, stopping in the semi-finals. (Photo by reporter Chen Zhiqu)

[Special Correspondent Wu Mengru/Nagoya Report] Taiwanese martial arts master Zhang Huanyi was hit in the first battle and injured his right brow bone and required 9 stitches. Today in Nagoya Asian Games men's Sanda semi-finals against Kazakh champion Shadulev, he was beaten until bleeding and had to end the game. He accepted the bronze medal for the second time in a row. After being briefly bandaged, he was interviewed and said with tears, "This time it is really gone. I really want to retire." When asked if he had any regrets? He said: "It's a pity that I couldn't fight to the end, I'm sorry...".

Zhang Huanyi won a bronze medal at the last Asian Games in Hangzhou, ending the 21-year Asian Games medal drought in Sanshu for the Taiwanese team. This year, he started in the top 16, but was beaten bloody in the first match and had to suture the wound as soon as possible. Although he made it all the way to the semi-finals, he still couldn't stop the bleeding from the wound in the face of the strong attack of the Kazakh opponent. According to the rules, as long as a player bleeds, the game must be ended immediately. Although he can still fight, he can only end the game early. He said: " Because treat every time as the last time, every second as the last second.”

After losing in the semi-finals for two consecutive years, Zhang Huanyi said: "The last time I won the bronze medal for the first time, I also lost in the semi-finals. I felt that my Asian Games was over. But then I went back and was in a trough for a while, and then returned to the Asian Games stage, but this time it is really gone. I really want to retire."

Zhang Huanyi said that after the competition, he will take a break for 1 or 2 weeks and continue to stay in the martial arts circle in different capacities. "Athletes must be like this in the early stage when they first transform. They are still in this circle. They return to school to be a coach and contribute to the martial arts project in different capacities."

Zhang Huanyi, who has practiced Sanda for many years, is also grateful to the coach who has guided him along the way, "Because I am a martial arts player who transitioned from martial arts routines to Sanda. The coach took me to practice on the first day of my transition. I have been practicing for more than ten years now. I am really grateful to him for not giving up on me, even if we can't. There may be disagreements or quarrels, but my coach is like my brother and my family to me. We are both teachers and friends. I am really grateful to him for taking me along for so long." After Zhang Huanyi won the bronze, the Taiwan delegation currently has a total of 1 gold, 3 silvers, and 8 bronzes.