Taiwan’s No. 1 Silver Krav Technique! Li Wanting's silver medal in Nagoya Asian Games is the best in history

Li Wanting (right) and Wang Pinchun. (provided by the delegation)

[Special Correspondent Nian Miaoyun/Reporting from Nagoya] Taiwanese female player Li Wanting lost to Uzbek player Ibodatkhon Agojonova 0:3 in the women's 57kg gold medal match at the Nagoya Asian Games today and accepted the silver medal. Although the gold medal match was lost with some dissatisfaction and regret, this silver medal still set the best historical result of Taiwan Krashu in the Asian Games.

Li Wanting, who finished in the top 8 in the past two Asian Games, spent nearly two years in order to break through from the 70kg category to the 57kg category with the help of a nutritionist. This time, she made it all the way to the gold medal match.

The gold medal match met a familiar old opponent. The two sides had fought many times and were of equal strength. Li Wanting said that in the second half, he considered his offensive to be more aggressive. Although his opponent did not actively attack, the referee did not make a decisive penalty. In the end, he was inevitably a little unwilling to lose because of the decision. "Although the color is a little off, I am very happy to make history. I can only respect the result. After all, I cannot control the referee."

After many years of transitioning from judo to krajutsu, Li Wanting overcame the adaptation period of switching sports and followed the team to training in Central Asia, Uzbekistan and other places, and developed solid countermeasures and rhythm. Looking back on her three Asian Games journeys, the 33-year-old said that this was probably her "last dance."

When asked who he wanted to dedicate the medal to, Li Wanting couldn't help but blush. She revealed that her mother always supported her unconditionally when she was at her lowest point in college. In 2015, she collapsed due to a ruptured cerebral blood vessel the day after she won the Universiade gold medal. She was in a coma for more than 2 years and passed away before the 2018 Asian Games. The phone call she shared with her mother after winning the gold medal was the last conversation between mother and daughter.

Now that she has finally broken through on the Asian Games stage and stood on the podium, Li Wanting wants to dedicate this historic silver medal to her mother. As for her future plans, she said with a smile that she would first relax, travel, and enjoy the sense of accomplishment brought by this sport.