Spring is passing easily and time is running out, dear friends, spring has come to an end. Recently, the weather has been pleasant, so I hope you will take advantage of these last spring days and go out for a walk.
Getting back to the point, let's take a look back at the exciting events that took place in the past week in the sports world, both domestically and internationally.
Women's soccer brilliance! China Women's Soccer Advances to Tokyo Olympics
On April 13, China's women's soccer team drew 2-2 with South Korea's women's soccer team in the second round of the Tokyo Olympics women's soccer Asian qualifying round playoffs at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Center stadium. The total score eliminated the opponent 4-3, and won the ticket to the Tokyo Olympics.
Wang Frost celebrates a goal. Photo credit: Xinhua News Agency
It was not an easy victory! The Chinese women's soccer team was once 0-2 down, but at the critical moment, inspired by the fans singing the March of the Volunteers, Wang Frost tied the score with a free kick and dragged the game into overtime. In the extra time, it was Wang Frost who "killed" the opponent with a powerful shot, winning this valuable Olympic ticket for China's women's soccer team.
Women's soccer girls celebrate scoring a goal. Photo credit: Xinhua News Agency
After the game, the Chinese women's soccer girls were thrilled to tears, and the skipper Jia Xiuquan could hardly contain his joy, with a twinkle in his eye. The past year or so of closed training, the pressure of fighting for the Olympic ticket, is really not easy!
"Even with running, we have to break them down!" Wang Frost's words in the post-game interview have become a "golden sentence" on the Internet, perfectly interpreting the "spirit of women's soccer" - go all out and never give up. Manager Jia Xiuquan also said that as long as the "spirit of women's soccer" is present, our team will have the opportunity to create miracles in the game.
Wang Frost celebrates a goal. Photo credit: Xinhua News Agency
After advancing to the final round of the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese women's soccer team will face a tougher test. According to the classification, the international ranking of the 14th Chinese women's soccer team is ranked in the third class, which means that the girls will be stronger and stronger European and American women's soccer team. Although the mental strength in the game is indeed very important, but want to compete with the strong team, to achieve a breakthrough, the Chinese women's football team still need to practice hard "internal strength".
Seiko Hashimoto denies Tokyo Olympics will be canceled
On April 16, Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (TOCOG) chairwoman Seiko Hashimoto denied speculation that the Games might be canceled, saying that the committee was not considering canceling the Games. However, while acknowledging that there are many concerns in the current preparations for the Olympics, Seiko Hashimoto insisted, "We are not considering canceling the Olympics."
Seiko Hashimoto (left). Image source: Xinhua News Agency
Seiko Hashimoto said the Tokyo Organizing Committee will continue its efforts to strengthen the implementation of anti-epidemic measures so that everyone can be assured of the safety of the Games.
Rumors about the possible cancellation of the Olympics came from Toshihiro Niji, the chief executive of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who said during an appearance on a television program on the 15th, "If it is really impossible to hold the Games, we should cancel them without hesitation." As the No. 2 man in the LDP, he added, "I don't know what's the point of holding the Olympics if a virus spreads as a result of holding it." These words immediately caused an uproar. However, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga later issued a statement saying that the Japanese government's attitude toward holding a safe and secure Olympics had not changed.
The Tokyo Olympic torch is currently being carried in Japan. AFP Photo
It is worth mentioning that just on April 14, the Tokyo Olympics marked the 100-day countdown. Under such circumstances, the reason why the Tokyo Olympics is trapped by the rumors of withdrawal, the first and foremost is still due to Japan's domestic resistance to the epidemic is not effective, the epidemic repeated. Japan has recently been hit by the fourth wave of the epidemic, with confirmed cases in Tokyo reaching the highest level in two months, and those in Osaka hitting a record high.
Shougang's season ends with 1-point loss to Guangdong
The team fought to the last second and lost by only one point. In the first game of the quarterfinals of the CBA playoffs on the 18th, Beijing Shougang lost to the defending champions and regular season champions Guangdong by 103-104, ending the season.
Shougang team defeated Guangdong team and did not reach the quarterfinals. Photo credit: Xinhua News Agency
In fact, the Shougang team had a real chance to beat the opponent in the game - with 10.9 seconds left in the game, the Shougang team was leading by one point, and foreign aid Mike Rae stepped up to the free throw line. If the two free throws are made, the Shougang team can at least ensure that the game will not be lost in the regular time, and the pressure is completely sent to the opponent. The foreign aid, who shot more than 80% of free throws in the regular season, missed both free throws at the critical moment. Guangdong immediately launched a counterattack, with last season's Finals MVP winner Weems hitting a shot to rebound. Mike Rui finally missed a shot, and the Shougang team ended the season.
To be fair, the performance of the Shougang team this season can be described as ups and downs. The first two phases, the newly joined Italian coach Pajagani did not lead the team to get good results, sadly dismissed; the final two phases, Yanis regained the team coaching whip, with the team on the right track. As a comparison, the Shougang team before the return of Yanis record of 16 wins and 19 losses, after the return of the record of 13 wins and 6 losses.
If you want to go further in the next season, the Shougang team still need to make a lot of reinforcement work in the off-season. First of all, the team has almost never beaten a strong team this season, which shows that in the key ball attack phase, the Shougang team still need more "reliable" players. Secondly, the Shougang team also needs to carefully consider the choice of foreign aid in the new season, especially the guard foreign aid.
