Zhang Jialang played in the Men's Foil World Cup in France on Saturday (15th), which was his first international competition since winning the men's foil gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in July last year. Won the first World Cup championship of his career.
After the game, he accepted an interview with Hong Kong 01, talking about the thrilling moments of the game and thanking the public.
Zhang Jialang won the Tokyo Olympic gold medal is a pleasant surprise. In fact, he has never won a World Cup race before, nor has he tried to reach the final, and has only won two bronze medals.
As an Olympic champion, he stepped into the World Cup again, but he didn't feel any pressure because of it. "On the contrary, I was more relaxed, I didn't think about it so much, and I didn't put too much pressure on myself because of my status as an Olympic champion." He also mentioned the Olympic Games. After that, the training camp and training mode of the sword team were the same as before.
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"Identity" did not bring him any pressure, but he was almost tested by the cold weather in Paris. The most difficult part of winning the championship was the first two games (the top 64 vs. Alexandre Ediri and the top 32 vs. Ha Taekyu): "The most thrilling is the first and second games. Because Europe is colder, the whole body has not warmed up. After letting go, it is better to play." But he also said that after a few months away from international competitions, the first game Playing in Paris is definitely helpful: "The atmosphere in France is very good every year, and everything is good."
After the Hong Kong Open last year, Zhang Jialang once stated that his goal is to become the world number one and hope to perform in the world championships.
The World Championships will only be held in July, but "World One" is closer to the goal - Zhang Jialang is currently ranked 4th, and this time he defeated the world's number one Italian swordsman Alessio Foconi in the top 4. The difference in the ranking points between the two sides; plus the American swordsman Gerek Meinhardt and the Italian swordsman Daniele Garozzo, who are ranked 2nd and 3rd in the world respectively, ranked 33rd and 5th respectively in this station. He is expected to rise to No. 2 after this race, and he also said happily: "I am very happy, the chance of becoming No. 1 in the world is great again."
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Fencing World Cup
In the past, even though there was an online live broadcast of the international fencing competition, it was usually difficult to attract a large number of people to watch it. The official Youtube live broadcast of the Men's Foil World Cup this time, whether it is Cai Junyan, Zhang Xiaolun or Zhang Jialang, has a large number of Hong Kong citizens in the live chat room. He spoke enthusiastically and cheered. When it came to the finals at 1:00 a.m. Hong Kong time, the atmosphere was even hotter, and Zhang Jialang was also pleasantly surprised. Also watching me play, I really thank them a lot.”
Zhang Jialang's world ranking is expected to jump.
(FIE)
