Current location:travel >>
China's Teenager Xu Wins 3rd Gold at Artistic Swimming World Cup
travel8865People have gathered around
IntroductionContact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom ...
- Home
- News
- People
- In-depth
- ACWF
China's Teenager Xu Wins 3rd Gold at Artistic Swimming World Cup
April 8, 2024Xu Huiyan of China competes in the women solo free final at World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup 2024 in Beijing, China, April 6, 2024. [Xinhua/Wang Lili] |
BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) — Eighteen-year-old Xu Huiyan of China clinched her third gold at the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup after winning the women's solo free title here on Saturday.
"The three gold medals really inspire me to forge ahead. I keep improving myself through world-level events this year. For the women's duet free event tomorrow, I will try my best to concentrate on the rhythm and cooperate with my partner," said Xu, who won the women's solo technical and the team technical titles on Friday.
Xu secured the women's solo free crown with an outstanding performance, 33.5188 points ahead of the runner-up Isabel Cui of Spain, while Marloes Steenbeek of the Netherlands took the bronze.
"I started practicing artistic swimming since the age of eight, from about three hours a week at the beginning to three hours a day gradually. I was excited to show myself in the Olympic venue Water Cube. My relatives in China also came to cheer for me," said Cui, born in Spain, whose parents are both Chinese.
In the team free, the only event with the participation of the hosts' top swimmers at the World Cup in Beijing, China eased past Australia to pocket the gold with 343.3479 points.
Wang Liuyi of China, 27, noted, "The World Cup is an important step towards the Paris Olympics. Our team performed great today. As an experienced athlete, I also encouraged our young swimmers to train hard and get prepared for the following events."
Chinese pair Lin Yanhan and Lin Yanjun triumphed in the women's duet technical, while Spain and Slovakia seized the silver and bronze respectively.
Li Min, a coach of team China, was satisfied with the performance of the twins, "This is their first time to compete in such high-level events. We have achieved our goals for the World Cup. I believed they can do better technically and continue to make progress in the future."
Filippo Pelati of Italy grabbed the gold in the men's solo free. Spain's Jordi Caceres Iglesias and Viktor Druzin of Kazakhstan finished the second and third respectively.
About 100 elite artistic swimmers from 14 teams all over the world are competing in the 11 events. China has bagged six out of the eight golds on offer at the World Cup so far.
The last competition day will see the women's duet free, mixed duet free and team acrobatic on Sunday.
(Source: Xinhua)
32.3KPlease understand that womenofchina.cn,a non-profit, information-communication website, cannot reach every writer before using articles and images. For copyright issues, please contact us by emailing: [email protected]. The articles published and opinions expressed on this website represent the opinions of writers and are not necessarily shared by womenofchina.cn.
Comments
Magazines
Projects
- 2023 Women Science and Technology Innovation Pioneer...
Photos
- In Pics: Blooming Flowers at Palace Museum in...
- People Enjoy Blooming Flowers Across China
Special Coverage
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Global Gateway news portal”。http://saintkittsandnevis.downmusic.org/article-28e999946.html
Related articles
Nadal returns to Roland Garros to practice amid doubts over fitness and form
travelPARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal returned to Roland Garros on Monday to practice and try and figure out whe ...
【travel】
Read moreConsumer groups push Congress to uphold automatic refunds for airline passengers
travelConsumer groups are pushing Congress to uphold automatic refunds for airline passengers whose flight ...
【travel】
Read moreParis inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming
travelPARIS (AP) — French officials inaugurated on Thursday a huge water storage basin meant to help clean ...
【travel】
Read more
Popular articles
- 'Constantly learning' Imanaga off to impressive start with the Chicago Cubs
- Ordos holds grand light show in China and abroad
- Congo struggles to contain its biggest mpox outbreak
- China sees travel boom during May Day holiday: report
- Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 26
- Real Madrid can clinch Spanish league title as it seeks another Champions League crown
Latest articles
Adams, Reyna, Turner, Ream are US concerns ahead of Copa America
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene vows to force a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson
World's largest plant discovered off Australian coast
One Tech Tip: How to repair an electric toothbrush
'Constantly learning' Imanaga off to impressive start with the Chicago Cubs
Suspect in London sword attack appears in court on murder charge in death of teenage boy
LINKS
- China urges Israel to implement UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire
- Cyberattack accusations 'irresponsible'
- Blinken claiming that China is spreading disinformation is in itself disinformation: Chinese FM
- Indonesian president
- Truce remains elusive in Gaza as talks fall flat
- Indonesian president
- Xi meets Vietnam's National Assembly chairman
- Truce remains elusive in Gaza as talks fall flat
- France raises terror level after Moscow shooting
- China's UN envoy hailed as he leaves office