China's break dancing won a valuable silver medal in the Olympic Qualification Series! It would be a shame if Paris bids farewell to the Olympics
"He is the strongest person I have encountered today and even in the entire competition. Not long ago, Chinese players were not very prominent in this event. I am very happy to see them making such great progress. I have great respect for them. "On the evening of May 19, the Paris Olympic Qualification Series·Shanghai ended the competition for the last event-break dancing. In the men's final, the famous Chinese player Qi Xiangyu lost to the Dutch player Diouf and missed the championship. He finally won a silver medal, but after the game he received the highest respect from the champion, "He is really a very strong player." Diouf. Uf said.
Photo, Shanghai, runner-up Chinese player Qi Xiangyu at the award ceremony on May 19, 2024.
On the same day, in the break dancing men's final of the Shanghai Station of the Paris Olympic Qualification Series, Chinese player Qi Xiangyu lost 1 to 2 to Dutch player Diouf and won the runner-up.
Photo, Shanghai, May 19, 2024
On May 19, Diouf hugged Qi Xiangyu after the final.
On the same day, in the break dancing men's final of the Shanghai Station of the Paris Olympic Qualifying Series, Dutch player Diouf defeated Chinese player Qi Xiangyu 2-1 and won the championship.
In an interview after the game, the Dutchman believed that the game was very intense. "I usually don't have many opportunities to compete with Chinese players. This time I am very happy to be able to play against Chinese players here. This is a crazy final." , but the next game will definitely be more difficult, and I will work hard to prepare for the next games.”
In the competition for the women's break dance category, the Chinese team's female player Zeng Yingying stopped in the top 8. In the women's quarter-finals, Zeng Yingying faced the final runner-up of this tournament, the well-known Japanese player AMI, but unfortunately lost. "Actually, AMI and I are old rivals and we often run into each other. This time I feel that I performed pretty well, but maybe my physical fitness was a bit behind in the next two rounds." Talking about her performance after the game, Zeng Yingying analyzed .
Photo, Shanghai, May 19, 2024, Zeng Yingying during the game.
On the same day, in the Group D competition of the top 16 round-robin break dance women's group at the Shanghai Station of the Paris Olympic Qualifying Series, Chinese player Zeng Yingying ranked second in the group and advanced to the quarter-finals.
However, her promotion to the top 8 still gives her hope of advancing to the Paris Olympics. She will go all out in the next Olympic qualifying series. "It also proves that the direction of my hard training is correct, and it strengthens my confidence. I will continue to persist in the next game and strive to do better." Zeng Yingying told The Paper.
Playing in the cheers of the home audience, Zeng Yingying admitted that she enjoyed it very much, "They gave me very strong energy, and they also played a huge support behind me. Next, I will continue to train with all my strength and strive for the next game." Win the competition and successfully get a ticket to the Olympics.”
"In the process of entering the Olympic Games, we did not fall behind and caught up. This is what we are more proud of." Yin Guochen, president of the China Dance Sports Federation, said in an interview, "In the past, in the world, Japan, South Korea, etc. The team is very strong...but Chinese players are growing very fast, and all good players also feel threatened, and they must update and iterate their skills," Yin Guochen said.
But as one of the emerging projects entering the Olympics for the first time, break dancing faces a more embarrassing situation. After only one "successful entry into the Olympics", this project will most likely bid farewell to the Olympics again in 2028. But despite this, breakdancers are still working hard to get to the Olympics. Yin Guochen said that no matter whether it is in or out of the Olympics, the development and achievements that the break dance industry has achieved will not be reset to zero.
