asian rugby sevens series hangzhou: chinese men's and women's rugby advance to semi-finals
2024-09-23
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asian rugby sevens series hangzhou: chinese men's and women's rugby advance to semi-finals
xinhua news agency, hangzhou, september 21 (reporter xia liang) the 2024 asian rugby sevens series hangzhou station kicked off at the asian games rugby stadium in yuhang district, hangzhou on the 21st. both the chinese men's and women's rugby teams advanced to the semi-finals.
as the highest level rugby sevens tournament in asia, the hangzhou station brought together 16 top asian teams. last year, the chinese women's rugby team won the gold medal at the hangzhou asian games. at the paris olympics, the girls also won the sixth place, the best result in history. the chinese women's rugby team participating in the hangzhou station is basically composed of young players born after 2000. although they are young, they have just defeated the hong kong team with an absolute advantage of 26:0 in the final of the south korea station, showing their outstanding strength.
in the group match on the 21st, the chinese women's rugby team defeated singapore, kazakhstan and thailand with overwhelming advantages and advanced to the semi-finals with a record of three wins.
"it feels very familiar to return to the hangzhou asian games competition venue. we will strive to win the championship and show the style of chinese women's rugby!" dou xinrong, captain of the chinese women's rugby national team, said confidently after the game.
the chinese men's rugby team lost to the japanese team in the group stage and entered the semi-finals with two wins and one loss, ranking second in the group. li haitao, captain of the chinese men's rugby national team, said after the game: "the team has been actively adjusting its strategies and tactics recently. the goal of this game is to win the championship!"
in the semi-finals on the 22nd, the chinese men's and women's rugby players will face the hong kong team.
source: xinhua news agency
