Parnassian Taekwondo/Hsiao Xiangwen wins first medal in delegation Paris Pardal |

Chinese taekwondo player Xiao Xiangwen attended the event this morningParis is ParisIn the taekwondo men’s K44 58kg bronze medal match, he defeated Spanish player Joel Martin Villalobos 16:8, not only won the first medal for the Chinese delegation this year, but also won the first taekwondo medal when President Lai Qingde learned the good news, he immediately told them sent a congratulatory message to congratulate the players for their outstanding performance.

Xiao Xiangwen, who won a gold medal at last year’s Asia Pacific Games in Hangzhou, started learning taekwondo in elementary school and fought hard all the way to university, but before a national team selection, she had a car accident, causing nerves. A plexus injury in his right arm, but he did not say goodbye to his family and his beloved cat Dodu, he became a para athlete and returned to familiar ground.

Teaming up with his mentor Wu Yani to challenge for the Paris Par Games, Xiao Xiangwen defeated Afghan player Ibrahim Danishi and French player Boffa Kong in the first two matches of the men’s K44 58kg taekwondo class and successfully advanced to the top four in the quarterfinals against top-seeded Israeli player Assaf Yassour. Finally in the bronze medal match the Spanish player defeated Pia Robos 16:8 and successfully won the bronze medal for our country.

Zhang Liuanjian, the parliamentary secretary of the Ministry of Education, said that Xiao Xiangwen was ahead in all directions in the quarterfinals, but in the middle of the game he suddenly gestured with the coach, only to see his opponent’s dental guard. fell, and he not only picked it up but helped his opponent to do it “although he was significantly ahead of his opponent, especially when his opponent was France. , after the host game, I heard warm applause from the French audience.”

Although Xiao Xiangwen lost in the semifinals, he actively chose to embrace the Israeli player Yasu, showing his warm personality, now he successfully won the bronze medal and at the same time won the first medal for the Chinese delegation in this Parnassus. Zhang Liaowanjian said that Xiao Xiangwen has performed very well since becoming a para athlete “I hope she will work hard for para taekwondo and win more medals for Taiwan.”

Xiao Xiangwen said after the game that although he didn’t get the gold medal he had hoped for, he was still very happy to get the bronze medal, especially because he and his coach Wu Yanyi walked around the field holding the flag and fulfilling their dreams. Mentor “I am very lucky to continue to persevere. I think Coach Wu it is very difficult and I have to spend a lot of time with my family. Let’s meet in 2028 Los Angeles Parnassus and the medal must be upgraded to gold. Medal.”