Paris Paralympic Boccia: Hong Kong Pairs Advance to Finals

Release date: 2024-09-05 19:02

BC4 Level: Liang Yurong and Zhang Yuan Advance to⁢ Finals

Liang Yurong and Zhang Yuan of the ⁤BC4 level have advanced to ⁣the finals of the Paris Paralympic boccia competition. The pair, who won silver in the individual competition, faced off against the Canadian team in the semifinals.

The Canadian team scored 1 point in the ​first game, putting the Hong ​Kong team behind. However, Zhang Yuan made⁣ a brilliant move in the second game, rubbing the red ball against the blue ball to get close to the ⁢target white ball. Liang Yurong then threw the ball, hitting the blue ball and scoring 4 points ​in​ a ⁤row to take⁣ the lead.

The Hong Kong team won the game 6-4 and will compete against the Colombian team for the gold medal. Liang Yurong and ​Zhang Yuan were overcome with emotion after the game, with Liang‍ Yurong​ saying, “I’m so excited and really happy because I said before the game that I wanted to advance to the doubles final. I finally succeeded ⁣and I’m really happy.”

BC3 Level: He Wanqi and Hsieh Teh-hua Advance to Finals

In the BC3 level, individual competition gold medalist He Wanqi and partner Hsieh Teh-hua advanced to the finals after defeating Thailand 3-2. The pair was 1 point behind in ⁢the first game but came back strong, scoring⁢ 3 points in the second‌ and third games to win the match.

He‌ Wanqi and Hsieh Teh-hua will compete​ against South Korea for the gold‌ medal. Ho Wai-ki, representative of the Hong Kong Paris Paralympic Boccia team, said, “This year I broke through and won a gold medal in the individual⁤ event, and this time I ⁢can even‌ reach the final ‍in the pairs event. This feels like a ‘super must’. I think it is a big, big achievement.”

Xie Dehua, representative of the Paris Paralympic Boccia‍ Team, added, ‌”He said he ⁣was very happy and excited, and he couldn’t think of‍ anything and went⁢ blank.”