Young Rock Climbers ⁤Shine at⁤ National Championships

On the 23rd, the 31st National Rock Climbing Championships entered the third day of competition,⁢ with⁤ several young athletes making a name for themselves in⁤ the speed climbing event.

Women’s Speed Climbing

Meng Shixue took ‍home the gold medal in the women’s speed climbing event with ‍a time of​ 6.89 seconds, ⁣defeating teammate​ Mou Yuju ⁤in the final.

After the​ match, Meng Shixue ​reflected ⁢on her experience competing against Zhou Yafei ⁢in the semi-finals, saying,⁤ “There is a lot of uncertainty⁤ in the speed ⁣competition. This ⁤time I wanted to ⁤let him take it of course,‌ and I won’t be nervous.”

Men’s Speed ⁢Climbing

Zhao Yicheng, a 15-year-old ​climber, won the gold medal in the men’s speed climbing ⁢event with a personal best time of 4.93 seconds, defeating ‍Hunan ⁣teenager Chu ​Shouhong in the final.

Zhao Yicheng’s journey⁤ to the top ​was not without its challenges, as he faced off against ⁣World Cup gold medalist Long Jianguo in the semi-finals. Despite the ​tough competition,⁤ Zhao ‍Yicheng persevered, ⁤saying, ‌”I​ know Jianguo My brother and I had similar results, but​ he was a little faster, so I tried my best ⁣to beat him. It was a fluke in the end.”

In another exciting moment, ​Zhao‍ Yicheng and Shandong Zhang Dingfeng’s team scores in the quarter-finals were identical down to the thousandth point,‍ requiring a rematch to determine the winner. Zhao Yicheng emerged⁣ victorious, winning with a large advantage.

Reflecting on the experience, ‍Zhao Yicheng said, “I rested for half a minute and rematched immediately, but because I had practiced ​this kind ‌of thing‌ in training, the effect was not great. The main thing was to adjust my mentality.”