Xinhua News Agency, Budapest, April 18 (reporter Su Bin, Yuan Liang) the Chinese table tennis team held the first training class after arriving in the world table tennis tournament in Budapest on the 18th. The head coach of the men’s team Qin Zhizhen said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency, after adaptive training in Austria some time ago, the team members are in good condition and show confidence in the upcoming World Table Tennis Championships.
Located in the competition hall of Hungary Convention and Exhibition Center, the staff are still conducting the final test before the competition. After more than a week of adaptive training in Austria, the national team arrived in Budapest on the 17th and participated in the first training in the training hall on the morning of the 18th.
Qin Zhiyi said that by adapting to the time difference and training in Austria in the previous week, several leading player men’s teams are in good condition at present, and they are all warming up and preparing for the battle according to their own rhythm and methods.
“During the training in Austria, the time difference was mainly adjusted. Each two training sessions is not particularly large. Some preparations for the actual combat technical and tactical system, including adjustment of body and mind, thought and pressure, are all further preparations for this world championship.” Qin Zhiyu said.
During the training, Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, personally went into battle to give technical guidance to Ma Long, the winner of the “Grand Slam” who was soon back. Malone, who came back eight months later, showed a good competitive state. He first won the Qatar Open and then entered the Asian Cup final.
“Malone’s injury some time ago was a relatively big problem. He returned to the Qatar Open and the Asian Cup. The overall status and injury control are good at present.” Qin Zhizhen said, “Malone is also an old player. As long as he is good at himself, he has won all the champions. He will face this world championship correctly, I will definitely put forward strict requirements for myself.”
Wang Chuqin, the young general of “After 00”, was selected into the list of the men’s team of the national team of the World Table Tennis Championships. In this regard, Qin Zhizhen said that Wang Chuqin, as the youngest player of the men’s team, had an advantage in age with Ma Long at Man pair, the technical style has an impact. “This opportunity for him to participate in the world championships will lay a solid foundation for his future growth and accumulation of experience.”
In Qin Zhizhang’s view, the main rivals of the male line are Japan and Germany. Germany, as a veteran team, Bohr and ocharov are the long-term main rivals of the national elite. The Japanese team has Zhang benzhihe and some young players, plus Jun Mizutani and Dan Yu Xiaoxi are also old rivals. The Japanese team is younger, and will be the main rival of the national sports team due to the home Battle of the Tokyo Olympic Games next year.
As the most important single event before the Tokyo Olympic Games, this world table tennis tournament has the significance of wind vane. Qin Zhiyi said that after the materialization reform of the Table Tennis Association, the association and the team got closer and were all centered on athletes. As the head coach of the men’s team, I hope to complete the task of the World Table Tennis Championships with the new coaching team and leading player.
“The World Table Tennis Championships are the biggest task in 2019 and will also play a phased role in the Tokyo Olympics next year.” Qin Zhiyi said that no matter the old players or young players, the results of the international competition will also be integrated into the Tokyo Olympic Games preparation system. The overall status of the men’s team is good at present. No matter the mind or mentality adjustment, they are full of confidence in the World Table Tennis Championships that began a few days later.
In February this year, Guozhang established a new strategic system for preparing for the Tokyo Olympic Games, and the assessment and reward and punishment methods for coaches were called “the strictest in history”. The head coach and team leader of the non-compliant group will be demoted at the same time, and half of the basic salary of the whole group will be deducted.
Qin Zhiyu said: “The Chinese table tennis team has always been a group with pressure. No matter in international competitions or self-demands, it has always kept itself in a high state of preparation. It is also a kind of motivation to put pressure on our coaching staff. No matter the coaching team or the team of athletes, they will work hard to complete such indicators and tasks.”