China ladies’s water polo staff secured a berth on the 2024 Paris Olympics after claiming the Asiad title.
HANGZHOU, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) — China defeated Japan 24-11 to take the ladies’s water polo gold on the Hangzhou Asian Games right here on Sunday, guaranteeing them of a spot on the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
The win additionally marked China’s fourth consecutive Asian Games ladies’s water polo gold medal.
A complete of seven groups participated within the ladies’s water polo competitors in Hangzhou, taking part in one another in a round-robin format. China remained undefeated in all six matches for the gold, whereas Japan gained 5 matches to accept the silver. Kazakhstan gained 4 matches to complete third.
After successful all their earlier matches by a big margin, China carried their momentum into the ultimate conflict towards Japan, taking a commanding 6-1 lead within the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Japan strengthened their protection and created possibilities on the different finish. However, with some very good play from Zhang Jing, Yan Jing and goalkeeper Zhang Jiaqi, China continued to place stress on their rivals, main by 13-7 at half-time.
China referred to as the pictures once more within the third quarter, permitting solely two factors from Japan, and efficiently closed out the sport within the remaining quarter.