(sabasports sport) As the only pair of Olympic champions of the Chinese canoe team Xu Shixiao/Sun Mengya is undoubtedly the most interesting pair of players in the Hangzhou Asian Games canoe competition, they did not let everyone down in the women’s 500 meters synchronized canoe competition, did not give opponents any chance, with 2:01.409 easily won the title.
Today’s Hangzhou Fuyang Aquatic Sports Center, some wind, has a certain impact on the rowing project, but the Olympic champion is strong, in the absence of any opponent in the case of a more ideal result. “This is the gold medal we expected, the Asian Games is our midterm exam, this competition is to use the competition to lay a good foundation for the Paris Olympics.” Xu Shixiao said. “With such a strong guarantee, it has strengthened our confidence to strike the highest podium of the Olympic Games again.”
The age difference between Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya is 9 years. On the boat, Xu Shixiao has rich experience and can better stabilize the rhythm of the race, while Sun Mengya has good physical fitness and can provide strong power for the boat. Since 2019, the golden pair has basically won the gold medal of the women’s double rowing 500 meters in all the World competitions, and the cooperation is becoming more and more tacit. But it is undeniable that as the world pays more and more attention to women’s rowing, Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya are facing more and more challenges. This year’s World Championships, although the two have marked out their best results, but the process of winning is still very dangerous. “The Paris Olympic Games will be more competitive, women’s rowing until the Tokyo Olympic Games did not enter the Olympic Games for the first time, so the various countries carried out relatively late, we did not reach the highest level.” Through this year’s World Championships, the level of countries has improved as a whole, and Paris is facing a stronger impact next year. Xu Shixiao/Sun Mengya coach Jing Ying said.