A mystery guest came to the awards ceremony. Photo courtesy of the correspondent.
On December 24, the finals of the 2023 Ningbo Youth Swimming Series came to an end at the Fenghua Natatorium. What the young contestants didn't expect was that the Olympic champion Wang Shun appeared next to them!In this competition, he was selected as a "future star" and happily received the trophy from Wang Shun's brother.
After completing the task of the national championships, Wang Shun took advantage of a short break to come back to cheer for Ningbo swimming. "It's great to see such a nice swimming pool built in my hometown. It should be a very happy thing for children to train and compete here. I hope you can play your best and I think the most important thing is to enjoy the game. Wang Shun said.
For Wang Shun, 2023 is a fruitful year, he lit the cauldron with the "digital torchbearer" at the opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games, and then won 4 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze in the competition. Earlier this month, he participated in the National Swimming Championships and trained as a substitute for competition.
At the National Championships, I was unwell and didn't participate in the second half of the race. Next, the training plan will be carried out step by step. Wang Shun said in an interview with reporters that the winter training has just begun, and he will work hard to adjust his condition and accumulate energy for next year's competition.
On December 22, the Swimming Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China announced the "2024 Paris Olympic Games Swimming Event Selection Measures", according to the "Measures", the selection of athletes is mainly based on the results of the 2023 Fukuoka World Championships, the 2024 Doha World Championships, and the 2024 National Swimming Championships. Among them, the latter two competitions will be held in February and April next year, and the time is urgent, which is not a small test for Wang Shun, so this year's winter training is very important.
Even so, Wang Shun still found time to cheer for the Ningbo swimmers who participated in the year-end finals.
As one of the important events in the city to cultivate the reserve force of swimming, the Municipal Youth Swimming Series was founded in 2021. The event aims to build a platform for grassroots training units to exchange competitions, increase the practical experience of children's swimmers, and at the same time, it can also be combined with provincial competition preparation to carry out selection.
This year's Municipal Youth Swimming Series held a total of 3 sub-competitions and 1 finals. In the first three races, about 600 young players participated in each race. The players who have won the top eight results in the sub-station competition will gather in Fenghua to participate in the finals.
After two days of competition, the rankings of each age group were determined. In terms of groups, the top eight teams are: Chengcheng Sports Club (Xincheng Training Point) Team, Depei Star Team, Jiangbei Experimental Team, Zhenhai Team, Haishu Team, Jishigang Weidis Team, Fenghua Junxingjian Team, and City Swimming and Fitness Center Team.
The scene of the competition. Photo courtesy of the correspondent.
It is particularly worth mentioning that 7 "future stars" were selected in this finals, namely: Liu Zhengkai, Dong Qi, Zeng Weihan, Cui Youxuan, Wu Zihan, Qiu Xiaohui, and Liu Jiani. As the leaders of Ningbo's swimming reserves, they have created good results in municipal competitions, provincial games, national U-series finals and other events. Therefore, he also received an additional reward from Wang Shun himself. Receiving the trophy from the Olympic champion and taking a photo with Wang Shun's brother, the young players were excited.
*: China Ningbo Net].
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