Chapter 732 Womens Competitive Gymnastics Qualifying Tournament
No. 10 and 11 of the women's football team did not compete, but No. 10 Cenli had another competition, which was women's competitive gymnastics.
Women's competitive gymnastics is divided into six events in total, including team competition, individual all-around, and four individual events (vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise).
Because China has not yet won an individual all-around gold medal in women's competitive gymnastics, this is what she wants to participate in most.
However, only the top 24 athletes with all-around scores in the qualifying competition are eligible to participate.
Therefore, the first thing Cen Li has to participate in is this qualifying competition.
The first qualifying round started at ten o'clock, so we were pressed for time.
Therefore, she went to bed early that night, and rushed early the next day to take the first train to Kyoto.
Cen Li lamented every time she took the high-speed train, especially thanks to the newly built high-speed rail. Otherwise, running back and forth like this would have been very tiring for her.
There are a total of six contestants participating in the women's competitive gymnastics competition this time, namely: Cheng Fei, Jiang Yuyuan, Yang Yilin, He Kexin, Cen Li and Deng Lin.
In a previous life, the candidates were Deng Lin and Li Shanshan.
Because of Cen Li's arrival, one of them had to be replaced. Originally, because Li Shanshan's balance beam score was better, Deng Lin was supposed to be removed. In the end, it was she who spoke up and Deng Lin was retained.
Although this is unfair to Li Shanshan, Cen Li said that she had her own considerations in making this choice.
Even though Deng Lin is just a little girl now, she is not very top-notch, but she will be able to become the mainstay of the Chinese women's competitive gymnastics team in the future. The experience of this competition is particularly valuable to her.
On the other hand, Li Shanshan, if I remember correctly, she chose to retire the year after she finished playing in the North Olympics. She was not able to bring glory to the country for a long time. In comparison, it is naturally more appropriate to keep Deng Lin.
Of course, Deng Lin's current grades are not yet outstanding. After all, she is still young, only sixteen years old. But with Cen Li here, she is confident that she can make up for the gap.
After arriving at the venue, team leader Cheng Fei stretched out her hand to everyone and shouted, "Come on!"
The other five people immediately folded their hands up one by one and shouted in unison, "Come on!"
As the shouts fell, everyone felt as if a stone had been thrown into their hearts, and their blood instantly became boiling and full of fighting spirit.
Although they have already warmed up before, they still need to familiarize themselves with the equipment before this so that they can find a better feeling during the official competition.
On the field, there are also many players from other countries already warming up.
The advantage of being a host country is that compared to other countries, playing in your own home is always more relaxed.
The time soon reached the match point and the game officially began.
The first event that the Chinese team started was the balance beam.
Yang Yilin took the lead and completed the movements with high quality, scoring 15.500 points.
Cheng Fei then made her appearance. The 360-degree vertical turn she made at the beginning of the competition was well completed, and her movements were smooth, and she scored 15.875 points.
Deng Lin was the third one to play. Her performance exceeded many people's expectations and she achieved a score of 15.550.
The fourth player to appear was Jiang Yuyuan, who also performed well and scored 15.250 points.
The last one is Cen Li.
"Hey, isn't this the little Asian flying star, Cen Li?"
"Isn't she the best at sprinting? Why did she come to participate in competitive gymnastics?"
"No way, can she even do this?"
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As soon as Cen Li appeared on the stage, many Chinese audiences immediately recognized her and were very surprised.