In the 2022 Asian Fencing Championship, the "Panyu Swordsman" Guo Yiqi and teammates won the third place in the women's savings group

On June 15th, the 2022 Asian fencing championship ended a six -day competition in Seoul, South Korea. The Chinese fencing team sent 24 players to participate in all 12 small items, winning 1 gold and 3 silver and 5 copper. Among them, Guo Yiqi, a Panyu fencing athlete, joined hands with his teammates to win the third place in the women's Sword Team.

Guo Yiqi in the game (left) during the game (left)

In the women's Sword Team Tournament, Fu Ying, Yang Hengyu, Zhuang Chenyi, and Guo Yiqi won the bronze medal on behalf of the Chinese team. The Chinese team won the Singapore team in the quarter -finals after the first round of the round. In the semi -finals, the Japanese team was lost to the Japanese team. In the Bronze Medal battle, the Chinese team defeated the Kazakhstan team.

Guo Yiqi (first from right) and teammates accept the awards

It is reported that Guo Yiqi was a female athlete of the national fencing team to fight for the Tokyo Olympic Games last year, and in the 14th National Games, she worked with her teammates to win the gold medal of the women's saber group. Guo Yiqi was actually "accidental" with the fencing. When Guo Yiqi was also in the second grade of elementary school, the Panyu Sports School Fencing Coach Yan Guoqing Hui Yingying had a good look at her. After entering the Panyu Sports School, Guo Yiqi was selected to continue training at the Weilun Sports School in Guangzhou because of his outstanding performance. Later I was transferred to the Middle School of the Ersha Training Center in Guangdong Province to participate in training. After many years of training, Guo Yiqi slowly fell in love with the fencing. In 2013, Guo Yiqi won the eighth place in the World Youth Championship. In the same year, he participated in national youth training. Later, he won the first place and the first place in the group at the Asian Youth Championship. He was selected into the national team in 2015. In 2016, Guo Yiqi won the first national championship, ranking first in the national competition.

Guo Yiqi is full of hope for the future

Text: Panyu Rong Media Reporter Pan Weizheng

Figure: Provided by the Wenguang Travel Sports Bureau of Panyu District

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