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Competition heats up ahead of kickoff “to boost China’s domestic economy”

An Asian Games sculpture

Is set up inside the Asian Games Athletes’ Village in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 19.

With the opening of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games just two days away,

토토사이트 the local mood is slowly warming up. China’s Xinhua News

Agency reported on Sept. 21 that “China’s domestic economy is

revitalizing,” which is encouraging.

The Asian Games

Which will be held in China for the first time in 13 years after the 2010

Guangzhou Games, will run from Sept. 23 through Oct. 8. Twelve

thousand five hundred athletes from 45 countries across Asia will compete

for 481 gold medals in 40 sports.

As the start of the Games draws near, the festive atmosphere is growing.

The streets are lined with Asian Games-related structures, and sports fans

from around the world, 스포츠토토 including local Chinese fans, are

gathering to enjoy the festivities at venues that have already started their official schedules.

The media village, which was deserted until last weekend, has also begun

to bustle with reporters from around the world.

Xinhua reported

“As the Asian Games approach, sports consumption enthusiasm in China

continues to rise. Domestic sales of related products are also booming,”

Xinhua said, adding, “The ripple effect of the Asian Games on the Chinese

economy is expected to increase in the future.”

The media outlet also explained that the Asian Games are bringing exotic

sports events to various places, and the spending power in the field of

culture and sports is getting bigger and bigger.

“The huge number of people attracted by the Hangzhou Asian Games will

directly drive consumption in areas such as local transportation, hotels,

tourist attractions, food, shopping, and cultural tourism,” said an industry

insider, adding that “derivative events and exhibitions will also drive the

development of the sports and cultural industry.” 스포츠토토맨

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Women’s table tennis defeats Thailand to

Reach the quarterfinals of the team event at the Asian Games

Women’s team defeats Thailand 3-0 in quarterfinal to advance to quarterfinals
Hong Kong-Kazakhstan quarterfinal winner to play the winner of the quarterfinals
The South Korean women’s table tennis team won their first match at the Pyeongchang Asian Table Tennis Championships.

South Korea defeated Thailand 3-0 in the women’s team quarterfinals of the 토토사이트 2023 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)-Asia Table Tennis Union (ATTU) Pyeongchang Asian Championships on Thursday at the Pyeongchang Dome in Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon Province.

In the first round, Jeon Jeon-hee struggled against Thai ace Sawetabut Sutasini in a tightly contested match. Jeon battled back from deuce deficits in games one and three to win 3-0 (14-12 11-9 17-15).

At No. 2, Shin Yubin was dragged around by left-handed attacker Orawan Paranang. Down 1-2 in the game, Shin rallied to take the next two games to win 3-2 (6-11 12-10 15-17 11-9 11-4).

In the third match, top-seeded Seo Hyo-won closed out the match. She defeated her opponent, Sawetabut Jeenipa, 3-0 (11-5 11-6 15-13).

“Not every match goes the way you want it to,” said Shin. It was like this match, I didn’t let my guard down, 스포츠토토 but neither my attack nor my defense went as planned,” said Shin. “I won anyway, so I will try not to make the same mistakes in my next match.”

“It was a harder match than we thought, but we knew we could win everything in front of us, and in the end, it came true,” said captain Seo Hyo-won. “We’re playing a country other than China in the quarterfinals, but no team is easy. We will continue to believe in each other and play a good game as we got over the hump together.”

“The players are a little nervous because it’s their first game,” said Oh Kwang-heon, head coach of the women’s national team. “Our quarterfinal opponent will be either Hong Kong or Kazakhstan, but we believe it will be a good match no matter who comes up,” said Oh.

South Korean women’s table tennis reached the final of the team event at the last edition in Doha in 2021, where they were runners-up to Japan. Top-ranked China was not present at the 2021 edition.

According to this year’s bracket, South Korea will not face China before the final. 스포츠토토맨 South Korea will face the winner of the quarterfinal between Hong Kong and Kazakhstan in the semifinals.