体坛英语资讯：Two Chinese national handball players to play in Croatia
<p><span word="RIJEKA">RIJEKA</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 22-- <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Quan">Quan</span>, <span word="left">left</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="goalkeeper">goalkeeper</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="handball">handball</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="debuted">debuted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="seaport">seaport</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rijeka">Rijeka</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Croatian">Croatian</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="Zamet">Zamet</span>.</p><p><span word="Handball">Handball</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="nicknamed">nicknamed</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Cowboys">Cowboys</span>," <span word="is">is</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Croatian">Croatian</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> (1996 <span word="and">and</span> 2004), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="crowned">crowned</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="federation">federation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerhouse">powerhouse</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="footsteps">footsteps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>.</p><p><span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> 9<span word="th">th</span> <span word="among">among</span> 14 <span word="teams">teams</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="elevate">elevate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Coming">Coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Rijeka">Rijeka</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="teammates">teammates</span>," <span word="the">the</span> 28-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presentation">presentation</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="scoring">scoring</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="away">away</span>-<span word="win">win</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="Metalac">Metalac</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Zagreb">Zagreb</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="practicing">practicing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="universal">universal</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="support">support</span>," <span word="said">said</span> 25-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="goalkeeper">goalkeeper</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Quan">Quan</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p>
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