体坛英语资讯：Chinas saber coach Zhong Man optimistic ahead of Tokyo 2020
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 24-- <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="fencing">fencing</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="setbacks">setbacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Zhong">Zhong</span> <span word="Man">Man</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="saber">saber</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="fencing">fencing</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="after">after</span> 2016, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="improvements">improvements</span>," <span word="Zhong">Zhong</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="Star">Star</span> <span word="Award">Award</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span> <span word="medals">medals</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="downfall">downfall</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Rio">Rio</span> 2016 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fencers">fencers</span> <span word="retired">retired</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Zhong">Zhong</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 2008 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sabre">sabre</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="level">level</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="epee">epee</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="fencers">fencers</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Zhong">Zhong</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Fencing">Fencing</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="underwent">underwent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="president">president</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="astounding">astounding</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="epee">epee</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="momentum">momentum</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020," <span word="the">the</span> 36-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="saber">saber</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="talents">talents</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="podium">podium</span> <span word="finishes">finishes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="tournaments">tournaments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="improving">improving</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coach">coach</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tap">tap</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020," <span word="Zhong">Zhong</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>.</p>
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