Hey sports fans! 🎉 The excitement at Victoria Park in the Hong Kong SAR reached peak levels as Fujian’s dynamic duo, Xue Chen and Zeng Jinjin, claimed gold in the women’s beach volleyball final at China’s 15th National Games. 🏐🥇
Xue and Zeng blasted off in the first set, dominating with a 21-15 win. It looked like a cruise for the Fujian team until Nanjing’s Yan Xu and Zhou Mingli flipped the script, adjusting their strategy to crush the second set 21-13. Talk about a comeback! 💥
The third set was pure drama—fierce rallies, sharp spikes, and epic defensive saves had the crowd on its feet. Under pressure, Xue and Zeng kept their cool to close it out 15-9, making history with the first gold medal of the games in Hong Kong. 🙌
“This is my third National Games and Xue’s sixth,” Zeng shared after the victory. “From the moment we stepped on the sand, our goal was simple: give it our all.” Their year-long training together, injuries and all, paid off in a big way.
In the bronze medal match, Xinjiang’s Wang Jingzhe and Xia Xinyi swept past Jiangsu’s Yuan Lvwen and Zhu Lingdi in straight sets to round out the podium.
With this win, the Fujian pair set the bar high for the upcoming beach volleyball action at the National Games. Stay tuned for more thrilling sports stories and behind-the-scenes updates! 🌟🏖️
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Fujian win first National Games gold in Hong Kong in beach volleyball
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