On August 11, Beijing time, the third competition day of the Chengdu World University Games ended, with all 48 gold medals awarded. Multiple teams secured gold medals, and the Chinese team had an explosive performance, clinching 7 golds in one day, which allowed them to rise to second place. Germany gained 3 golds on that day, reaching a total of 11, continuing to rank first, while the USA's 4 golds propelled them into the top six, marking a substantial improvement!
The Chinese team had a slow start in the first two competition days, only winning 4 golds and ranking third. However, on the third competition day, we finally witnessed a surge in gold medals, with an impressive total of 7 golds won across various events, including freediving, Muay Thai, women's wakeboarding freestyle, and finswimming. This brought their total gold count to 11, allowing them to climb to second place, matching Germany's gold count, and they are now very close to overtaking Germany!
The German team has shown very stable performance at the start of the World University Games, consistently winning many gold medals and demonstrating strong competitiveness, with daily tallies of 4 golds, 4 golds, and 3 golds in the first three competition days. Their total gold count has successfully surpassed double digits, also reaching 11 golds, but Germany ranks first due to a higher total medal count, maintaining their position at the top for two consecutive days!
After a lackluster performance in the first two competition days, the USA team also experienced a long-awaited breakthrough on the third competition day, winning 4 golds and soaring into the top six, marking a significant leap!
Currently, only Germany and China have more than 10 golds, and the competition for first place between the two teams continues. In terms of total medals, Italy leads with 29 medals, surpassing Germany. Today, August 11, marks the fourth competition day, and the Chinese team will strive to win more gold medals to surpass Germany and take the lead. Let's wait and see!
Written by / Sports Novel