“黑马”常永祥中国奥运摔跤“银”突破_时事

“黑马”常永祥中国奥运摔跤“银”突破

在刚刚结束的北京奥运会男子古典式摔跤74公斤级金牌的角逐中，中国选手常永祥为中国军团摘得一枚银牌。亚军！对于中国男子摔跤而言，常永祥的这枚奥运银牌已经是历史性的突破了。从世锦赛第36到奥运会亚军，常永祥把“黑马”故事演绎得淋漓尽致。

After knocking out a world champion Wednesday morning, Chang Yongxiang, who has never been a favorite for major tournaments, escalated his ambition toward one of the world's best wrestlers.

Chang made the history by taking the first-ever Olympic men's wrestling silver for China in the 74kg Greco-Roman in Beijing on Wedensday night.

Five months ago, the dream of Chang, was simply to be an Olympian to the Games that are hosted by his own country.

The Olympics seemed not as tough as he previously thought when he fought into the final of his category. Most didn't expect much chance of him before he encountered world champion Yavor Yanakiev of Bulgaria. He overwhelmed the Bulgarian in two comfortable bouts, which greatly fueled him up for next challenges.

The 23-year-old met no substantial challenge until what Belarusian Aleh Mikhalovich posed to him. After a big-margin defeat in the first bout, Chang adjusted his tactics and destroyed his rival with quick movement and explosion.

The tactics were the key to the giant killer, said Sheng Zetian, three-time Olympic bronze medalist who is now head coach of the Chinese wrestling team.