Fencing champs unsatisfied with current state

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Now let's go to the fencing qualifications for the National Games, held in Tianjin. Olympic champion Zhong Man won the men's sabre event Monday, but he is far from satisfied with his performance.

Although Zhong Man won the men's sabre final, he threw his helmet after beating Shanghai's He Wei in the previous quarterfinals. He even hit the floor and the chair with his sabre. And as he left the competition, he even didn't pay attention to the national team's head coach, his mentor, Christian Bauer.

Zhong Man, Beijing Olympic Champion, said, "At first I was not in good form. I had no strength. I felt weak. I played very badly, very badly. I was angry at myself."

Zhang Shuangxi coaches Zhong's Jiangsu fencing team. He says Zhong can not allow himself to make mistakes.

National Sabre Champion Zhong Man said, "The match this time was not easy for me. My form was not the best, and I felt very tired during the competition. Fencers are progressing very fast nationwide. I need to be wholly focused on it. Then I can go longer in my event."

Zhong Man is not alone in the competition. In the women's sabre, Beijing Olympic silver medalist Tan Xue won the title without much resistance from her opponent. But she did not seem very happy after the win. Like Zhong, Tan Xue also felt she was not in the best mood.

Tan Xue, National Champion, said, "After the World Cup I felt tired. I was not in form in today's competition."