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Shortly after the opening of the Doha Asian Games, FIFA President Blatter made a surprising remark: "The Australian men's soccer team failed to participate in this Asian Games, but they should participate in the future Asian Games. I think the OCA should also open its doors to other sports in Australia. I believe that Australia can participate in all sports of the Asian Games in the future. " In this year's World Cup in Germany, Australia entered the World Cup in the name of Asia 16, which caused panic throughout Asia. Now, a more comprehensive "invasion" is quietly emerging. As a veritable sports power, once Australia participates in the Asian Games, it will be obvious to challenge China's position as the first in Asia.

Will Australia become the 46th of the 45 member countries and regional Olympic Committees of the OCA? Huo Zhenting, vice chairman of OCA, said: "In the long run, it is not impossible for Australia to participate in the Asian Games, but this idea has not yet entered the agenda of OCA. Australia is a sports power. Whether it will have a negative impact on the all-round development of Asian sports now needs observation and thinking. " Xiao Weili, another vice chairman of the Olympic Council of Asia, revealed: "It is entirely possible for Australia to participate in the Asian Games in the future, and there is such a view within the Olympic Council of Asia, but whether this matter will be put on the agenda depends on whether the Australian Olympic Committee has such a will."

Craig Phillips, secretary general of the Australian Olympic Committee, said: "Only when the OCA invites us, we will consider it positively." The Australian Football Association has joined the AFC, but the Australian Olympic Committee still belongs to Oceania. However, after the Australian Football Association "marched into Asia", more than a dozen Australian project organizations also hoped to leave Oceania and join Asia.

At the Sydney Olympic Games two years ago, Australia won a total of 17 gold medals, ranking fourth among countries and becoming the leader of the second group. Among them, swimming is Australia's dominant event. At that time, we won seven gold medals, which also made Australians dissatisfied: "We were too poor in that Olympic Games, and we were too far behind the United States. Our goal is to surpass the United States at the Beijing Olympic Games. " In the World Short-course Swimming Championships in April this year, head coach Allen Thompson said some brave words.

In the past, the competition of swimming events in the Asian Games was mainly concentrated in China and Japan. As the only swimming power in the world that can compete with the United States at present, if the Australian team participates in the Asian Games, it will undoubtedly replace the original dominance of the Japanese swimming team in Asia and completely change the original confrontation pattern between China and North Korea. Although Thorpe announced his retirement not long ago, it only weakened the strength of Australian men's swimming against the United States, and it was not a problem to beat Asian players. The continuous influx of Australian female athletes has made China even more daunting. They have the advantage of dominating the world in breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle, which are exactly the leading position of China women's football team in Asia.

Swimming is Australia's gold medal, but Australia also has superb strength in many other events. Once in the Asian Games family, it will replace the dominant position of the original China team.

Australia is also a cycling power, especially track cycling. At the Athens Olympic Games, the Australian team won six gold medals in cycling. Hockey, shooting and rowing, the Australian team is also world-class, and it can definitely stand out from Asia.

In the diving event that China has always been good at, Australia also has the ability to "pull teeth". At the Athens Olympic Games, China 10 meter platform failed unexpectedly, and the gold medal and bronze medal were taken away by the Australian athletes who also won the runner-up in this event. In other diving events, the Australian team also won many medals, making it the strongest team in the Bibo Pool after China.

If Australian tennis player Hewitt comes to the Asian Games, most of the gold medals in men's singles will go to him, and female tennis player Molik also won the bronze medal in women's singles at the Athens Olympic Games. Tennis is not a strong sport in Australia, but it is natural to beat Asian players.

The same situation will probably appear in the men's soccer, men's and women's basketball and men's volleyball that the China team has always attached great importance to. The strength of the Australian men's soccer team amazed Asian countries in the World Cup, and basketball is Australia's strong point. At the Athens Olympic Games, the Australian women's basketball team won the runner-up, and its strength was definitely above that of China. Although neither the Australian men's basketball team nor the men's volleyball team is a super strong team, it seems that it is easy to dominate Asia with their western style of play and physical fitness.