Tales of mainland Olympic athletes visiting Hong Kong
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 1st (Reporter Pan Yi, Wang Yao, Wei Hua) A highly anticipated delegation of mainland Olympic athletes will arrive in Hong Kong on December 3rd for a three-day exchange activity. A total of 29 athletes from track and field, swimming, diving, weightlifting, gymnastics, trampoline, rowing, kayaking, cycling, fencing, table tennis and badminton participated in the Tokyo Olympic Games. The following are biographies (in order of projects):
"Asian Flying Man": Su Bingtian
In the men’s 100-meter semi-final of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Su Bingtian broke the Asian record at a speed of 9.83 seconds, ranking first in the semi-final and advancing to the final, becoming the first Chinese to stand on the runway of the Olympic men’s "flying man" final. After that, Su Bingtian won the sixth place in the final in 9.98 seconds, setting a new record. Running for 10 seconds twice in such a short time is a miracle in Asia.
Women’s shot put champion: Gong Lixiao.
Gong Lixiao has been practicing shot put for 21 years, and she is the leader of women’s shot put in China. At the Tokyo Olympic Games, Gong Lixiao, as the "four-dynasty veteran" of the Olympic Games, wrote the "Veteran Legend". In the final, she refreshed her personal best again and again, and finally won the championship with 20 meters 58. This is also the first gold medal in field events in the history of China Olympic Games.
Women Javelin Champion: Liu Shiying
At the Tokyo Olympic Games, Liu Shiying won the women’s javelin gold medal with a score of 66.34 meters, becoming the first person in China and even Asia to win the Olympic javelin gold medal. At the critical moment, strength plus a stable mentality played a decisive role.
Women’s 4X200 freestyle relay champions: Yang Junxuan and Tang Muhan.
In the women’s 4X200 freestyle relay final of Tokyo Olympic Games, Yang Junxuan and Tang Muhan cooperated with Zhang Yufei and Li Bingjie to win the championship and break the world record with 7 minutes 40.33 seconds.
Yang Junxuan swam first, giving China a lead. Tang Muhan, the second best player, extended China’s lead from 0.14 seconds when he received the bat to 0.45 seconds when he handed it over.
Yang Junxuan is quiet and likes painting and calligraphy. She is a "talented girl" in the swimming team. On holidays, the gifts she often gives are hand-painted paintings, couplets and blessings.
Diving Men’s Double Single 3m Slab Double Champion: Xie Sicai
At the Tokyo Olympic Games, Xie Sicai won the men’s 3m springboard synchronized gold medal with Wang Zongyuan, and then defeated Wang Zongyuan to win the men’s 3m springboard gold medal. Wang Zongyuan won the silver medal. Xie Sicai also became the second athlete to win the men’s 3m springboard "double champion" in a single Olympic Games after Xiong Ni, the diving prince.
Xie Sizhen suffered a serious ankle fracture in 2014, and two steel nails and a rivet were implanted in the injury. The doctor warned him that he could no longer practice diving. However, he refused to surrender to fate.
Diving men’s synchronized 3m springboard champion: Wang Zongyuan.
In Tokyo, Wang Zongyuan, who played in the Olympic Games for the first time, won the gold medal in the men’s synchronized 3m springboard with Xie Sichai, which was the only event that China’s diving "dream team" missed in Rio Olympic Games. Wang Zongyuan and Xie Sichai succeeded in making up for this regret.
Women’s 49 kg weightlifting champion: Hou Zhihui
Hou Zhihui won the gold medal with a total score of 210kg in the women’s 49kg weightlifting competition in Tokyo Olympic Games. The coach’s evaluation of her is "high concentration and good coordination, and she is an athlete who trains with her brain".
Women’s weightlifting 87kg champion: Wang Zhouyu
The women’s 87 kg class is a new level set by the International Federation of Weightlifting in 2018. Wang Zhouyu rose from the 76 kg class. It is not everyone’s wish to gain 10 kg.
Women’s weightlifting champion over 87kg: Li Wenwen.
Li Wenwen is cheerful, and once became popular on the Internet because of a small video of sleeping on the floor. She once joked: "Every fat girl has her own dream."
Weightlifting men’s 61kg champion: Li Fabin
In the national team with many experts, Li Fabin didn’t get the chance to participate in the Olympic Games until he was nearly 30 years old. In the final in Tokyo, Li Fabin’s "Golden Rooster Independence" shocked the world.
Men’s 67 kg weightlifting champion: Chen Lijun
In the final of the Tokyo Olympic Games, due to the poor performance of snatch, the Huli Army was 11 kilograms behind its Colombian opponent. However, he only used one of the last two clean and jerk opportunities to reverse the turnaround and successfully lifted 187 kilograms, an astonishing 12 kilograms more than his last attempt.
Men’s 73kg weightlifting champion: Shi Zhiyong.
Won the men’s weightlifting 73kg class in Tokyo Olympic Games and broke the world record in total score. At the age of 11, Shi Zhiyong went to Ningbo alone with a woven bag, and later became the 69kg champion of the Rio Olympic Games. After the Rio Olympic Games, the International Weightlifting Federation adjusted the weightlifting level, and he was upgraded to 73kg, but it didn’t beat Shi Zhiyong. Since 2018, he has continuously set a world record, and he stands out in the 73 kg class.
Men’s weightlifting 81kg champion: Lv Xiaojun.
Lv Xiaojun is the weightlifter who won the most Olympic medals in China and became the oldest Olympic champion in weightlifting history at the age of 37. This is also his second Olympic gold medal in his life after winning the gold medal at the London Olympics.
The champion of men’s gymnastics parallel bars: Zou Jingyuan
Zou Jingyuan’s parallel bars strength can be described as a ride in the current men’s gymnastics world. In the parallel bars final of the Tokyo Olympic Games, his almost perfect movements left no chance for his opponents to surpass him.
Men’s Gymnastics Rings Champion: Liu Yang.
Liu Yang’s rings are as beautiful as a textbook. At the Tokyo Olympic Games, his "Wang Zhi’s contempt" for turning his neck on the rings was described by the official Twitter of the International Olympic Committee as: "How can someone look so cool while competing on the rings!"
Women trampoline champion: Zhu Xueying
On August 28th, 2021, Zhu Xueying donated her Olympic gold medal and award-winning clothing to Tianjin Sports Museum, becoming the first athlete to donate the gold medal of Tokyo Olympic Games. She said, "It is more meaningful to display the Olympic gold medals in the museum than at home. I look forward to more audiences entering the exhibition hall, feeling the Olympic spirit, feeling the charm of sports culture and drawing on the strength of forging ahead. "
Women’s rowing quadruple sculls champions: Cui Xiaotong, Lu Yang, Zhang Ling and Chen Yunxia.
Cui Xiaotong, Zhang Ling, Chen Yunxia and Lu Yang worked closely together to lead the way in the women’s rowing quadruple sculls final of Tokyo Olympic Games, winning the championship with the world’s best result of 6: 05.13.
Cui Xiaotong, who has an excellent sense of water, as the No.4 rower, has well controlled the rowing rhythm of the four people. Cui Xiaotong, who used to practice single oar, only changed to practice double oars three years ago, but she trained hard and made rapid progress. She often said, "If you don’t torture yourself in training, you will be tortured by your opponent in the game."
As the No.2 rower, Zhang Ling is the driving force of the whole boat. As the No.1 rower with the highest technical requirements, Chen Yunxia kept the balance of the whole boat well. She changed to rowing after practicing track and field for five years, and her physical fitness is outstanding. Lu Yang, the No.3 rower, plays the role of all-round assistant, on the one hand, helping the No.4 rower to control the rhythm, on the other hand, helping the No.2 rower to become the strength support in the rowing process.
Still water women’s 500m synchronized rowing champion: Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya.
In the final of the still water women’s double rowing in Tokyo Olympic Games, Xu Shixiao and Sun Mengya teamed up to win the championship with the best performance in the Olympic Games, winning the first Olympic gold medal for the China women’s canoeing team in history.
Xu Shixiao, who became famous at a young age, has experienced injuries, retirement and comeback. Xu Shixiao said that kayaking is a kind of feeling for her. Although there are losses and valleys in the process, these eventually become the driving force on her way forward.
Sun Mengya, who entered the sports school only one year ago, almost gave up kayaking because of her father’s injury, but she finally persisted.
Champion of track cycling women’s team racing: Zhong Angel
At the Rio Olympic Games five years ago, Zhong Angel partnered with gong jinjie to win the gold medal in this event, achieving the breakthrough of "zero" in China’s cycling Olympic gold medal. At the Tokyo Olympic Games, Angel Zhong and Bao Shanju broke the world record of women’s team racing held by China in 31.804 seconds, and defeated the German team in the final, winning the second cycling gold medal for China in Olympic history.
Women’s individual epee champion: Sun Yiwen
At the Tokyo Olympic Games, Sun Yiwen won the first women’s weightlifting individual gold medal in the history of China Olympic Games in the final overtime, becoming the first China fencer to win individual medals in two consecutive Olympic Games.
Table tennis men’s singles and men’s team champion: Malone
Malone is the first winner of men’s double slam and full slam in the history of world table tennis. Tokyo Olympic Games has become a stage for Malone to constantly refresh history. Beating the world number one Fan Zhendong to win the gold medal in men’s singles, Malone became the first defending man in the history of Olympic table tennis and the player with the most world titles in the history of table tennis.
Table tennis men’s team champion: Xu Xin.
Left-handed straight, unique play. In October this year, at the Asian Table Tennis Federation Congress held in Doha, Qatar, Xu Xin was elected as the vice chairman of the Asian Table Tennis Federation.
Badminton mixed doubles champions: Wang Yilu and Huang Dongping
In the badminton mixed doubles final of Tokyo Olympic Games, Wang Yiliu’s partner Huang Dongping, who participated in the Olympic Games for the first time, defeated teammate and top seed Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong 2-1.
Wang Yilu has outstanding physical fitness and firm will. He often says: "What people fear most is that they have no goal, just like salted fish. With clear goals, happiness will increase. "
Huang Dongping often reminds himself: "No matter whether there is harvest or not, it is definitely right to pay."