Recently, the results of the selection of the top ten outstanding figures in sports in 2021 were released. National Table Tennis Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu were selected as the biggest winners. The unexpected defeat of Chen Meng, the third sister of the National Table Tennis Olympics, also surprised some fans. So why didn't Chen Meng get selected with the seafood sisters? This article talks about this topic.
List of Sports Figures:
Gu Ailing, Quan Hongchan, Su Bingtian, Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Yang Qian, Gong Lijiao, Wang Manyu, Sun Yingsha, Guan Chenchen. Among the 10 outstanding athletes shortlisted, Yang Qian is from the shooting project, Gong Lijiao is from the shot put project, Su Bingtian is from the sprint project, Quan Hongchan is from the diving project, Guan Xingchen is from the gymnastics project, and Gu Ailing is from the ski project. These six outstanding athletes represent the top level in their respective fields. The national table tennis team has Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu four people shortlisted. It fully explains the status of national table tennis in China's sports circles.
Ma Long is representative of Fan Zhendong
The four national table tennis players who have been shortlisted are actually more representative players. Ma Long and Fan Zhendong represent the two eras of national table tennis. Ma Longbao Sword Immortal guarded the supremacy of male table tennis, but he could understand the great righteousness and take the initiative to let Xian, and perfectly handed the baton to Fan Zhendong. And Fan Zhendong also used his own strength to prove that he has the ability to lead the national table tennis to continue to move forward. So it makes sense for the two brothers to be shortlisted.
The three Olympic sisters were shortlisted, and Chen Meng was not selected
Male table tennis Ma Long and Fan Zhendong were shortlisted for the list. Women's table tennis also had Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu shortlisted, but Chen Meng, one of the three Olympic sisters, was not selected. In 2021, the three Olympic sisters Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu each won the world's three major championships. Chen Meng is the Olympic women's singles champion, Wang Manyu is the world table tennis women's singles champion, and Sun Yingsha is the World Cup women's singles champion. All three of them were brilliant. If you have to choose two out of three, it is really difficult to make a choice. In the end, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu were selected to be shortlisted, and it is estimated that it may be more from the perspective of inheritance.
Chen Meng is 27 years old and belongs to the Mesozoic generation. Although he won the Tokyo Olympic singles title, he did not perform well in the subsequent national championships, world championships and world cups. Of course, there was no constant general on the field of play, but it was true that Chen Meng had encountered a bottleneck.
Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu have always maintained a strong fighting spirit. Wang Manyu won the National Games and the World Championships, and Sun Yingsha won the Table Tennis Super League and the World Cup, and reached the final of each competition. The seafood sisters can be selected in terms of their age, status, and responsibility for the future of national table tennis.
A list doesn't say anything. Players still have to talk about results. If Chen Meng does not want to retire with the regrets of Liu Shiwen, he must work hard to control the injury and maintain his competitive state to the best. The Grand Slam title is a distant dream for foreign association players, and it is already very difficult for the main players of national table tennis. Chen Meng is the closest player to the Grand Slam among the three Olympic sisters. Whether you can make up for this regret as soon as possible depends on Chen Meng's performance in 2022.
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