Top 10 International Sports News of 2021

2021 is coming to an end, and the international sports world is very lively in this year, and various competitions have followed. The following are the top ten sports news of the year selected by the sports news department of this newspaper.

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1 Olympic motto joins more solidarity

In April, Bach, who had just been re-elected president of the International Olympic Committee, proposed adding "more solidarity" after the Olympic motto "Faster, Higher, Stronger."

On 20 July, the 138th Plenary Session of the International Olympic Committee was held in Tokyo, and the resolution was adopted by vote. According to the IOC, the Olympic motto was created to express the meaning of excellence in sport, and this update 127 years later is to improve the IOC's goal of encouraging greater global unity through sport around the values of sport.

2 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games were held

From July 23 to August 8, the 32nd Summer Olympic Games, which was postponed for one year due to the epidemic, was successfully held in Tokyo, Japan. From August 24 to September 5, the 16th Summer Paralympic Games, which was also postponed for one year, was successfully held in Tokyo.

IOC President Bach said that the holding of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games not only gave all participating athletes the opportunity to realize their olympic dreams, but also allowed the world to receive the most precious gift - hope in the difficult period of the epidemic. Sports are back in the center of the stage, and hundreds of millions of spectators around the world share moments of joy and inspiration.

3 European Championships, Copa America staged "late passion"

From June 12 to July 12, the Euro 2020 Championship, which was postponed for one year due to the epidemic, was held in 11 European cities, and italy finally defeated England in the final at London Wembley Stadium, winning the top national team competition in Europe for the second time in 53 years.

From June 13 to July 10, the 2021 Copa America, which was also postponed for a year due to the epidemic, was held in Brazil, and Argentina defeated Brazil in the final to win the championship again after a gap of 28 years. Messi also finally won the first adult competition championship of the national team.

4 Brisbane receives the right to host the 2032 Olympic Games

On 21 July, the 138th Plenary Session of the International Olympic Committee was held in Tokyo. The plenary voted for the venue for the 2032 Summer Olympics. As the only candidate city, Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia, was unsurprisingly entitled to host the Games, becoming the third city in Australia to receive the right to host the Olympic Games after Melbourne (1956) and Sydney (2000).

In addition, the 2024 Paris Olympics also announced a big decision in 2021 - the opening ceremony of the event will be held on the Seine River, which will be the first time the Olympic opening ceremony will not be held in the stadium.

5 Djokovic set a new men's tennis record

The 2021 world tennis world belongs to Djokovic, and the 34-year-old Serbian star has not only won three consecutive Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, but has also been ranked first in the ATP (Men's Professional Tennis Association) standings for 352 consecutive weeks, significantly breaking the record held by Federer (310 weeks). In addition, Djokovic unsurprisingly won the seventh year-end first place, which also made history. However, Xiaode regrettably missed the US Open championship, holding 20 Grand Slam men's singles titles like Federer and Nadal, and tied for the first place in history.

6 Football's "unique double pride" changed the door at the same time

This summer, football's "double pride" also changed the goalkeeper - Messi failed to renew his contract with Barca after 20 years of playing and joined Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 as a free agent; C Ronaldo left Juventus and returned to the "Red Devils" Manchester United. Messi left Barca, more out of helplessness, Barca's economic situation is bad, so that he can not "live a lifetime of red and blue"; C Ronaldo returned to Manchester United, more out of feelings, mentor Ferguson a phone call, let him firmly "go home".

At the competitive level, Messi won his seventh Ballon d'Or, but his performance in Ligue 1 was average; Cristiano Ronaldo still scored a lot in Manchester United, but he was also questioned. At the end of his career, the "double pride" still shines.

7 The European Premier League staged a "flash mob" farce

On April 19, the UEFA Premier League announced the detailed schedule through its official website, and the "Super League", founded by 12 of Europe's top football clubs, was officially announced. However, just two days later, under the joint opposition of FIFA, UEFA, a large number of fans and even the governments of many European countries, a number of clubs announced their withdrawal from this new competition that could change the pattern of world football. Despite the failure, the contradictions between the top football clubs of the "flash mob" and the football management institutions such as FIFA have surfaced, and in the future, these contradictions around the distribution of benefits are destined to continue.

8 Athletics men's 400m hurdles give birth to a new legend

In the final of the men's 400m hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics, 25-year-old Norway's Walholm won the championship with a time of 45.94 seconds, becoming the first runner to score 46 seconds in the event.

In fact, Walholm broke the world record in 46.70 seconds in the Diamond League in Oslo in July. Such a strong performance made him the IAAF's Athlete of the Year. Many foreign media believe that Walholm is expected to become a legendary athlete in the men's 400 hurdles like Bolt in the men's 100 meters field.

9 F1 "New King" was produced on the last lap

On 12 December, the 2021 Formula One (F1) finale ended in a dramatic way with Red Bull driver Verstappen, 24, overtaking leading Hamilton on the final lap to win the first F1 world title of his career. But the race was controversial because Hamilton still had a huge lead with five laps left, but after a crash the safety car came out and let his advantage disappear. The referee then re-restarted the game in a highly controversial manner, and Verstappen took the opportunity to stage a miraculous reversal.

10 After being seriously injured in a car accident, the "Tiger" returned to the game with the "Young Tiger"

Golf legend "Tiger" Woods suffered a car accident at the end of February and seriously injured both legs. After surgery and a long recovery period, at the end of December, Woods returned to the game in a special way – competing in the U.S. PNC Championship with his 12-year-old son, Charlie, and finishing runner-up.

Although Woods was still limping during the game, the warm scene of playing with his son was still touching. 2022 is the Year of the Chinese Tiger, and I hope that the "tiger" can truly return to the arena and continue to write a legend.

Source Beijing Evening News

Reporter Zhao Xiaosong

Process Editor Tai Shaofeng