Recently, national table tennis veterans Liu Shiwen and Ma Long have ushered in good news, first of all, Liu Shiwen won the 2021 China Top Ten Brands Annual Person Award on December 26, and then was awarded the title of "Specially Appointed Explainer" by the Press and Publicity Department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee. It turns out that Xiao Jujube has not been idle these days, she has never left sports, she actively participates in the "Charm East Olympic" knowledge dissemination activities, and completes the relevant training of the Charm East Olympics, which also means that in the upcoming Winter Olympics, Xiao Zao will participate in the explanation of the Charm East Olympics.
The 16th Annual People Summit of the 2021 China Brand Festival hosted by the Brand Alliance, the theme of this summit is "Who Wins Respect for China", Liu Shiwen as the only representative of the sports industry and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yu Dengyun, deputy chief designer of the China Lunar Exploration Project, Wei Zhe, founding partner of Jiayu Capital, Guole artist and musical instrument collector Fang Jinlong and other ten outstanding representatives were selected, which shows the affirmation of Xiao Zao by the organizing committee, as the first five-time champion in the history of the World Cup and the only world championship Golden Slam player in active service, Xiao Zao is known as "National Table Tennis Female General." , Scarf Hero" reason was elected.
The organizers praised her in this way: "She is like a sharp sword on the field, cutting through thorns and thorns, blooming with wisdom and brilliance, the racket in her hands, the motherland in her heart... For the raising of the five-star red flag, dedicate youth, she, no regrets. ”
Indeed, from winning the first World Cup women's singles championship in 2009 to winning the Women's Singles Championship and mixed doubles championship at the World Championships in 2019, and then to the surgery to endure the pain of preparing for the Tokyo Olympic Games, bravely standing on the field, she paid the sacrifices that others could not do, and also won 20 world championships, Liu Shiwen deserved this honor, and XiaoJue was able to win the award is also everyone's love and affirmation of her.
Also loved and respected by everyone is Malone. Ma Long was named China's Top 10 Athletes of 2021 by the Sports Department of Xinhua News Agency yesterday, and he was selected along with Yang Qian, Su Bingtian, Shi Tingmao, Gong Lijiao, Gu Ailing, Lv Xiaojun, Zhang Yufei, Wang Shun and Chen Yufei. Today, the Sports Department of Xinhua News Agency also selected the top ten international athletes in 2021, and Ma Long, as the only Chinese player, joined Messi, Djokovic, Verstappen, Levan, Thompson, Drexel, Warholm, Acelon and Jacobs on the list!
This year, Ma Long's performance is still very good, in the Tokyo Olympic Games he won two gold medals in the men's singles and men's team, in the men's singles final he defeated Fan Zhendong to win the table tennis men's singles championship, becoming the first person to defend the men's singles in the history of Olympic table tennis, and because of the two gold medals of the Tokyo Olympic Games surpassed Wang Nan with 26 gold medals, he became the player with the most world championship titles in the history of table tennis.
Ma Long and Liu Shiwen, two veterans, have a common characteristic, that is, they love table tennis, overcome the discomfort of injury and surgery, and are willing to fight for the country, at the same time, they are not proud of their achievements, they know how to advance and retreat, and the opportunity of the competition is left to more young people. Although neither of them participated in international competitions such as the World Championships and the World Cup after the Olympic Games, they still love sports and care about sports all the time, and the fans have not forgotten them and given them many honors.
Next month's WTT Macau, two veterans will be on the 19th-23rd, are you looking forward to them?