Wang Luyao has the freedom to take selfies, and she does not need to apologize to anyone

Wang Luyao in the Olympic shooting competition. Figure/IC photo

The first gold for the Tokyo Olympics came from the women's 10-meter air rifle event, and Yang Qian and Wang Luyao of the Chinese delegation were considered to have formed a double insurance plan before the competition. But after the game, the CCTV Sports Channel repeatedly played Yu Jia's high-pitched and passionate commentary again and again, only Yang Qian's name.

Where did Wang Luyao go?

Because of the abnormal performance of the qualifiers, Wang Luyao failed to reach the top eight and missed the final final. After the game, she tweeted, "Guys, sorry, sorry, I admit me? Goodbye in three years", and attached a selfie as a "benefit".

Wang Luyao, who has twenty years of age, is a domineering shooter. Before the Olympic Games, when she talked about her name, she had such a declaration: "(My name) may be quite similar to my personality, I want to fight for everything, take the first!" It's the king of kings, be sure to take the name of the champion! ”

Therefore, I was quite surprised to see her apology Weibo. How much pressure and disappointment does it take for a strong athlete to say such an apologetic word.

But now, you go to Wang Luyao's Weibo and you can't see her apology. Because of that selfie, she was besieged by keyboard warriors, some mocking her "big heart", some asking her to reflect and learn lessons, and some pointing it out that it was contrary to the Olympic spirit. The big hat on the line buckled over, and Wang Luyao couldn't help but delete Weibo.

Fortunately, Wang Luyao did not release a "smiling selfie", otherwise the Internet violence would have come more violently.

After failing to achieve results in the Olympic Games, did athletes even have to be deprived of "selfie freedom"?

In the past Olympic Games, I have seen too many foreign athletes who are excited and happy because of the opportunity to play with Chinese table tennis players. After the game, they were photographed with the Chinese players. In the race, they lose; in the race experience, they win, and the Olympics win.

But in the eyes of the keyboard man, it seems that only the Olympic gold medal can judge the success or failure of an athlete. Under the guidance of "gold medal performance", the winners should win applause - just as interviews with Yang Qian have come and gone; and the losers only deserve to leave the table - just as the criticism of Wang Luyao has come and gone. That's not right! This is a misreading of sportsmanship and a betrayal of the Olympic spirit.

Being able to participate in the Olympic Games, the world's highest level of multi-sport event, is already a success in itself. Wang Luyao was selected by all levels in China and qualified for the competition with a good result of second place in the overall score. She also became the second Wenzhou shooter to qualify for the Olympics after Zhu Qinan.

According to the Wenzhou Evening News, at the age of 14, Wang Luyao left her parents and embarked on the road of shooting career. Shooting training is boring and hard, one stop is four or five hours, every time after practicing is a back pain, Wang Luyao has also wavered, thought about giving up, but finally persevered. In 2016, Wang Luyao won the Asian Air Rifle Championship and set a new world youth record.

Can keyboard warriors, like Wang Luyao, complete high-intensity work in four or five hours on the shooting hall station? Can you become a top player in the domestic industry at the age of 18? No. They may just lie flat in their homes, and when they take the root of the network cable, they will start to point out the generous statements of the country.

In fact, Wang Luyao did not apologize to anyone, nor did she need to apologize to anyone. Able to stand on the Olympic stage, she is already a successful winner who beat 99.9% of domestic shooters. Moreover, Wang Luyao also promised to "see you in three years". And this is the embodiment of the Olympic motto of "faster, higher, stronger", which constantly surpasses itself and never gives up.

Before the Olympic Games began, the IOC wrote "more solidarity" into the Olympic motto. But just a few days later, a group of keyboard men with no bottom line, no principles, and even no humanity, inexplicably besieged an Olympic athlete who had won glory for the country. This scene is really chilling.

□ Zhengxian (Media Person)

Edited by Xiao Wanli Proofreader Lucy