On April 12, 2022, Beijing time, Liu Shiwen ushered in her 31st birthday, and the World Table Tennis Federation wished Liu Shiwen a happy birthday for the first time, and also listed 5 milestones in Liu Shiwen's career, it is clear that Liu Shiwen has a very successful career. Although Liu Shiwen was frustrated at the Tokyo Olympics, her dream journey did not stop and she will continue to enjoy the fun of table tennis.
As we all know, the competition in the national table tennis team is particularly fierce, and Liu Shiwen, who became famous at a young age, has stood firm with the purest original intention and love, and created her own brilliant record. On the occasion of her 31st birthday, the World Table Tennis Federation listed five milestone moments in Liu Shiwen's career:
First, Liu Shiwen was selected for the national team at the age of 13 and officially began her dream-chasing journey.
Second, Liu Shiwen won the national championship singles championship at the age of 16, which was very amazing.
Third, At the age of 18, Liu Shiwen won the World Cup singles championship and topped the women's singles world first.
Fourth, Liu Shiwen is the first ITTF Tour Finals three-time champion.
Fifth, Liu Shiwen is the first women's World Cup 5-time champion in history.
Not only that, Liu Shiwen sharpened a sword for ten years and won the coveted women's singles championship of the World Table Tennis Championships. The semi-final played 11-0, the final faced Chen Meng again 11-0, and finally won the Women's Singles Championship of the World Table Tennis Championships for the first time in the way of reversing Chen Meng, which is a champion that can go down in history, Liu Shiwen tearfully spilled the field.
Of course, Liu Shiwen also has many regrets, such as the injury once made her stop the pace of progress, and she could not find the state when she won the World Table Tennis Championships, and finally failed to qualify for the Olympic women's singles. What is even more unfortunate is that she and Xu Xin teamed up and missed the first mixed doubles gold medal in the history of the Olympic Games. After that, Liu Shiwen also missed the Olympic team competition for physical reasons, which was an Olympic Games that hit her very hard for Liu Shiwen.
However, Liu Shiwen did not give up, but packed up her mood and started again. On the one hand, Liu Shiwen also has to chase the dream of table tennis, because this arena brings her too much happiness. On the other hand, Liu Shiwen also has to play the role of a veteran to help the young players in the team grow, and Liu Shiwen may no longer be the protagonist, but she is still very important and is still a good example for young players.
I wish Liu Shiwen a happy birthday, continue to stick to the dream of her youth, smile at every game, and strive to create her own new record again!