On August 23, 2004, in the men's singles final of table tennis at the Athens Olympic Games, Liu Chengmin defeated Wang Hao to win the gold medal. Beijing time On August 23, 2021 is the 17th anniversary of Liu Chengmin's victory, his wife and two sons specially celebrated for him, Liu Chengmin also posted: The family has surprised me, I will become a parent who works harder, I love you!
Every year on this day, the glorious moment of Yoo Seung-min's victory is mentioned by South Korean fans, and at the same time, it is the 2004 Athens Olympic men's singles runner-up Wang Hao has to lie down every year. At the end of November last year, Yoo Seung-min was re-elected president of the Korean Table Tennis Association and once again talked about his feelings about winning the Athens Olympic Games, when Wang Hao was once again on the hot search.
Over the years, how beautiful Liu Chengmin has been, how helpless Wang Hao's heart may be. The title of "Olympic Men's Singles Sanya King" is a foregone conclusion, and Now Fan Zhendong, coached by Wang Hao, has long been regarded as the next Grand Slam winner, but the two masters and apprentices have limited the performance of the competition because of their honest personalities. Fan Zhendong lost 2-4 to veteran Ma Long in the men's singles final of table tennis at the Tokyo Olympic Games, and after the game, many fans were calling on Liu Guoliang to consider breaking up Wang Hao's apprentice and choosing a coach like Ma Lin for Xiao Fat.
In order to win at the Athens Olympic Games that year, Liu Chengmin trained 9-10 hours a day, and launched a fierce impact on Wang Hao in the Olympic final, which eventually led to the national table tennis men's singles explosion and the goal of defending the gold medal was unexpectedly disappointed. Liu Chengmin joined the Sichuan team to compete in the Table Tennis Super League after the game, but because of the defeat of Wang Hao, he annoyed the Chinese fans, and even the home audience gave Liu Chengmin a cheer.
However, Liu Chengmin's psychological quality is strong, not only did he not blame the Chinese fans for taking revenge on him, but also because he had played in Sichuan, he was full of feelings for it. After the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, at the Korean Open that year, Liu Chengmin lost to Wang Hao, after the game, Liu Chengmin, who could not find a way to donate, specially asked Chinese students to be translators, and asked Liu Guoliang to help donate 10 million won (70,000 yuan) to the affected people, this move also impressed Liu Guoliang and Chinese fans, Lao Liu also said at that time: "Chinese fans will like you more and more, and China will become your home." ”
However, the past is like smoke, and now more fans only remember that he defeated Wang Hao in the men's singles final of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, but he did not know that he had never won the World Series championship since then, and his good deed of donating money to Sichuan after being scolded was also turned over from the media's memory articles in the future. Yoo Seung-min, who has experienced the glory of his legendary career, has flourished in Korean sports management after retiring, and his future career is unlimited!
Wang Hao, on the other hand, because of the heavy burden of the Olympic Sanya King, has made him questionable after coaching another Fan Zhendong, who has repeatedly lost to Ma Long in the competition. Fans do not want Xiao Fat to repeat the mistakes of Wang Hao, and Wang Hao's coaching ability has not improved much, perhaps, "the last love is to let go of the hand", giving each other a new choice, may be the best relief for the two masters and apprentices.