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Living alone
Former world champion and favorite to win the Asian Games, now 60-year-old Tomori Koyama lives alone in Tokyo, Japan. Looking back, her nostalgia for her native China wells up in her heart, recalling the difficult years when she fell into a low point in her life.
Time flies, and Tomo-koyama's pursuit of marriage is long gone. After divorcing her husband Hideyuki Koyama in 2000, she decided not to start a family with any Japanese man again.
That married life had hurt her too much, and she could never fully let go of her husband's arrogant rhetoric.
Today, Koyama is alone, and her only solace is that she frequently travels back and forth between China and Japan. Every time she sets foot on the familiar land of China, she always reveals a complicated expression: joy because of returning to her hometown, sadness because of the reminiscence of the past uncertain sports career, nostalgia because of the long-rooted sense of belonging to this land, and a little regret because of the reckless behavior of youth and abandonment of the motherland.
This emotional entanglement has been going on for far too long. Koyama's nostalgia for China may stem from the huge cost of her rebellious behavior. She left her motherland at a glorious moment in table tennis, and now she is dying, but her inner affection has never been able to hide.
Married life
Back in 2000, Tomoli Koyama and her husband Hideyuki Koyama finally chose to divorce after 11 long and tortuous years of married life. This is undoubtedly a frustrating result, after all, their relationship was once so hot.
Looking back on this marriage, it was originally a ray of light for Tomori Koyama at the lowest point in her life. In 1987, she had a conflict with the Chinese table tennis coaching staff due to her own mistakes, was punished heavily, lost the precious opportunity to participate in the Olympic Games, and her future was once confused.
It was at that darkest moment of her life that the appearance of Hideyuki Koyama gave her spiritual comfort and encouragement. The days when the two were in love were always crazy, and finally came together.
However, life after marriage is not as good as the two once expected. As a professional athlete, Koyama had to compete and train in other places for long periods of time, and the frequent separations undoubtedly exacerbated the estrangement between the two.
Hideyuki Koyama is accustomed to the life of Tomo-ri Koyama always by his side, and begins to haunt her work-frenzy, and becomes jealous.
What's even more infuriating is that Hideyuki Koyama begins to become arrogant. Whenever Tomo-ri Koyama gets some good results, he always says to her bluntly: "The reason why you can win is completely because I have worked silently behind my back!" Such domineering words undoubtedly greatly hurt Koyama Zhili's self-esteem.
The most infuriating thing is that Hideyuki Koyama openly accuses Koyama of having an affair with another man. This is undoubtedly an insult and question of Koyama's personality and professional ethics.
In the face of such verbal attacks from her husband, Koyama Zhili often couldn't sleep at night, and her mental state plummeted.
In this way, the contradictions between the two are snowballing day by day. At one point, Chiri Koyama was haunted by her husband's betrayal remarks, and she began to consider whether she should break off with this man completely.
Sure enough, in 2000, their marriage broke down completely and ended in divorce. It was undoubtedly a frustrating and sad decision for Tomori Koyama, but it had to be done.
She can no longer stand the domineering and suspicion of Hideyuki Koyama, and can only choose a new way out of life.
Hiroshima Asian Games
When it comes to the 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games, I believe that no one is sure that Tomoli Koyama left a deep impression on that year. As a veteran of the Chinese table tennis world, she represented Japan and finally defeated Chinese players Zhang Yining and Deng Yaping to win the championship in one fell swoop.
What's even more impressive is that when receiving the award, Tomo-Koyama shouted "Yo Sai" loudly. This scene undoubtedly made all the Chinese present feel extremely angry and disappointed.
Looking back at the game scene at that time, you can see the smug look of Tomoli Koyama on the court against her Chinese teammates. She was aggressive, and her whole body seemed to proclaim, "Look, I'm strong enough to defeat you guys now!" The smug look, as if mocking the Chinese teammates, made people feel unprecedented anger and disappointment.
At the post-match press conference, Tomo-Koyama was still arrogant.
This arrogant remark is like a hammer, hitting the hearts of Chinese fans hard. People were all shocked and indignant, questioning how Zhili Koyama rebelled against the Chinese table tennis world back then, and how she is now ridiculing the motherland.
In fact, the attitude towards Koyama in Japan is far less confident than she appears. Before the game, when the Japanese media reported on her, they still referred to her as a "Chinese player" for publicity.
Even after she finally won the championship, there was very little praise and coverage for her, which shows that Japan did not really accept this "defector" athlete.
Naturalized as a Japanese citizen
All of this starts with her young and vigorous 1987. That year, she created a historic championship miracle in the World Table Tennis Championships and became the focus of new stars in the Chinese table tennis world for a while.
However, just after this glorious moment, she had a conflict with the Chinese table tennis coaching staff because of a decision with a bad thought, and was finally severely punished, losing the precious qualification to represent the country in the Olympic Games, and her future was ruined.
Recalling the World Table Tennis Championships finals that year, Tomo-Koyama scored the last battle, and the final opponent was originally arranged to be the strong Korean player Liang Yingzi at that time. But in the semifinals, Koyama Zhili unexpectedly defeated teammate Guan Jianhua, disrupting the layout of the entire event.
The Chinese table tennis coaching staff was furious at Koyama's "rebellious" behavior, denouncing her as "individualism" and completely violating team discipline.
According to the original deployment, Guan Jianhua was originally scheduled to face Liang Yingzi in the final, and Koyama Zhili's technical style and Liang Yingzi's style of play are restrained, and they are likely to be swept away.
Therefore, the coaching staff has clearly told Xiaoshan Zhili to escort Guan Jianhua and ensure that she can reach the final. Unexpectedly, Xiaoshan Zhili turned a deaf ear and insisted on directly eliminating Guan Jianhua, which shook the overall plan of the coaching staff.
After the game, the coaching staff was furious and rebuked Koyama for her "personal heroism", believing that she had seriously undermined the team's discipline. Although she was not punished on the spot, Koyama has never been given the opportunity to participate in the Olympics since.
Just at the peak of her athletic career, at the sound of an order, Koyama's future fell into a fog. She was extremely angry and disappointed in her heart, and finally chose to leave the Chinese table tennis team completely.
It was at this lowest point in her life that Hideyuki Koyama appeared in her life, and the two met, fell in love, and finally got married.
Soon after, Tomoli Koyama changed her nationality to Japanese nationality and re-entered the table tennis arena with a new identity, opening a new chapter in her life.