In the sports arena, in addition to the competitive spirit and athletes, online public opinion has also become a part of it. A trivial matter can turn into a huge controversy as soon as it is hyped. This kind of "making something out of nothing" approach often brings a lot of psychological pressure to some athletes. Some young female athletes have become the target of online speech.
Among them, hurdler Xia Sining became the focus of heated discussions on the Internet because of a pair of "briefs". The post-00s teenager wore a neat triangle sweatpants outfit in the game, and was accused of "deliberately showing off his figure" and "wearing it like this in order to attract attention". Such comments are disrespectful to a professional athlete, and she is deeply aggrieved by these unreasonable accusations. What is the reason for these too narrow ideas?
For Xia Sining, choosing to wear short and tight briefs is not to "show off her figure" or "attract attention", but out of pure professional needs. Any hurdler knows that these close-fitting shorts minimise air resistance and improve performance.
But such a detail has also been implicated in some people's suspicions related to sex. It is undoubtedly a blasphemy against an athlete who is wearing professional sports equipment in a serious competition and is so questioned and criticized.
Wearing tight shorts in the hurdles has long been a common phenomenon and has never been criticized before. In other events, such as swimming, athletes dress similarly revealing but have never been stigmatized out of respect for their profession, which makes people feel biased. There are some elements with ulterior motives in this kind of targeted public opinion attack, and we have to wonder whether the spreaders of rumors have an unknown purpose.
Xia Sining has been engaged in hurdles until now, and is an excellent national player. At the age of 13, she won the national junior record in the women's 100m hurdles. She has won excellent results in many competitions, and at the National Athletics Grand Prix Rizhao in the summer of 2023, she broke her own record and won the gold medal with a time of 13.29 seconds.
It can be seen that Xia Sining is by no means a vase who became famous by her appearance and "showing off her figure", her fame and honor were won by virtue of her excellent strength and tenacious hard work. As a professional athlete, even if she suffered some unreasonable slander, she was never defeated, but focused more on the preparation of the event and worked hard to win glory for the country and the motherland.
Xia Sining is not an exception, many athletes, including Wu Yanni , Fan Zhendong and others, have encountered all kinds of criticism and doubts outside the arena.
Wu Yanni was criticized for "misconduct" and "leaving a bad impression" because of a "crown" tattoo on her arm. But she tattooed this pattern at the time, just out of the beautiful vision of "one day she can be the queen of the crown of athletics".
And Fan Zhendong was accused of "distraction" and lost the game just because he attended a Taylor Swift concert in his spare time. How can it be so ridiculous, as a young man, shouldn't he have an independent living space?
No matter how hard the athletes are on the field and how good their results are, they cannot escape the criticism of the world. The big dye vat of the Internet age will always label them with some negative label and try to attack them personally. Aren't we more focused on and supporting their excellence on the field?
Although some netizens made some reasonable criticisms of the athletes, it was also out of good intentions. However, as athletes, they bear the heavy responsibility of winning glory for the country and shoulder the corresponding professional ethics. But wouldn't it be unfair if even ordinary sports outfits and some personal hobbies could attract such criticism?
We should support the athletes in their hard work on the field, because they have written sports stories that the Chinese people are proud of with their strength and sweat. As ordinary spectators, we are right to cheer them on with applause and cheers, rather than judging their appearance.
As ordinary people, have we ever suffered some unreasonable suspicions and doubts like Xia Sining? Were we also under a lot of pressure at that time? You are welcome to share your views and experiences with me in the comment area, so that we can learn to look at others with tolerance and understanding.
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