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In that spectacular and exciting Olympic Games, whenever a player wins the championship with his fearless fighting spirit and outstanding competitive ability, the stadium will burst into warm and exciting cheers and applause.
At this time, the athlete full of honor draped the national flag, respectfully holding the gold medal that carried many years of hard work, the pride and joy in his heart like turning over the river and the sea stirred up those hard work along the way in the past, and at this moment it seems to have all turned into a sweet fragrance, which is the supreme glory moment belonging to the champion!
However, at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, there was a harrowing scene. When China's Wang Liping crossed the finish line and successfully won the only gold medal in the event, the scene fell into a deathly silence, without the slightest applause and cheers, and even a five-star red flag symbolizing the motherland was nowhere to be found.
Since then, the emaciated girl has been given the title of "the loneliest Olympic champion" by people around the world.
Wang Liping was born into a poor rural family in Liaoning Province, and the living conditions were extremely difficult, but she showed perseverance and amazing endurance beyond ordinary people since she was a child. This natural ability has laid a solid foundation for her future career in the sport.
When she was 13 years old, fate opened the door to sports for Wang Liping. The local physical education teachers took a fancy to this short but determined girl at a glance and selected her into the sports school for systematic sports training.
After entering the sports school, Wang Liping is well aware of the huge gap between herself and other teammates. However, she was never discouraged by this, but inspired a stronger fighting spirit. She firmly believes that only by training harder than others can she make up for her existing shortcomings and finally achieve self-breakthrough.
Facts have proved that Wang Liping's belief is correct. With her tenacious and indomitable quality, she quickly won the praise of the coaches, and was highly recommended by the coaches, and was able to worship the master of Chinese race walking - Coach Wang Kui.
It is not easy to win the approval of Master Wang Kui, because he is extremely strict with his disciples. However, Wang Liping did not let this determine, on the contrary, she gradually impressed the stern instructor with practical training results and unwavering determination.
In the end, she got her wish and joined the national team and embarked on a new journey to a higher stage.
Also participating in this Olympic Games is Wang Liping's famous predecessor Liu Hongyu. As a former world champion, his coaching team and the entire Chinese people have high hopes for this outstanding athlete, hoping that she can show her strength again in a foreign country and win glory for the motherland.
At the beginning of the event, Liu Hongyu and Wang Liping competed in strict accordance with the targeted strategy of the on-site coach, and adopted the tactics of closely following the leading phalanx. However, after the 10km race, the gap between the competitors gradually became apparent and continued to widen.
At this decisive moment, Liu Hongyu was already ready to go, suddenly speeding up to overtake, and quickly left the large army behind.
However, the over-eagerness and strong desire to win the championship made Liu Hongyu's movements rude and irregular, and he was finally severely punished by the referee and left the ring in tears.
Witnessing the loss of her senior sister on weekdays, Wang Liping felt a lot of emotion in her heart, but she knew that she must not be affected by this scene at this moment, and she must remain calm and composed, and master her rhythm.
As Wang Liping approached the finish line with firm steps, she was surprised to find that several foreign runners who had been leading had been eliminated one after another due to violations.
Wang Liping took a deep breath, tried her best to suppress the excitement in her heart, and crossed the finish line with the most focused and calm attitude. At this moment, she was full of joy in her heart, waiting with anticrative expectations for the thunderous applause and cheers in the stadium, and at the same time, she also looked forward to the coach and teammates being able to rush over and give warm hugs and blessings.
However, at this moment of glory that belonged to her, the scene fell into an unexpected silence, and not even a single applause rang out. Wang Liping looked at the sidelines suspiciously, but found that the coach and staff had already quietly left the field, and even the five-star red flag symbolizing honor was nowhere to be seen.
It was a heart-wrenching scene that even the photographers in the room failed to react in time and missed the perfect opportunity to capture this exciting moment. Seeing that the venue was deserted, Wang Liping's heart suddenly surged with an indescribable sourness and loneliness.
In the end, the dark-skinned, skinny girl had to run a lap of the track on her own as an alternative to her victory celebrations.
Since that moment, Wang Liping, the ordinary name of the past, has been deeply imprinted in everyone's hearts! However, her journey to win the gold was inevitably closely linked to the two painful words "loneliness" and "loneliness", which became an inextricable regret.
When Wang Liping celebrated the victory alone, the outside world was hotly discussed, and some people even began to question her strength to win the gold medal by a narrow margin, speculating that this was probably just a favor from Lady Luck.
As everyone knows, on her way to winning the championship, several foreign players who were originally leading were sent off one after another for violations, which gave her a chance to overtake.
These baseless rumors quickly caused an uproar in all walks of life, causing great harm and blow to the young athlete. In order to restore her innocence, the Chinese Olympic Committee held a press conference to publicly reveal the truth of the matter to the world.
At the press conference, the relevant personnel solemnly stated that Wang Liping's Olympic gold medal was not a fluke, let alone based on the failure of teammate Liu Hongyu. Her gold medal was won entirely by her hard work, superb skills and perseverance over the years, which is the best proof and due reward for her hard work.
Any doubts and speculations are undoubtedly hurtful and insulting to her.
Although the Sydney Olympics have been away for many years, Wang Liping and her family are still filled with endless excitement and pride when they recall the thrilling scene.
As sons and daughters of China, we should always remember this great hero who won the only gold medal for the motherland's track and field cause.
It is true that the curtain has come down on the Sydney Olympics, but the journey of athletes to the top is never-ending.
We are full of enthusiasm to look forward to the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on the field, the majority of Chinese athletes can take Wang Liping as an example, carry forward and inherit the great Chinese nation's indomitable and courageous traditional virtues, and create glory for the country again in the ice and snow in winter! Individual success is hard, but the rise of an outstanding sports power requires the assembly and contribution of many brave and fearless warriors.