On July 30, Beijing time, in the largest swimming forum in China, some netizens posted a photo of swimmer Zhang Yufei giving a panda pin brought from China to the Paris Olympics to Japan's Ikee Rikako, which aroused strong attention from swimming fans.
As you can see from the photo, Zhang Yufei is holding a panda-shaped pin in both hands to show Chijiang Lihuazi, the latter's face is full of surprises, and the loving picture makes netizens leave messages and likes: "Feifei is really warm, obviously I am also sad for the 100 butterfly finals, but I still keep thinking about Chi Jiang who broke down and cried", "The friendship between girls is that even if they can't meet all the time, they will prepare gifts in advance for the next meeting", "Feifei's gift should be able to bring courage to Chi Jiang, After watching her 100 butterfly semifinals, she even began to wonder if she shouldn't make a comeback, and she was very worried about Ikee", "It's good, the Olympics are not only about competition but also about love."
After the women's 50m butterfly medal ceremony at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year, Zhang Yufei and Ikee Rikako tearfully hugged each other and agreed to hit the podium together at the Paris Olympics. However, Ikee was unexpectedly eliminated in the semifinals of the women's 100m butterfly, and after the race, she sat on the floor by the pool and broke down and cried. Although there are still competition tasks in the future, Zhang Yufei has always been thinking about Ikee Rikako, who is also an enemy and friend, and specially sent a cute panda pin as a gift to comfort Ikee Rikako, who is stuck in self-doubt.
The friendship between Zhang Yufei and Ikee Rikako is touching, and the two generations of Asian "butterfly queens" have shown loving stories of sympathy for each other on different occasions, touching countless audiences. In particular, the story of Ikee Rikako who did not give up her swimming career after suffering from leukemia and returned to the competition through a difficult recovery made Zhang Yufei full of pity and admiration for this Japan girl. In this Paris Olympics, Zhang Yufei and Ikee Rikako have both shed tears on the field, but their goals have been completely different. After that, the two will also represent their respective teams in the relay competition, and have the opportunity to play each other on the field again, so let's hope that they can achieve good results.