From the afternoon of August 3 to the early morning of August 4, Beijing time, the eighth competition of the Paris Olympic Games came to an end. The Chinese delegation won a total of 3 golds and 3 silvers on the eighth day of competition, and the total number of medals has reached 16 gold, 12 silver and 9 bronze, continuing to rank first in the medal table. The second place went to the United States team, and the third place went to the host France team.
Screenshot of the official website of the Olympic Games, as of 4 o'clock on August 4
On the eighth match day, the Chinese delegation made gains in badminton, table tennis and tennis, and seven women brought three golds and two silvers to the Chinese team in these three ball games. Let's take a look at the much-anticipated table tennis women's singles final, Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha once again stood on the world's highest stage after the Tokyo Olympics. In Tokyo three years ago, Chen Meng defeated Sun Yingsha to win gold with more seasoned experience and excellent form.
This time in Paris, the game between the two was as exciting as we expected before the game, and Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha fought to a 2-2 draw in the first four games. In the crucial fifth game, the two played until the last moment, but Chen Meng was still the more experienced side, won the fifth game of Tianwang Mountain, and took the lead all the way in the sixth game and finally succeeded in winning the gold. It is worth mentioning that Chen Meng also successfully defended the Olympic women's singles, I wonder if she will have a chance to complete the feat of three consecutive Olympic championships at the age of 34 after 4 years?
The badminton arena is also a civil war. In the badminton women's doubles final of the Paris Olympics on the evening of the 3rd, the Chinese pair Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan defeated teammate Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning with a score of 2-0 and successfully won the gold. The game was thrilling, with Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan trailing by several game points in the first game, but with their amazing stability, they finally managed to turn it around, and the victory in the second game seemed logical. Three years ago in Tokyo, Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan won the silver medal in the women's doubles final, and this time they successfully realized their dream in Paris, just like the "IELTS" pair.
Table tennis and badminton are our traditional strengths, but tennis has always been dominated by Western players, and no Chinese player has ever won gold in the Olympic tennis singles events (including men's singles and women's singles). From that perspective, perhaps the most exciting moment of the day was Zheng Qinwen's victory in the women's singles final.
In the first and second sets, Zheng Qinwen broke serve early in the opening stage and basically mastered the rhythm of the game. Except for some thrilling rounds in the middle of the second set, she didn't bother the audience in front of the TV much. In the end, Zheng Qinwen defeated Vekic in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 to win the Olympic women's singles gold medal in tennis, and hopes that she can also win Grand Slam tournaments in the future.
In addition, in the boxing arena, Wu Yu defeated Thailand's Rasa 5-0 in the women's 50kg class to advance to the semifinals, and the road to gold continues. Another Chinese player, Yang Wenlu, defeated Chinese Taipei's Wu Shiyi in the semifinals of the women's 60kg class and successfully advanced to the final.
In the final swimming competition, Xu Jiayu, Qin Haiyang, Zhang Yufei and Yang Junxuan of the Chinese team won the silver medal in the mixed 4x100m medley relay, and won the second place in two consecutive Olympic Games, their time of 3:37.55 broke the original world record and set a new Asian record. It is worth mentioning that Qin Haiyang swam 57.82 seconds in the breaststroke stage, more than one second faster than the 100-meter breaststroke champion (59.03 seconds) at this Olympic Games.