Paris, August 3 (Xinhua) -- In less than two hours, Zheng Qinwen spanned 20 years of Chinese tennis. At the moment of winning the championship, she lay on the clay of Roland · Garros Center Court, raising her fists and shouting, announcing that Chinese tennis people stood on the Olympic podium again after 20 years, and announced that China and Asia ushered in the first Olympic tennis singles gold medal.
Zheng Qinwen presents the gold medal at the award ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Vientiane The Olympic tennis women's singles final, like a huge promotional film for China's image, lasted nearly two hours and was broadcast live around the world. There is no need to deliberately render, when this charming Hubei girl waved and smiled brightly, the world's cameras were focused on her. Not only have Chinese people's circle of friends and social media been swiped, but many foreign media such as Midland, Reuters, and AFP have also praised Zheng Qinwen's "historic" performance. China's "post-00s" fluent English, bright smile and straightforward speech, and even her homophonic stalk of "Queen Wen" have become the object of foreign media reports. The United Kingdom broadcasting company BBC once commented that like her idol Li Na, Zheng Qinwen may be China's "best soft power".
In 2011, Li Na won the French Open. Thirteen years ago, it was also in this red land that Li Na, who is also from Hubei, made history and won the first Grand Slam title for an Asian player. 13 years later, Zheng Qinwen and other "post-00s" are taking over the banner of their predecessors and growing into the best spokesperson for Chinese sports and China. As a real Internet generation, Chinese athletes, mainly "post-00s", have made an all-round attack in various venues in Paris, showing the world the demeanor of Chinese youth in the new era with an unprecedented group portrait mode. They are relaxed, lively, and expressive.
Huang Yuting/Sheng Lihao won their first gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Huanzong There are "Brother Dry Rice" Sheng Lihao and "Sister Atiao" Huang Yuting, who won the first Olympic gold for the Chinese team just by doing dry rice, and "Quanmei" who became a hot search because of her ugly slippers, as well as Chen Yiwen/Chang Yani, who was imitated by foreign players because of "princess hug". They are generous, confident, and grateful. Cui Chenxi, a 14-year-old skateboarder "kid sister", said after brushing shoulders with the bronze medal: "There are no regrets, the fourth place is already very good...... It's normal to fail. Deng Yawen, who won the first Olympic gold medal for the Chinese BMX freestyle team, agreed with the team before the race: "It is better to be resolutely wrong than to hesitate to be right!" It's about fighting hard and fighting with all your might! Zheng Qinwen said after fighting hard and doing his best: "Even if you let me fight for my country for another three hours now, I am willing to do it again." ”
Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha pose for a group photo with other competitors on the podium. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Xu In the face of the opponent, Sun Yingsha commanded a group photo after receiving the award, and the collective selfie of the table tennis mixed doubles players of China, North Korea and South Korea was uploaded on the Internet as a beautiful talk. In the face of provocation, Zheng Qinwen humorously defused the inexplicable accusation of United States' Navarro after his defeat: "I don't think it's an attack just because she lost the match." In the face of difficulties, Fan Zhendong reversed Tomokazu Zhang to the limit in a game that "made people have a heart attack", he said: "I thought about it at that time (when I was behind), I want to fight to the last ball!" In the face of arrogance, Pan Zhanle "held his breath" and shot back with the strength of the "non-human" world record: "Take them all down this time!" In the face of prejudice, Zhang Yufei sharply replied to foreign media who questioned Pan Zhanle's achievements: "Why are Chinese athletes being questioned about swimming? When Phelps won eight gold medals in United States, why didn't anyone question him? They used the common language of sports to give the world a new understanding of China. On the podium, when Zheng Qinwen hugged and took a group photo with the same young runner-up and third runner-up, everyone cheered and applauded. At this moment, glory, dreams, blessings, and friendship are the greatest common divisor of the world.
Tennis women's singles champion Zheng Qinwen and runners-up and runners-up and runners-up at the award ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Gao Jing The youth of me, the youth of China. When the national anthem sounded and the national flag was raised, all those joyful, touching and glorious moments were finally fixed on the confident and brilliant young smiling faces under the five-star red flag. What they are today is what China is like today.