On the stage of the men's singles final of table tennis at the Paris Olympics, the world focused on the 27-year-old Fan Zhendong - unlike the women's singles who won the gold and silver medals in advance, because Wang Chuqin unexpectedly stopped in the top 32, and could only rely on the strength of Xiaopang to defend the gold medal of national table tennis in this event. Under heavy pressure, Fan Zhendong did not disappoint everyone, in the case of losing a game first, Xiaopang first suppressed and then raised, and became more and more courageous, and won this hard-won gold medal with a score of 4 to 1!
In 2016, the up-and-coming Fan Zhendong became a P-card player at the Rio Olympics at the age of 19, you know, it was the era of the Three Musketeers, and the young Fan Zhendong successfully won the first three-major singles championship in his career in the men's singles final of the World Cup. Everyone believes that this rising star with a passionate style of play will be the leader and hope of the future of national table tennis, but Fan Zhendong didn't expect that he would have to wait so long to become a Grand Slam - losing to the Dragons at the Tokyo Olympics, so his dream of filling the Grand Slam had to wait for another 3 years, during which Xiaopang's state also had ups and downs, but fortunately he survived.
Looking at the ups and downs along the way now, it is all so dreamlike, and everything is worth it. Fan Zhendong also became the 11th player in table tennis history to achieve a Grand Slam, and is the sixth male table tennis player to complete a Grand Slam after Waldner, Liu Guoliang, Kong Linghui, Zhang Jike, and Ma Long. As a result, Xiaopang can be regarded as officially "ranked in the immortal class", and can be compared with these names, he has left his own strong mark in the long history of table tennis with his efforts.
After winning the championship, Fan Zhendong's excitement was beyond words, and he played a passionate interaction with the fans, and as the rhythm of his applause became faster and faster, the scene turned into a sea of jubilation. Not only Chinese fans, but also many European fans were deeply affected by this atmosphere and immersed themselves in this historic moment.
In the previous game, Fan Zhendong posed the celebration posture of football star Ronaldo in the post-match celebration, which caused widespread heated discussions. Interestingly, after winning the final, Xiaopang scored twice and came to a parody show, but this time, the object he chose to imitate was Mbappe, who just joined Real Madrid this summer, and saw Fan Zhendong put his two hands crossed in front of his chest and put them under his armpits, coupled with a cool expression, he learned well.
Congratulations again! Life is too short to seize the day, and I don't know what will happen after 4 years, Fan Zhendong drew a perfect end to this summer trip to Paris, helping the table tennis team achieve five consecutive championships in men's singles. I also hope that Fan Zhendong's fighting spirit can move every fan in front of the TV, and let us hang like him and sail through the sea and ride the wind and waves!