【Foreword】
Table tennis, the national sport of our Chinese. No, as soon as the 2024 Asian Table Tennis Championships kicked off, there was big news. Wang Manyu, who was originally going to participate in three events, suddenly withdrew from the competition? What's going on?
【Event Review】
Yesterday evening, Beijing Airport was full of people. The national table tennis players dragged their suitcases and prepared to fly to Astana, Kazakhstan. Sun Yingsha, Lin Shidong and others, who have just shown their skills in the WTT China Grand Slam competition, are all in good spirits. But take a closer look, huh? Why is there one less person in the team?
What about Wang Manyu? Why didn't the main player, who ranked second in the national table tennis women's team, fly with his teammates? Fans all blew up, speculating whether something was wrong.
Just when everyone was gossiping, Li Falcon, the head coach of national table tennis, stood up and explained the situation. It turned out that something suddenly happened at Wang Manyu's house, and she had to hurry home to deal with it. Director Li said: "Wang Manyu can only temporarily cancel his participation in the Asian Championships because he went home to deal with the change. ”
This is a good thing, Wang Manyu, who was originally going to participate in the three events of women's singles, women's doubles and women's team, withdrew from the competition all of a sudden. This is no small matter! You must know that the Asian Championships is one of the most important events for our national table tennis outside the Olympic Games.
However, our national table tennis has always been prepared. The team immediately decided to let Chen Xingtong be on top. This girl, nicknamed "Big Baby", has been in good shape lately. In the just-concluded Chinese Grand Slam tournament, she went all the way to the semifinals. Although he lost to Wang Manyu in the end, he also showed good strength.
Speaking of which, we have to admire the talent reserve of national table tennis. A main player withdraws, and a player of equal strength will immediately take over. Isn't this the so-called "people don't cool when they go to tea"!
However, having said that, Wang Manyu's sudden withdrawal from the competition is still quite worrying. After all, it is certainly not a small matter for a world-class athlete to give up on the eve of a major event. I hope that Wang Manyu can handle family affairs as soon as possible and return to the game as soon as possible.
Remember last year's Olympics? Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha teamed up to defeat the Japan pair in the women's doubles final, winning a valuable gold medal for the Chinese team. In that game, the two little girls cooperated tacitly and played heartily. Now, Wang Manyu has temporarily left the arena, and I don't know if it will affect the overall performance of national table tennis in the Asian Championships.
However, our national table tennis has always had the tradition of "a mountain is higher than a mountain". Back then, Ma Long, Zhang Jike, and Xu Xin withdrew from the World Championships at the same time, and the new generation of young players such as Fan Zhendong and Lin Gaoyuan also played well. This time, without Wang Manyu, maybe there will be a new "dark horse" popping up!
By the way, don't forget that there is also a Lin Shidong. This 19-year-old guy has been in the limelight lately. In the Chinese Grand Slam, he won three consecutive championships, and also defeated the "Great Devil" Ma Long in the men's singles final. In this Asian Championships, he must also be holding back his strength to show his skills.
In the final analysis, national table tennis is national table tennis. No matter what difficulties we encounter, we can always rise to the occasion and turn crises into opportunities. Isn't this the spirit of our Chinese? When encountering difficulties, they do not flinch, but become more and more courageous.
[Written at the end]
Wang Manyu's retirement, although it is regrettable, also gave other players a chance to show themselves. Looking forward to the next competition, the national table tennis can create more brilliance and win honor for the motherland. At the same time, I also hope that Wang Manyu can solve family problems as soon as possible and return to the game. After all, without her on the table tennis table, I always feel that something is missing.
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