Xinhua News Agency, Xi'an, September 27 Title: Rush, back wave! ——Take stock of the top ten newcomers of the 14th National Games
Xinhua News Agency reporters Zhang Zewei, Zhao Yingbo and Ma Sijia
Like the rising sun, the sun is shining brightly; like a rolling wave, rushing forward. The emerging newcomers at the 14th National Games show the sunny and enterprising appearance of Chinese young people, and also highlight the youth power of Chinese sports to continue to move forward.
1. Full Red Chan (Diving)
First made a stunning appearance at the Tokyo Olympic Games, and then won a strong championship in this National Games, Quan Hongchan and her "splash disappearance technique" although widely known, but for the 14-year-old, she is still a newcomer to the diving world. 2021 is perfect for this "diving genius", but if you want to truly become the leader of Chinese women's diving, you need to continuously improve your skills and need more competition experience.
2. Wang Manyu (table tennis)
In the Chinese women's table tennis with talents and stars, Wang Manyu seems to have always been well known as a "young general". But at the Shaanxi National Games, Wang Manyu showed the demeanor of a mature general. In the women's singles competition, she first defeated Chen Meng 4:0 in the semifinals, and then defeated Sun Yingshafeng 4-0 in the final. In addition, she also won the gold medal in women's doubles at the National Games with Che Xiaoxi.
3. Zuo Ju (Taekwondo)
Tianjin "post-00s" Xiaohua Zuoju showed a more comprehensive technology and excellent psychological quality in the taekwondo arena, and won the women's sub-49 kg championship. When he was a child, Zuo Ju regarded Wu Jingyu as an idol, and later entered the national team to become a sparring partner for Wu Jingyu, and now he has won the championship and won the award by Wu Jingyu himself. The hug and handshake between the "legend" and the potential rising star also symbolizes the continuation and inheritance of Chinese taekwondo.
4. Wang Zhen (high jump)
Wang Zhen, a 19-year-old Jiangsu teenager, won the gold medal in the men's high jump with a time of 2.24 meters. It is worth mentioning that Wang Zhen is a sophomore at Nanjing University and is another "student champion" after the high jump star Wang Yu. Under the background of the integration of sports and education, the cultivation of high-level competitive talents in colleges and universities is worth looking forward to.
5. Zhang Boheng (gymnastics)
Zhang Boheng, a 21-year-old Hunan teenager, although he failed to win the men's individual all-around gold medal, he ranked first in the preliminaries and dared to fight in the finals, ranking in the top three in five of the six competitions, creating a lot of pressure on world champion Xiao Ruoteng, and finally relegated to the second place with a slight disadvantage of only 0.067 points.
6. Wu Mengjie (Volleyball)
The 19-year-old Wu Mengjie is considered by many fans to be the "future Zhu Ting". With a height of 1 meter 91, she has outstanding physical fitness and comprehensive technology, and is the absolute core of the Jiangsu Youth Women's Volleyball Team. It was under her leadership that the Jiangsu Youth Women's Volleyball Team defeated the defending champion Tianjin Team and won the final championship.
7. Yu Jiahao (basketball)
At the National Games, basketball U19 runner-up, U22 third place, Yu Jiahao's Zhejiang team record is not particularly eye-catching, but Yu Jiahao's own performance is still remarkable. The one-person competition of two groups has itself demonstrated Yu Jiahao's ability. Moreover, he delivered a "double double-double" in the U19 game, averaging 24.4 points and 12.6 rebounds per game. Yu Jiahao, who will represent Zhejiang in the CBA League next season, is worth looking forward to.
8. Tang Muhan (swimming)
Swimming rising star Tang Muhan shined in the swimming pool at this National Games, not only won the national record in the women's 200m freestyle final, but also won the women's 800m freestyle final with Olympic champion Li Bingjie and Asian record holder Wang Jian Jiahe, she only 7.85 seconds behind Li Bingjie to get runner-up.
9. Wang Zhilin (shooting)
Wang Zhilin, a 17-year-old youngster in Zhejiang, made a splash at the shooting range, and in the women's 10-meter air rifle competition, she first played a national record of 634.4 rings in the qualifiers and advanced to the final as the first place. In the final, facing Olympic champion Yang Qian and other sharpshooters, she repeatedly played good results of 10.8 rings and 10.9 rings, and finally resisted the pressure to win the championship with a total score of 253.3 rings. In addition, she also partnered with Wang Yuefeng to win the silver medal in the 10-meter air rifle mixed group.
10. Yang Lihao (Rock Climbing)
The 14-year-old Yang Lihao won the men's biathlon (difficulty, climbing) championship in the climbing U16 group, which showed the new hope of the Chinese team in the emerging event. However, the young Yang Lihao said that his love for rock climbing is pure, and there may be other career options in the future, such as becoming a doctor. This also reflects the unlimited possibilities and diverse choices of Chinese youth in the future.