While the Olympics will not stop the spread of the virus, at least inspire humanity to "unite."
The 17-day Tokyo Olympics came to an end tonight.
4 days ago, when the girls of the Chinese women's volleyball team changed their original return tickets and planned to return to China in a low profile, a scene at Tokyo Airport made them red-eyed: many overseas Chinese and Chinese in Japan went to the airport to send them off, chanting their names, holding the national flag and asking for a group photo. As they were about to leave, the fans spontaneously waved flags to cheer them on...
This was perhaps one of the most moving moments of the Tokyo Olympics. Because this scene makes the Chinese people understand that what we love most is actually not the gold medal, but the spirit of the women's volleyball team that never withers and never gives up. Even if the crown is no longer there, we are still attracted and moved by the most original and pure charm of sports.
When the aesthetic is more and more returning to sports itself, the courage and tenacity and self-transcendence in the core of the Olympic spirit will be easier to break through the category of sports itself, make empathy possible, and make "more unity" perceived by the world.
Appreciate each other
Ito is probably the most impressive foreign athlete of the Olympic Games.
Although the Japanese table tennis player is short in stature, his style of ball is fierce and his ball path is changeable. Her strength was fully demonstrated in the competition with Mizutani Hayabusa to win the first gold medal in the Mixed Doubles of the Olympic Games.
She has a flamboyant personality, is not modest enough, and writes any expression on her face. Before the game, she never hid her desire to win; in the game, she would smile triumphantly when the ball was smooth, and she would also be full of distress when she was defeated by Sun Yingsha, complaining about "shooting" people. Once you lose, you can't help but cry after the game.
Ito's signature serve. Image source: olympics.com
Indeed, she is not as cute as Ai Fukuhara, nor as generous as Ochalov, and coupled with her mother's unique inspirational education from childhood, it is indeed difficult for Ito to replicate the popularity of the first two in China.
But that doesn't stop her from being a great athlete. Napoleon once said that a soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier; in the Olympic arena, an athlete who does not want to win a gold medal is certainly not a good athlete. Many of Ito's seemingly provocative words and deeds actually stem from this.
Ito has trained in China and got along well with Chinese athletes. Image source: Central video
In fact, it is not the Chinese or Japanese audiences who know Ito best, but the Chinese table tennis players who have "loved and killed each other" with her for many years, especially Sun Yingsha.
On August 7, Liu Guoliang praised Ito in an interview, believing that Ito represented the awakening of the world table tennis world and had the same level as China's top players.
Sun Yingsha, who received the nickname of "Human Stop Vine Film", was even more gracious to Ito: "I am still very happy to have an opponent like Ito, the level of the two of us is very close, we are very eager to win on the field, and we can see the strength in each other's hearts." It is also with Ito that I will always improve myself and make myself continuously improved. ”
After the final of the table tennis women's team, Chinese and Japanese athletes exchanged greetings, and Ito shook hands with Sun Yingsha. Image source: olympics.com
Sun Yingsha's evaluation is not simply modest, but from the heart. If Ito Mimachi had the opportunity to hear this, even if he was reluctant, he would be relieved and resonant.
The supremacy of China's table tennis does not stem from "technical blockade", but from the humble embrace and acceptance of all external challenges. We sincerely welcome foreign players to study and prepare in China, and work with global athletes to promote the promotion and progress of table tennis in the challenge and challenge.
Obviously, the Chinese table tennis scene welcomes the existence of Ito Mimakoto. And this stems from true self-confidence and a broad mind.
Grow each other
Athletics is undoubtedly the biggest surprise of the Chinese delegation at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
On the evening of August 1, countless Chinese stood in front of the screen, waiting to witness Su Bingtian's new miracle. Although the final result is not without regrets, this does not prevent Su Bingtian from sealing the gods in the first battle.
However, just as everyone cheered for Su Bingtian, Su Bingtian's foreign coach Randy Huntington expressed deep remorse in front of the camera.
"It's really, really hard to go through a schedule like this for the first time, especially his age... It's not that his age is a problem, but it's really a matter of physical reserve, and I should have prepared him more well. And we're not doing enough. Randy Huntington said.
For such a conscientious foreign teacher, the majority of Chinese netizens have expressed their gratitude and touch. Randy Huntington began to supervise Su Bingtian's training in 2017, and completely broke the previous model and method in terms of training arrangements, means selection, technical improvements and specific requirements, with reference to foreign advanced technical standards and scientific systems.
Randy Huntington directs Su Bingtian. Source: Weibo @ Su Bingtian
With the help of this foreign teacher, Su Bingtian changed his starting foot and broke through the 10-second mark of 10 meters in one fell swoop. He also helped Su Bingtian change the swinging arm movement during the running process and the way the soles of his feet landed, so that Su Bingtian's 100-meter performance refreshed the limit of the yellow race - 9 seconds 9.
On August 1, Su Bingtian once again broke the yellow race record with a time of 9.83 seconds, and ran less than 10 seconds in the final later. Considering that he was suspended from the game for more than a year in 2019 due to a waist injury, and is already a 32-year-old veteran who has long retired according to athletics tradition, Randy Huntington has indeed created a miracle for Chinese athletics and Chinese sports.
Su Bingtian is not the only Chinese athlete to receive Randy Huntington's guidance, wang Chunyu, who created Chinese athletics history in the 800m final, was also the First Touhous to thank the American coach after the game. Image source: olympics.com
The contribution of foreign teachers to China's competitive sports is obvious to all, and many netizens have also thought of Lang Ping, who once went to the United States to teach. Standing today and looking back, for The controversial choice of Lang's guidance that year, many people finally chose to release and apologize after not understanding and criticizing.
A few years later, when people talk about this story of outstanding coaches and athletes from China and the United States helping each other and learning from each other, perhaps in addition to calmness and self-confidence, there will be touching and gratifying.
After Sun Yiwen won the women's individual epee gold medal, French coach Yu ge -Oberley carried her wildly and showed her the five-star red flag to celebrate. Image source: twitter
Mutual understanding
On July 24, yang qian won the first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games, along with her teammate Wang Luyao.
After losing the qualifiers, she posted a tweet on Weibo to dispel her worries, but she did not want to encounter an internet storm. A few hours later, Ms. Wang deleted the tweet. Although she did not say a word, more netizens stood up for her - "As an athlete who went out under great pressure, even if he failed, he was our hero." "It's already great to be able to go to the Olympics, come on!"
Many countries and people have an Olympic complex, and this plot not only gives the Olympic Games a unique charm, but also makes the participating athletes carry a lot of additional burdens. Fortunately, with the development of the country and the maturity of the people's mentality, more and more people can understand the suffering of athletes.
From Wang Luyao, who lost the first battle, to the Chinese women's volleyball team that was unfortunately out, to Chen Long, who was unlucky to be out of the game, to Chen Long, who was a badminton men's singles fold, many netizens did not choose to blame, but understood like embracing gold medal players. More and more people understand that if the players lose the game, no one will suffer more than themselves, because they are the ones who really pay the blood, tears and sweat for it.
What is even more rare is that in addition to the gold medal, people have found more charm hidden in sports competition itself:
After qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics in March this year, Henderson Zaza burst into tears of joy. Image source: ittf.com
Hendzaza, a 12-year-old Syrian girl, is the youngest participant in the Olympics, and although her Olympic journey is only 24 minutes long, her appearance declares that the country is still there. Talking about the future, she said she would prepare for the next Olympic Games and "dedicate victory to my motherland." ”
American Biles (first from right) and Sunissa Lee (second from right) celebrate Guan Chenchen. Image source: twitter
Chinese gymnastics player Guan Chenchen won the gold medal in the women's balance beam final, and Biles and Sunisha Lee, known as the "queen of gymnastics" in the United States, came forward from the heart to congratulate and hug, touching the netizens of China and the United States. In fact, at the moment when Guan Chenchen finished his action and jumped off the balance beam steadily, Sunissa Lee jumped up even with the same excitement as the members of the Chinese delegation.
Chen Long and Acelon exchange jerseys after the game. Image source: twitter
After the badminton men's singles player Chen Long lost the gold medal to Denmark's Acetron in the final, Chen Long took the initiative to find the excited and tearful Arcelor to congratulate him. Under Arcelor's Weibo, many Chinese netizens congratulated him on his message, without complaint...
Behind all these moving moments, we see more confident, calm and open-minded Chinese people. We aspire to gold medals, but we also appreciate the passion and warmth of competitive sports. These precious qualities are the embodiment of the sportsmanship of mutual appreciation, mutual growth and mutual understanding.
For humanity, which is suffering from viruses, conflicts and famine, the olympic torch will eventually be extinguished, and the prejudices and even hostilities between countries will still be difficult to dispel, but the tears we shed and the joy we share for the Olympic spirit are real enough. While the Olympics will not stop the spread of the virus, at least inspire humanity to "unite."
Produced by Deep Sea Studio
Written by Deep Sea Turtle
Edited by Deep Hammer