There are still 10 days to go before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. The Tokyo Olympics, which have been postponed for a full year, have finally officially entered the countdown amid a lot of controversy. The Chinese table tennis team returned to Beijing on July 11 and is chartering a flight to Tokyo after making a final break. Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, said at the farewell of the Weihai National Table Tennis Training Base that everyone was full of confidence, their bodies and minds had been adjusted to their peak state, and they had made all preparations to face the Olympic Games. So what is the state of the main opponents of the national table tennis at this moment?
In early June, the media exposed that the national table tennis set up a billboard for the main opponents of the Tokyo Olympic Games during the closed training period. Among them, in the first group of the main opponents of the men's singles, the 19-year-old Chinese Taipei player Lin Yunru is particularly conspicuous, occupying the C position, and he is also familiar with the majority of table tennis fans because of his excellent performance in the international arena in recent years. At this Tokyo Olympic Games, he will be a three-sport event in men's singles, men's team and mixed doubles, and will be praised by the media as the new brother of The Chinese Taipei team.
Less than 20 years old, Lin Yunru was ranked as high as 6th in the world rankings, and won the mixed doubles title with her sister Zheng Yijing at the WTT Middle East In March this year. On the field, Lin Yunru, whose facial expression is always calm, is jokingly called "cold-faced killer" by fans, his style of play is sharp and sharp, and the score will be handled unusually calmly whether it is leading or lagging behind.
The Tokyo Olympics was Lin Junru's first competition, and his ability to do all three was a great challenge for his physical strength. Lin Yunru said in an interview that in order to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics, he trained at least 5 hours a day, and his strength training was also effective, and he felt that he had become much stronger. Talking about the goals of the Olympic Games, Lin Ruyun said that he hopes to win an Olympic medal. In particular, I hope to have a good performance in the mixed doubles event.
The Olympic Games is a supreme honor for every athlete, but it also brings invisible pressure to the participants. This time, Lin Yunru also had a profound experience, "In fact, try to be normal, don't think too much, the goal now is to hope to get a medal, especially hope to get in the mixed doubles competition, because it is the first competition project, if you can play well, the back state will be better." ”
In the face of the psychological pressure of the nearby competition, Lin Yunru said that he relied on eating food and listening to music to alleviate it. Because her partner Zheng Yijing has participated in Olympic competitions, when the two people practice together, Lin Yunru also learned a lot from each other.
Partner Zheng Yijing said that over the years with Lin Yunru, the two have gone from being shy and not talking to each other, to now being able to communicate very well and get along like brothers and sisters. And praised Lin Yunru although he has an introverted personality, but the advantage is that he is also very calm in the game, and some of his views on the field are worth learning.
Zheng Yijing also introduced that the coaching staff has recently helped arrange three intra-team matches every week, including the selection of male doubles players to play against them. "Such a mock race allows us to get into the state of the game more early."
Finally, when a media reporter asked Lin Yunru if he would carry any lucky items with him when he went to the Tokyo Olympics? Lin Yunru smiled and said, "Just bring a good racket!" ”