After the end of the Table Tennis Super League, the Chinese table tennis team quickly threw itself into the preparation for the World Table Tennis Championships. Since the World Table Tennis Championships are the third international competition after the Olympic Games, for the national table tennis, winning the championship is a task that must be completed. After the Tokyo Olympic Games, Fan Zhendong, Sun Yingsha and other major players of the national table tennis team became popular and received widespread attention from the outside world. Sun Yingsha, who has always been known for her cheerful and lively personality in the table tennis world, has long been accustomed to the enthusiasm of fans. But when flowers and applause came to Fan Zhendong's side, the world number one who was far away from social platforms was a little difficult to deal with. Due to the need to prepare for the World Table Tennis Championships with peace of mind, Fan Zhendong also expressed his "star chasing" views on social platforms for the first time.
As we all know, in the national table tennis men's team, Fan Zhendong's strength is second to none, but he is rarely seen in activities outside the arena. In contrast, Xu Xin, Ma Long and the previous Zhang Jike have extremely high exposure in front of the screen. Fan Zhendong previously revealed in an interview that he usually likes to devote himself to competition and training, and rarely plays social media. Interestingly, in the previous online video interview during the athletes' quarantine period, Fan Zhendong deliberately borrowed a friend's account to log in.
This also surprised the fans, some people ridiculed Fan Zhendong is almost unable to keep up with the times, and some people expressed understanding, thinking that Fan Zhendong's current task is to improve his ability and play his table tennis career. After the Tokyo Olympic Games, he won the first Olympic gold medal of his career, and then won the men's singles and men's team competitions at the National Games, and a series of excellent results made Fan Zhendong a household name. And the aura of "the successor of the national table tennis men's team" on his head gives Fan Zhendong the motivation to move forward courageously, but also carries a lot of pressure.
In order to adjust the rhythm of his training life and reduce the external interference of fans and fans, Fan Zhendong rarely expressed his views through his personal account. He first thanked the fans and friends for their support, and said that he was busy with training and games, and he did not have the energy to register a social media account for the time being. As a national table tennis celebrity, Fan Zhendong called on fans and friends to only pay attention to the field and chase stars rationally, emphasizing that he would only receive letters from fans and would not receive any form of gifts.
After the end of the Tokyo Olympic Games, not only Fan Zhendong, but also other Olympic champions also gained countless fans and attention. Olympic champion Jin Yangqian, diving genius girl Quan Hongchan, sprinter Su Bingtian, butterfly champion Zhang Yufei, etc., all became popular all over the country after the Olympic Games. Previously, the State General Administration of Sport issued an announcement advocating the rational pursuit of stars in the domestic sports arena and rejecting the "rice circle" culture, which is of great benefit to athletes. As a sports athlete, even if you win the Olympic championship, you should not get carried away, let alone lie on the merit book and eat the old book. They need to remember, go to the podium and start from scratch! Advocate rational "star chasing", Fan Zhendong is good!
(Luo Treasurer)