In the 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games, the Chinese women's table tennis suffered a rare defeat, the then Chinese women's table tennis top two main players Qiao Hong and Deng Yaping, successively lost to a Japanese athlete Tomori Oyama, plus Chen Jing, who represented the Chinese Taipei team at the time, also lost to Tori Koyama, for a time, Oyama Zhili became a hot topic of discussion among fans.
What is the origin of this little mountain Chiri? Why is it so powerful? Actually defeated three Olympic champions?
It turned out that this Koyama Zhili, formerly known as He Zhili, had been the absolute main force of Chinese women's table tennis, but because she did not qualify for the Seoul Olympic Games, she announced her retirement in anger, and then married to Japan and began to represent the Japanese team in international competitions.
As a result, at the Hiroshima Asian Games, He Zhili, who changed her name to Tomori Oyama, played bravery in the competition, first defeating Seoul Olympic women's singles champion Chen Jing, then defeating Barcelona Olympic women's doubles champion Qiao Hong in the semi-finals, and defeating Barcelona Olympic singles champion Deng Yaping in the final, winning the championship in one fell swoop.
For a time, many Chinese fans had difficulty accepting such a fact, and some even scolded He Zhili as a traitor, a traitor and the like.
The national table tennis coaching team also quickly listed He Zhili as the strongest opponent of Chinese women's table tennis.
However, there is such an athlete, after she lost to He Zhili at the Asian Games, but in the Olympic Games two years later, He Zhili cheered.
What's going on here?
In Atlanta in 1996, the then Chinese women's table tennis sent deng Yaping, Qiao Hong and Liu Wei three athletes to participate in the women's singles competition, and He Zhili, who was 32 years old at the time, finally appeared on the Olympic court for the first time.
I have to say that as a 32-year-old veteran, I have long passed the golden age of athletes, and my state has inevitably declined.
However, considering that at the Hiroshima Asian Games, He Zhili, who was already 30 years old, was still able to defeat Deng Yaping Qiao Hong and Chen Jing, so no one dared to take He Zhili lightly.
At that time, He Zhili was also full of self-confidence and aimed to win the Olympic Championship to prove her strength.
However, in the women's singles quarterfinals, He Zhili met a strong opponent, that is, North Korea's Du Zhenshi.
At the end of the first four sets, the two sides scored a 2-2 draw, and He Zhili fell behind 4:9 in the decider.
At this time, Qiao Hong in the stands could not help but cheer up He Zhili, hoping that He Zhili could defeat his opponent to advance to the women's singles quarterfinals.
Why did Qiao Hong cheer up Zhili?
Why do you hope that He Zhili can win? You know, after He Zhili advances to the quarterfinals, she will become Qiao Hong's opponent.
It turned out that since He Zhili defeated Qiao Hong Chen Jing and Deng Yaping at the Hiroshima Asian Games, she did not participate in international competitions for a long time to avoid being revenge by the national table tennis players, especially Qiao Hong and Deng Yaping.
For Qiao Hong and Deng Yaping, they are always looking forward to having the opportunity to fight He Zhili again, hoping to prove themselves again by defeating He Zhili.
In order to meet He Zhili again, Qiao Hong and Deng Yaping waited too long.
But in fact, Qiao Hong against He Zhili is indeed a bit inferior, Qiao Hong and He Zhili play similarly, are known for defensive counterattacks, but in terms of defense, Qiao Hong is slightly inferior, and at the same time, in terms of offense, Qiao Hong is not as strong as He Zhili.
In fact, Qiao Hong himself once said that among the three people Jing Junhong, Chen Jing and He Zhili, the one he was most afraid of was He Zhili, because He Zhili's defense was very stable, and his own strength was small, he could not beat He Zhili at all, and he felt that he had nothing to win her.
However, it was with such an impact mentality that in the first game, Qiao Hong chased a point in the case of 4-11 behind, never easily lost a point, and finally miraculously won the first set with a score of 21-18.
In the second game, He Zhili led 19-14, but at this time, He Zhili was eager to succeed, gave up his defensive expertise, and took the initiative to attack with his backhand, but caused his own unnecessary mistakes, and in the end, Qiao Hong scored 7 consecutive points to win another round with a score of 21-19.
In the third set, He Zhili's mentality completely collapsed, and Qiao Hong ended the battle with a score of 21-16.
I have to say that Qiao Hong used a hearty victory to complete a perfect revenge for the Asian Games in two years.
Although Qiao Hong lost to Chen Jing, another player of the overseas table tennis team, in the later semi-finals, Chen Jing still showed a very strong strength and a fearless mentality in the match with He Zhili.
In the face of strong hands, only by having the courage to challenge and overcome the weakest things in their hearts can we overcome all difficulties.