On July 2, Beijing time, 3:1 broke South Korea! Zhang Zhijie also won the championship of the Chinese national feather, did you see it? His jersey is in the stands and he is sure to celebrate the victory with his teammates!
In the mixed team final of the 2024 Asian Badminton Youth Championships, the Chinese national team defeated the South Korean team 3:1, and in the last major competition that Zhang Zhijie participated in before his death, he realized his legacy and worked together to win the championship. And just during and before the game, there were two major ceremonies, which were very, very moving.
First of all, this time it was all the teammates who worked together to fight for Zhang Zhijie to win this championship, and I believe he will definitely see it in heaven. And according to the rules of the badminton team competition, as long as the athletes who have played can stand on the final podium, so this champion must also have Zhang Zhijie's share, with his wishes, his teammates helped him fight to the end.
Previously, Zhang Zhijie was in the group stage of this competition when facing the Japanese team, suddenly fainted and finally died, and at that time, the Chinese national feather made a shocking decision not to retire, they want to go down with Zhang Zhijie's wishes, to win the championship for Zhang Zhijie. After all, this is the highest-level team event for the entire youth.
After his death, Guoyu overcame all the obstacles, defeated the Chinese Taipei team and the Malaysian team all the way, and defeated South Korea 3:1 in the final and won the final championship. Before the game, the teammates also put Zhang Zhijie's jersey in the stands and left him a vacant seat, which means that Zhang Zhijie, you will always be with us, and you will witness the birth of the champion with us.
Zhang Zhijie jersey
In the first men's doubles match, Hu Keyuan/Lin Xiangyi beat the South Korean players 2:0, this pair is impressive, that is, after Zhang Zhijie just passed away, the Chinese team faced the Chinese Taipei team on the second day, when they won the game, the two knelt on both knees and pointed to the sky and looked up at the sky, missing Zhang Zhijie, this is Zhang Zhijie's good brother.
In the women's singles event in the second final, Xu Wenjing lost to the South Korean player 1:2, but it doesn't matter, in the third game, it was Zhang Zhijie's good brother, after Zhang Zhijie's death, he specially posted a message to miss him, and Wang Zijun, the men's singles three musketeers of the Chinese youth team, came on the court to help the team win. He and Zhang Zhijie are both Three Musketeers, and Zhang Zhijie also joked: "I don't accept them, I want to defeat him." Wang Zijun won 2:0 for his good buddy.
In the 4th game, Chen Fan Shuyan and Liu Jiayue won the women's doubles 2:0 and locked the win! And at the 21:20 championship point in the second game of the women's doubles, the on-site broadcast party specially aimed the camera at the vacant position in the stands and Zhang Zhijie's jersey on it.
Finally, 3-1, the champion of the Asian Youth Mixed Team Championship belongs to the Chinese team and belongs to Zhang Zhijie. After winning the championship, there was also a touching ceremony, everyone gathered in a circle, obviously also in silence, remembering Zhang Zhijie, and celebrating the victory with him. Zhang Zhijie's wish before his death was to lead the team to win the championship in this mixed team competition, and this time he did it, and his teammates gave him this championship, which was also the greatest consolation for him.