The Paris 2024 Olympics are just around the corner. A number of sports delegations announced their flag-bearers for the opening ceremony in advance. The Chinese sports delegation was long overdue and finally announced the flag bearers for the opening ceremony.
The Chinese sports delegation arranged two flag bearers. The male flag bearer is Ma Long, and the female flag bearer is Feng Yu.
Ma Long is a famous table tennis player in mainland China. He has competed in three Olympic Games, winning two gold medals in men's singles and three gold medals in men's teams, for a total of five Olympic gold medals and a double Grand Slam.
He is the player with the most Olympic gold medals in table tennis. And he has won a total of 30 world championships, which is the player with the most world championships in table tennis, six more world championships than Wang Nan, who is ranked second. He is known as the GOAT of table tennis. Someone broke the news before that Ma Long will serve as the flag bearer of the Chinese sports delegation, but the official has not officially announced it.
Malone is a very familiar athlete. He served as the standard-bearer, which belonged to everyone. Ma Long said in an interview that he was proud to be the flag bearer. This is not only an affirmation of him personally, but also thanks to the accumulation and inheritance of the national table tennis champion.
Ma Long only competed in the men's team competition at the Paris Olympics and is expected to win the men's team gold medal. He is expected to have six Olympic gold medals and continue to increase his number of Olympic gold medals, as well as the number of world titles.
As for Feng Yu, there are not many people he knows.
Feng Yu is a mainland synchronized swimmer. She was born in Beijing in September 1999. Feng Yu's achievements in his athletic career naturally cannot be compared with Ma Long. In addition, synchronized swimming is a relatively unpopular project, and there are naturally fewer people who know Feng Yu.
Feng Yu is only 24 years old, but he also has a good resume. In November 2016, Feng Yu won the silver medal in the synchronized swimming double free option at the Asian Swimming Championships.
In July 2017, Feng Yu won the silver medal in synchronized swimming collective free selection at the World Swimming Championships with the Chinese team. At the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, Feng Yu won the synchronized swimming collective championship with the Chinese team.
In 2021, Feng Yu won the silver medal in the free selection of the synchronized swimming team at the Tokyo Olympics with the team. At the Budapest World Swimming Championships in June 2022, Feng Yu won the gold medal with the team.
In the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023, Feng Yu won the gold medal again with the team. At the World Aquatics Championships in February 2024, Feng Yu won the synchronized swimming collective skills optional championship and the synchronized swimming collective technical optional championship with the Chinese team. At the FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup in Beijing in April 2024, Feng Yu won the gold medal with the Chinese team.
It can be seen that in his sports career, the young Feng Yu has won many championships in major competitions. However, because the audience for synchronized swimming is not large, and there are not many people who know about this project, netizens naturally don't know much about synchronized swimmers. In addition, Feng Yu participated in a collective project, so it is even more difficult to be known by the majority of netizens.