preface
In this Paris Olympics, the athletes of our country can be described in one sentence: "the post-00s bravely entered the Olympic Games"
There was Huang Yuting, a 17-year-old female high school student who won a gold medal by the way during the summer vacation, and Sheng Lihao, a teammate of Tsinghua University.
Later, the post-00s "diving flowers" Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani won the double 3-meter board championship.
Maybe their names were not familiar to everyone before, but they won gold in one fell swoop at the Olympics.
However, the match between this pair of badminton men's doubles pairs, which ranks No. 1 in the world, made everyone cry out for excitement, and even had to take a "quick-acting heart-saving pill"!
The tiebreaker is super relaxed
In the badminton men's doubles quarterfinals, the Chinese badminton men's doubles pair of Liang Weihang and Wang Chang, who are ranked No. 1 in the world, brought us a thrilling match.
Their opponents were Ryan and Wendy from United Kingdom, known as the "hope of England". Although they are only ranked 18th in the world, they are still not to be underestimated.
Against the United Kingdom, the "Liang Wang Pair" had a narrow lead in the first game, but was strongly overtaken by their opponents in the second game.
As a result, the last game became a thrilling tiebreaker in the hearts of netizens. Not only because the game reached the match point stage, but also because of the super "relaxation" of the two.
During the fierce fight in the third game, Ryan and Wendy flew over with a ball, and Wang Chang hurriedly met it.
Leung Wai Keng took a big step back, his hand slipped, and the racket fell off!
Even the CCTV commentary couldn't help laughing, and with obvious laughter, Leung Weikeng's beat fell.
When Leung Wai Keng picked up the racket and looked up, teammate Wang Chang counterattacked, and the opposite United Kingdom player was caught off guard and scored a point directly.
When the camera showed Leung Wai Keng, this kid couldn't stop "smirking" on his face, and the CCTV commentary was the icing on the cake, saying that Leung Wai Keng had been prepared.
This made netizens laugh badly, saying that Leung Weikeng looks strong, but he is a bit unreliable, watching their game, without a strong heart, he can't accept it at all.
Some netizens ridiculed that this is not a tactic, and when the shooting was dropped, the opponent on the opposite side was also stunned, and at this time the teammates took the opportunity to score points.
The relaxation of the "Liangwang Combination" is far more than just dropping the court shot.
During the break in the middle of the game, other teams are eager to break the time in half and discuss tactics fiercely, for fear that the tactical adjustment will not be timely and affect the result of the game.
On the other hand, the "Liangwang Combination" not only does not discuss tactics, but is really in the "halftime"!
Even while resting, he praised the stool for sitting comfortably, and discussed whether the stool under the butt was LV's or Double Happiness's, which didn't seem to be panicked at all, making people think that the two of them were competing in which community.
Even in such a relaxed state, the world No. 1 is worthy of being the world No. 1, and the "Liang Wang Combination" narrowly defeated United Kingdom with a score of 2:1 and advanced to the quarterfinals.
At the end of the game, when Leung was about to leave with his bag, he was stopped by his teammate Wang Chang, saying that there was a camera and he came to take pictures together.
And the photo posture of the two of them also attracted the attention of netizens, only better than the first, it is really the attitude of the world's first!
The youngster was born out of thin air, and he reached the top with five consecutive kills
No badminton men's doubles pair is number one from the start, and the "Liang Wang Pair" is no exception.
The first appearance of the "Liangwang Combination" on the court was the Japan Open in 2022. At that time, the Chinese "Liangwang Combination", ranked 88th in the world, was not optimistic.
From the first match to the final, Liang Wang faced opponents who were ranked in the top 10 in the world.
However, under the flexible sealing of the net in the front row of Wang Chang and the firepower of Liang Weiheng in the backfield, they fought all the way to the final against the world's seventh-ranked Denmark.
In the end, after three rounds, the "Liang Wang Combination" won the first championship trophy with such a high gold content in his career!
The duo jumped 34 places up the rankings, from 88th to 54th.
At the India Open in '23, the "Liang Wang Pair" turned the tide 2-1, and the two won the men's doubles championship together.
They jumped into the top 10 in the world rankings and ranked 7th, winning almost all of the top 10 badminton players in the world!
Leung Wai Keng and Wang Chang, who won the men's doubles title at the Thailand Open, rose to third in the world, which is also the highest ranking since the two formed a team.
In one year, the ranking of the "Liangwang Combination" soared by more than 400 places!
At the end of this year's Badminton World Championships, the "Liangwang Combination" successfully topped the throne of the world's No. 1.
Their ascension to the top marks the end of the embarrassing situation of the national men's doubles team that has been missing out on the top spot in the year-end ranking for 12 years.
And this exciting match will also become a "classic" in the history of badminton competitions, and also make Leung Wai Keng and Wang Chang become "legends" on the court.
In the year and a half since reaching the top, the "Liang Wang Combination" has won various badminton championships many times, and the two of them have also become synonymous with "fast attack speed and fierce firepower".
However, the "Liang Wang Combination" also has the problems that young groups have: the state is unstable, sometimes good and sometimes bad!
In the case of last year's tournaments, for example, the fledgling 00 duo had the pride of winning multiple high-level tournaments, as well as the embarrassment of being in the round of 16 or even the round of 32 on the tour.
The post-00s bravely entered the Olympic Games
In fact, at the Paris Olympics, there are many post-00s players like Sheng Lihao, Huang Yuting, Chen Yiwen, Chang Yani, and "Liang Wang Combination".
There is even Cui Chenxi, the world's No. 4 skateboarder who just turned 14 this year!
Their average age is not high, and they are the freshest blood in mainland sports!
These post-00s broke the stereotype of athletes in a humorous way, they were not only serious on the field, winning glory for the country, but also showing everyone the unique side of young people after leaving the field.
This is completely inseparable from the strength of our country's sports strength!
It is the strength of the sport that gives these youngsters the freedom to pursue their dreams and provides them with the best coaching and training environment.
Of course, it is inseparable from the efforts of these lovely post-00s themselves. Behind every medal is the tears and sweat of their training day and night.
The "sense of relaxation" of post-00 athletes is a different interpretation of sportsmanship in the new era, and it also shows the world the self-confidence, self-reliance, hard work, and daring to challenge style of the new generation of young people in China.
epilogue
The Paris Olympics are in full swing, and more young blood is joining the team to win glory for the country.
Let's applaud their youth and applaud their hard work!
At the same time, I look forward to the Chinese team achieving better results in the following games!
Source: Ningbo Evening News
Source: Youku Sports
Source: Yanzhou Financial Media