Sisters, who knows, the recent food for thought has been brought by the glittering women of the Olympics.
From the new generation of diving queens Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi, they didn't delay chasing stars after winning the championship, and they still couldn't help but stick intimately when they met their idol Gu Ailing;
Yang Siqi, a surfer who had never seen the sea at the age of 9 and made his Olympic debut at the age of 15.
As China's first Olympic surfing athlete, she reached the round of 16 in her first competition, making history for China in surfing at the Olympic Games.
In the waves, he is a dragon who overcomes thorns and thorns, but when he is interviewed, he becomes a simple appearance. After hearing the crazy praise of foreign reporters, Yang Siqi smiled innocently: "I think it's very good." ”；
and then to the 61-year-old Aunt Ni Xialian, who can be called the embodiment of the Olympic spirit.
For her own love and to help the development of table tennis in Luxembourg, she insisted on standing on the court until her 60s, so that the meaning of sports truly transcends nationality and years.
The reason why the quadrennial Olympic Games make people yearn for it is not only because of the moving charm of competitive sports themselves, but also because of these vivid and lovely female athletes, who use their bodies to write all the beauty of sports.
A swimming genius who defeated the disease, her comeback is a miracle
Sometimes the Olympics are so intense that it's all about sideways vlogs of passers-by and staff to ease the tension.
For example, Zhang Yufei, the butterfly queen of the Chinese swimming team, rode out of the competition venue on the field - but was busy exchanging panda gifts with Japan swimmer Rikako Ikee.
The cute interaction between the girls also reminded everyone of the touching scene at the Asian Games in Hangzhou a year ago.
At that time, Zhang Yufei, who won the gold medal, and Chi Jiang, the third runner-up, hugged each other and cried.
Zhang Yufei was not crying with joy after winning the championship, but the opponent who hugged her, who had just brushed shoulders with death not long ago, and finally realized their Hangzhou appointment after overcoming the disease.
Rikako Ikee, a genius girl who swims in Japan.
In 2016, the 16-year-old Ikee was like a purple star in Japan's swimming world, winning two Asian Championships just after being selected for the national team.
In 2018, she participated in the Asian Games for the first time, and she won six gold medals and became the MVP (Most Valuable Athlete) of the year.
The teenager became famous and debuted at the peak, and when everyone was expecting this young girl to continue to make history, the change happened.
Just six months after Ikee shined in Jakarta, she was diagnosed with leukemia.
After she broke the bad news to everyone, she began to devote herself to active treatment.
During the over-sinking of chemotherapy, Chie had huge side effects, hair loss, diarrhea, pain...
After considering the likely complications, she underwent a hematopoietic stem cell transplant, which is commonly referred to as exchange transfusion.
During the recovery process after the cell transplant, she lost 15 kilograms of muscle, and her arms became so thin and weak that she could not even do a pull-up.
You know, this is almost devastating for swimming and mobilization.
But Ikee didn't give up.
Leaving the pool and ending her career as an athlete was more painful for her than to start training her weakest self from zero.
From treatment, rehabilitation, discharge, retraining, returning to the pool, qualifying for the Olympics... After more than 700 days, Ikee has given Japan a miracle and the world a miracle.
In 2021, after overcoming his illness, Ikee participated in an international event for the first time, and it was the Tokyo Olympics on his doorstep.
Because she had not yet recovered, she only signed up for two team relay races.
Although the two competitions did not achieve the ideal rankings, the affectionate embrace between her and Zhang Yufei after the game remained in the Olympic arena forever.
In the days when Chie was not in the swimming lane, female swimmers all over the world remembered her.
McNeill, a former Jiangxi abandoned baby who was later adopted by a Canada couple and raised to become an Olympic swimming champion, once wrote "Never give up" in the palm of his hand at the Gwangju World Championships, encouraging Chijiang not to give up.
Later, it almost became a tacit way of communication between girls.
Even though Chi Jiang was standing on the track not far away, Zhang Yufei still had to show the camera the words "be the best of yourself" written in the palm of his hand to introduce this respectable and lovely opponent to the world.
Hug every time you meet, and promise to see you next time you meet.
As Ikee said in his documentary.
Many people say that she gives herself strength, but for Ikee, swimming is just because she likes it.
It is this love for the same sport that makes the girls turn from rivals to friends, and makes them feel the burning blood in each other's hearts more.
How wonderful it is to see a genius realize his talent in competitive sports, and how embarrassing it is to see a genius fall in the middle of the road.
But what is even more touching than these is her love and dedication to returning to the ring.
Fight again! The 61-year-old table tennis legend is ageless
Also enthusiastic is the Luxembourg table tennis player who is not old, 61-year-old veteran Ni Xialian from Shanghai.
The interview was full of smiles, and the loss was also a 360-degree turn on the thigh, she always smiled, and she was particularly optimistic and interesting.
This year is Aunt Ni's sixth Olympic appearance, and her story with table tennis has lasted for nearly half a century.
Many people are wondering why the flag bearer of the Luxembourg team chose Aunt Ni, an Asian face?
Regarding the fate of Aunt Ni and Luxembourg, it can be said that it is a two-way run about table tennis.
In 1979, 16-year-old Ni Xialian was selected for the national table tennis team and won the mixed doubles and women's team championships at the World Table Tennis Championships in 83.
In the national team with strong players, replacement is like a common thing.
When she realized that it might be difficult for her to play on the international stage as a regular player again, Ni Xialian came up with the idea of continuing her dream.
She first went to Shanghai Jiaotong University to study English, and then resolutely went to Europe to continue her table tennis dream.
In the Chinese team, Ni Xialian may not be the number one person at that time; But when it came to Europe, which was not good at table tennis, Ni Xialian immediately became a sweetheart.
At that time, many clubs were vying to sign her to join, and many countries also threw olive branches to her, and after repeated comparisons, Ni Xialian chose to settle in Luxembourg and represent Luxembourg.
She won the European Round of 12 for Luxembourg, Luxembourg's first international table tennis title, and won the women's singles title at the 1998 European Championships.
It was also Aunt Ni's joining that made the Luxembourg people see the power of oriental table tennis (it is said that many Luxembourg people believe that China is a mysterious country where everyone can play table tennis).
And now Aunt Ni has become a table tennis superstar with more fans than the population of Luxembourg.
There, Aunt Ni also met the love of her life, who is also her current coach.
After each game, the candy session between the two of them is an easter egg that fans should not miss.
In recent years, Aunt Ni is no longer fighting for personal achievements and honors, but for more children in Luxembourg who love table tennis.
Because as long as Aunt Ni agrees to participate in the competition, the Olympic Organizing Committee will allocate funds to the Luxembourg Table Tennis Association, so that more children can achieve their table tennis dreams.
And Luxembourg is also very grateful to Aunt Ni, and does not ask her to achieve a ranking at all, as long as she can "carry this board".
It starts with love, and it also continues because of the love of the next generation. The tripartite "conspiracy" of the Olympic Organizing Committee, the Luxembourg Table Tennis Association and Aunt Ni has achieved a moving story in table tennis.
I often hear "enjoy the game" in the arena, but there are not many people who can really do it, and Aunt Ni, who is still insisting on her love when she is old, has found this rare relaxation.
Before the mixed doubles final of the Shatou combination that just ended, Aunt Ni also became a sparring partner of the Chinese team because of her similar playing style to the mysterious division of the North Korean team.
is really a sunny old lady who carries the spirit of sportsmanship into her bones.
Watching Ni Xialian's game, it often makes people forget that this is a fiercely contested arena.
Because she's always the happiest person on the field.
She was happy with a sip of Coke after the game;
It's a joy to be able to play a pure game against a young junior who is the best in the world;
It is happy to help more children who love table tennis to continue their dreams;
Even the tears she shed when she waved to the audience who gave a standing ovation after the game were happy.
Competitive sports are cruel, but her presence has always reminded us that sports are a happy thing.
We should all learn from this happy event to achieve a friendlier dialogue between people.
The heroine of the sports world is not just the "Hong Kong version of Lin Chiling"
Participating in the Olympics is happy to play, and it is also happy not to play.
Hong Kong's first gold medalist and the winner of the women's epee individual championship, Jiang Minxian, replied with a smile in an interview after the match: Finally, I don't need to train.
If there's one thing that's more fun than not having to train, it's this: there are plenty of bonuses.
Hong Kong Lin Chiling, Hong Kong version of Gu Ailing... Jiang Minxin has a lot of titles, but after learning her story, you will understand that she does not need to be titled by others, she is the unique smiling sword queen.
Jiang Minxian seems to have been born with the script of the big heroine.
Because she loved to fight since she was a child, perhaps to make her more elegant, her mother sent her to ballet class.
But a pair of ballet shoes couldn't restrain Jiang Minhan's power at all, and finally, under the negotiation of the whole family, she switched to learning fencing, which is relatively elegant but can feel the fight.
Since then, Jiang Minxin has been out of control and has made this sport his goal.
Two years later, she won the U17 category at the National Junior Championships, and then won the Asian Youth Championships in her spare time.
Not only did he continue in his fencing career, but Jiang Minxin's studies were not delayed.
Others take advantage of their youth to compete first and then learn cultural lessons, but Jiang Minxin is not. She was admitted to Stanford University with her own solid results, even if she missed the London Olympics.
Because she likes both reading and fencing, and since she likes both, she can't let go.
However, the difference between Shuangwen and real life is that the hard work and sadness behind the glory are not brought by a sentence.
Before becoming a champion, Jiang Minxian had to swallow all the hardships in his stomach.
During the training process, she experienced cruciate ligament tears in both left and right knees. Every time, she chooses surgery as soon as possible to recover her physical strength as soon as possible.
Even in this cycle of healing, recovery, and injury, he still won 9 gold medals, large and small.
When she encountered the anxiety of injury and suspension of training, she turned this emotion into the power of reading, and was admitted to the Chinese People's University for a master's degree in law, and is now studying for her doctor of law at the University of Hong Kong.
In the world of hexagonal warriors, there is no such thing as stopping.
As if she was destined to finish the script of the heroine, even if she missed London, regretted Rio and Tokyo, Jiang Minxin finally nibbled on the championship of the Paris Olympics with unremitting efforts and persistence.
It was also at the Grand Palais in Paris that they defeated France, the host team that has fencing as a national representative sport.
The difficulty is no less than that of a foreigner who won our table tennis in Beijing.
In the post-match interview, Jiang Minxin cried until she couldn't cry, she said that there are too many people behind her efforts, so she doesn't want to live up to their expectations, "It's all my fault if I lose."
Her smile often overlooks the pressure and pain she is undergoing, but this time, I hope she can receive everyone's signal from the applause: the little rich woman has worked hard, you can rest and rest.
Everyone likes Jiang Minxin and cheers for her, not entirely because of the Mu Qiang for the champion.
It's her personality that deeply infects everyone.
Strong, humble, confident, calm, and most importantly, continue to exude joy in sticking to what you love.
Such a shining girl deserves to be loved by more people.
The excitement of the Olympic Games is not only the highlight moments on the sports field, but also the sparkle of humanity outside of the competition.
But it is this vivid and full story that makes us gradually realize that when we put aside the gold medal theory, win glory for the country, and revitalize the nation... The added meaning of these grand narratives comes back to competitive sports itself – athletes challenge, break through, and overcome themselves, which is the true charm of sports.
Enjoy the game, not just the honor;
Enjoy the process, not just the outcome;
Enjoy the body that constantly pushes the limits, enjoy the joy of sports itself, enjoy the sympathy that accompanies the confrontation with opponents...
It is the upward freedom of a hundred flowers blooming in the Olympic arena, and the pure exchange and communication between athletes, which makes us willing to believe again and again that tomorrow can be better.