Paris Olympics | Top 10 highlights of national team
The Paris Olympic Games closed on the evening of August 11, local time. China's national sports delegation achieved remarkable results in this year's Games, winning 40 gold medals, 27 silver medals and 24 bronze medals, totaling 91 medals, tying for first place with the United States in terms of the number of gold medals won.
The 40 gold medals are the most since the 48 gold medals won at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, setting a record for the most Olympic gold medals won by a national team outside of China and surpassing the 39 gold medals won at the 2012 London Olympics, signaling a new high for China's sports development.
It is worth noting that the March of the Volunteers was played 42 times at the Olympic Stadium in Paris during this year's Games. China's delegation won a total of 40 gold medals, the best result ever in an Olympic Games outside of China; Hong Kong, China won 2 gold medals and 2 bronze medals; and Taipei, China won 2 gold medals, 5 bronze medals and 7 medals.
The top 10 highlights of the Paris Olympics are in this article!
1. The diving team fulfills its dream with 8 gold medals
After winning 7 gold medals in men's and women's 3m springboard, men's and women's synchronized 3m springboard, women's 10m platform and men's and women's synchronized 10m platform, Cao Yuan won the last gold medal in men's 10m springboard, making it the first time for China to win all the gold medals in the Olympic Games.
2. Table tennis team brings home 5 gold medals in Olympics
The national team won the men's singles, women's singles, mixed doubles, men's team, and women's team, and finally won all 5 gold medals in the Olympics, with both men's and women's teams achieving 5 consecutive titles.
3. Pan Zhanle wins gold in men's 100m freestyle
Pan Zhanle won the men's 100m freestyle final with a stunning time of 46:40, breaking the world record he held and becoming the first athlete to break the world record in this year's event. He won the first gold medal for the Chinese swimming team in this year's Olympic Games.
4. Ma Long helps the table tennis team to accumulate 6 gold medals since 2008
Table tennis star Ma Long, who played in the men's team with Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong, defeated Sweden in the final to help the national men's team achieve 5 consecutive team titles since the men's team became an Olympic sport in 2008. Ma Long won 6 gold medals and became the gold medal king of the team in the 4 Olympics.
5. Zheng Qinwen wins gold in women's tennis singles
Zheng Qinwen defeated Donna Vekic of Croatia 2-0 in the final of the women's singles match at the Paris Olympics, winning the first-ever Olympic women's singles gold medal for the national team, and the first-ever Olympic gold medal for an individual tennis player in the history of Asia.
6. Quan Hongchan and other greats defend their titles at the peak of their form
A number of famous athletes defended their gold medals in individual events, including Quan Hongchan in diving, Chen Meng in table tennis, Liu Yang and Zou Jingyuan in gymnastics, Xie Siyi and Cao Yuan in diving, and Li Fabin, Hou Zhihui and Li Wenwen in weightlifting, which proved that they have maintained their form in the past 3 years.
7. Three historic team titles in international events
The national team won three team events, namely men's 4×100 meters medley relay, synchronized swimming and artistic gymnastics, for the first time in history. The medley team broke the 40-year monopoly of the United States, while the artistic gymnastics team was the first non-European team to win the gold medal in the history of the event.
8. The Post-00s win the first gold medal of this year's Olympics
A pair of Post-00s shooting team, Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao, under the age of 20, won the first gold medal in this year's Olympic Games, kicking off the extraordinary performance of the national team. Among them, Huang won 3 gold medals in last year's Asian Games, while Sheng also won a silver medal in the last Olympics.
9. He Bingjiao demonstrates the Olympic spirit of athletes
He Bingjiao, trailing in the women's badminton singles quarter-finals, benefited from the withdrawal of her rival Spanish Carolina Marin due to injury and was able to qualify for the finals, and finally won the silver medal. At the award presentation ceremony, she received the award holding the Spanish Olympic Committee badge in tribute to Marin, which demonstrated her athletic style.
10.11-year-old skateboarding girl enjoys competition
At the age of 11, Zheng Haohao was the youngest athlete in the national team to compete in the women's skateboarding. Although she didn't make it to the final, it was a great honor for her to be able to participate in the Olympic Games, and she said she was happy to be able to do so and proud to represent her country.
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