Olympics | Witness us! Power of Chinese athletes

In just a few days of the Paris Olympics, Chinese athletes with an average age of only 25 years old conquered the audience with their confident performance, infected them with their attitude of enjoying the competition, and shocked the audience with their breakthrough results, showing the world the power, the speed, and the beauty.

Let's take a look at those young people!

Break barriers, break through, break records & limits

The number of gold medals won by the Chinese delegation at the Paris Olympics reached 40, the best result in the history of overseas participation.

On the last day of the Paris Olympic swimming competition, the Chinese team made a big move. In the men's 4x100-meter mixed relay, the Chinese team suppressed the 40-year dominant U.S. team in the event, winning the championship with a time of 3:27.46.

Chinese swimming team member Qin Haiyang: "We organized this team to break the monopoly of the US team, and we did it."

996.1389 points! The Chinese synchronized swimming team won the first gold medal in the Olympic Games with excellent performances.

Chinese synchronized swimming team member Xiao Yanning: "This is our team's first Olympic gold medal in history, bearing too many synchronized swimmers' generations of effort. We are standing on the shoulders of our predecessors to win this gold medal."

Zheng Qinwen, 21, won China's first Olympic gold medal in women's tennis singles. She also became the first Asian athlete to stand on the top podium of the Olympic Games in this event.

"In our hearts, the honor of our country always exceeds that of the individual, and I believe that every Chinese person thinks the same way."

No gold? No matter!

A breakthrough in the Olympic Games is not only reflected in the medals. A number of new and emerging sports that are full of ornamental and fashionable elements are coming into the Olympics, and in these new sports, we see more and more young and confident Chinese figures.

Yang Siqi, a 15-year-old Chinese surfer from Liangshan, Sichuan Province, made it through to the third round of the surfing event at the Paris Olympics, advancing to the women's round of 16. This is the first time that China's surfing appeared on the Olympic stage.

Also, the breakdance program made its official debut at the Paris Olympics, attracting the attention of countless young people around the world. In the bronze medal fight, Chinese athlete Liu Qingyi performed for the Chinese breakdance team to take the first Olympic medal.

"The road ahead is still very long. I'm still young and I hope I can continue to work hard for my dream."

In the women's BMX freestyle of the Paris Olympics, Chinese athlete Deng Yawen took the title with outstanding performance, for the Chinese team to achieve a historic breakthrough.

"Provincial competitions, national competitions, the international ones, and the Olympic Games... we need to continue to challenge ourselves."

The Chinese team finished sixth in the women's rugby sevens tournament at the Paris Olympics, their best-ever result at the Games.

As those team members said, "We have become champions in our own right."

This year's athletes are a bit different!

In addition to the breakthroughs, we saw more confidence from this generation of young athletes at the Olympics.

Pan Zhanle, a member of the Chinese swimming team, said: "The competition is over, and the champion is ours.. the one who is dissatisfied should be someone else, not us."

Chinese boxing team member Chang Yuan: "To put it plainly, I just want to come here for the gold medal."

Confidence is not only embodied in the hard power on the field but also in the courage to make their own voices heard outside the field. With a fever and a physiological period, Zhang Yufei won the bronze medal in the women's 200m butterfly at the Paris Olympics. Off the court, she continued to fight on the "battlefield without smoke", fighting back against the foreign media's repeated questions about stimulants.

"Pan Zhanle previously has repeatedly reached 47 seconds, and on the same day, we can still see his steady upward trend. It's not as if he suddenly popped up from 47.5 to 46.4, which might have been suspected by everyone."

"Before the Paris Olympics, Pan, like the rest of our Chinese teammates, was constantly tested for stimulants in various countries. I don't know exactly how many times, but I believe that he has been tested for stimulants since yesterday and the week before he entered the village."

"Why should Chinese athletes be questioned when they swim so fast? Why did no one dare to question the great Phelps when he won 8 gold medals before that? Ledecky has dominated the long distance for so many years and has won gold medals in every competition, why doesn't anyone question her?"

Enjoy the games

At the Olympic Games, the young Chinese athletes' attitude of enjoying the competition has infected countless spectators. Enjoying the game, putting in the effort, and having a good time, are what the veterans and the rising stars of the sport have learned.

Chinese weightlifting team member Li Fabin: "I'm not too concerned about the Olympic record, but my first half of the snatch performance is quite good, and I do enjoy this process."

In the women's shot put final, 5-time Olympic veteran Gong Lijiao finished in 5th place.

"After all, it's my fifth Olympic Games, and I've worked hard... I have no regrets."

In this Olympics, Ma Long won his sixth gold medal in his Olympic career, making him the most decorated athlete in the history of the Chinese Olympic delegation.

"It's a rare experience, and I think it's also a wonderful memory for me," he said.

Zheng Haohao, the youngest competitor of the Chinese sports delegation at the Paris Olympics, took part in the women's bowl preliminary round at the Olympics.

"I feel that I can do my best on the line, I have no regrets, and I'm already very happy to be able to stand here. I've worked hard and I've used my strength to voice out."

 

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