China News Agency, Chengdu, August 8th, title: Moments of warmth inside and outside the stadium: Harvesting friendship and fulfilling dreams
Author Zhu Huan
The Chengdu Universiade ended on the evening of the 8th. For more than ten days, 6,500 athletes from 113 countries and regions have gained friendship and realized their dreams here.
Interpretation of sportsmanship
In the men’s individual gymnastics final of the Chengdu Universiade, the all-around champion Hashimoto Daiki of the Tokyo Olympics made a mistake and was injured. Seeing Hashimoto’s sad appearance, Zhang Boheng and Shi Cong from the Chinese team came to his side to care and comfort him. Zhang Boheng expressed the hope that Hashimoto Taihui will recover soon, and he will compete again in the Asian Games or World Championships in the future.
In the men’s 10,000-meter race, KUMAR Rohit of the Indian team was nearly 5 minutes behind the first place, but he insisted on finishing the race and received cheers and cheers from the audience.
In the women’s 5,000m final, Turkey’s Kunur Derya accidentally dropped her left shoe. She continued running with one shoe on, finishing seventh and setting a personal best. The audience continued to cheer for her, and the shouts resounded through the sky. The mutual achievements between athletes and between athletes and spectators are vivid interpretations of sportsmanship.
Always keep friendship
In the men’s basketball arena, Zhang Ning, a player of the Chinese team, prepared the Chengdu Universiade mascot “Rong Bao” for the players of the Chinese Taipei team; after the match against the Brazilian team, Tan Qiang, the world badminton champion, presented a pair of new sneakers to the Brazilian players; Indian swimmers Rishika Sushant specially wrote birthday cards to Chinese volunteer friends… It is not uncommon for athletes to give, exchange gifts, and share experiences at the Chengdu Universiade.
When Chinese badminton player Wang Zhengxing was playing against Ugandan player Amos, Amos’s racket suddenly broke, but there was no replacement racket. Wang Zhengxing lent him his spare racket without hesitation. After the game, Wang Zhengxing officially gave the racket to Amos.
On and off the field, athletes, volunteers, journalists, etc. exchange badges, convey blessings, and allow different cultures to communicate and integrate. “I think exchanging badges is a good way to communicate with foreign countries.” Chinese male volleyball player Hu Zhenzhuo said that in the process of exchanging badges, he can exchange and learn with athletes from other countries and regions.
Inheritance and welcome the future
At the Chengdu Universiade, the “Queen of the Butterfly” Zhang Yufei won the gold medal with a strong momentum. Since the Chinese swimming team has many young players, in addition to participating in the competition, Zhang Yufei also has to undertake the task of “passing on and leading”. “I have participated in a lot of relay events. In the relay race, we will exchange some training and competition things.”
“After the preliminaries, I received a cheering video from Brother Su Bingtian.” Chen Guanfeng, known as “Little Su Bingtian”, said that he would follow Su Bingtian’s example, work hard for the inheritance of Chinese sprint, and try his best to make an impact on the Olympic podium. “Chinese track and field athletes are one generation after another, and I believe it will get better and better.”
The Chinese delegation to the Chengdu Universiade is composed of 411 athletes from 100 colleges and universities, of which 24 have participated in previous Universiade and 34 have participated in the Olympic Games. The blessings of Zhang Yufei, Li Bingjie, Zhang Jiaqi, Zou Jingyuan and other Olympic champions have given the younger generation more learning opportunities.
In addition, Tong Wen, the Olympic champion of women’s judo, Wu Dajing, the Olympic champion of short track speed skating, Liu Shiwen, the Olympic table tennis champion, Chen Long, the Olympic badminton champion, and Zheng Jie, a famous Chinese tennis player, appeared during the Chengdu Universiade to cheer for the athletes . The arrival of famous players has given great encouragement to young athletes. (over)
2023-08-08 14:11:54
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