Beijing, Oct. 10 -- The Hangzhou Asian Games are in full swing, and now that the competition is halfway through, the Chinese sports delegation is far ahead, and the Chinese athletes have achieved a bumper harvest.
Competitive sports are not only competition, but also in the Hangzhou Asian Games, we also saw warmth, friendship and touching scenes. Just like athletes winning and standing on the podium, these are the best things in sports.
On the evening of September 9, the swimming competition of the 29th Asian Games in Hangzhou came to an end, and Zhang Yufei displayed his medals at the Fukuoka Swimming World Championships, the 19st Summer Universiade and the 31th Asian Games in Hangzhou. Photo by China News Agency reporter Tang Yanjun
At the Hangzhou Asian Games, Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei won 6 gold medals. After the women's 50m butterfly final, Zhang Yufei, who won the gold medal, cried.
In daily competitions and life, Zhang Yufei has always been cheerful and optimistic, and she shed tears this time, not for herself, but because of Japanese swimming star Ikee Hanaion.
In the last Asian Games, Rikako Ikee won 6 golds and 2 silvers, and was named the "Most Valuable Athlete" of the Asian Games in Jakarta by the Olympic Council of Asia. But in 2019, something happened and Rihuako Ikee suffered from leukemia.
Fighting the disease, and then making a difficult comeback to the Tokyo Olympics, which was postponed for a year, Rikako Ikee did not admit defeat to fate. It was also at the Tokyo Olympics that Zhang Yufei and Chijiang Lihuazi made a contract for the Hangzhou Asian Games.
In the women's 29m butterfly competition on the 50th, this Asian Games contract was fulfilled, Zhang Yufei and Yu Yiting touched the wall in the final, and Chijiang Lihuazi reached the finish line for the third time, and the audience burst into applause full of blessings and respect at that moment.
After the game, seeing the scene of Chijiang Lihuazi running to the coach with a bronze medal, Zhang Yufei could no longer control her tears. "As long as Chi Jiang is in the pool, it is a miracle, and she is an inspiration to anyone."
Both opponents and friends, the swimming venue of the Hangzhou Asian Games witnessed the bloom of a flower of friendship.
Data map: At the Tokyo Olympics, Zhang Yufei and Chijiang Lihuazi made a contract for the Hangzhou Asian Games. Image source: Visual China
The Hangzhou Asian Games venue has a temperature.
In the first round of the men's doubles match, the Chinese twins Wu Yixiang and Zhang Zhizhen defeated Chinese Taipei 2-0 to advance, and after the match, Wu Yixiang walked to the audience, hugged his mother and shed tears.
Chusovikina, a 48-year-old "heroic mother" who once fought for her son, is still active in gymnastics. She once said: "My son is my whole life, and as long as he is sick, I will continue to do it." Fortunately, her son is now healed.
Before the Hangzhou Asian Games, the coach of the Chinese team helped "Qiu Mama" massage and relax. When Chusovykina struggled to leap in the arena, Olympic champion Guan Chenchen in the stands shouted "Qiu Ma, I love you"! As she spread her arms in greeting, the audience applauded the legendary veteran
Although competing alone, Chusovykina was not alone at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
Chusovikina greets the crowd after the match. Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
Vietnamese swimmer Vu Thi Mei Xian is also not alone, in the women's 1500m freestyle final, other competitors have reached the finish line, but Vu Thi Mei Xian still has 100 meters to swim, and the competitors and spectators are "accompaniing" her to complete the final competition. The moment Wu Clan Meixian swam to the end, the audience gave her warm applause.
In the 1/4 final of the men's singles event of table tennis, Japan's Zhang Benzhihe was injured while leading the match, and although he insisted on finishing the match, he still lost to South Korea's Zhang Yuzhen in the end. For Zhang Benzhihe's persistence, the audience applauded. Zhang Benzhihe also specially thanked the audience for their encouragement after the game, saying that this was his motivation to keep finishing.
The softball field of the Hangzhou Asian Games is also full of warmth. In the women's softball group single round robin on the evening of the 27th, Zhejiang athlete Wang Lan and her teammates sang a birthday song to celebrate the birthday of teammate Yan Siyu and Philippine player Mary Ann Antolihao, and the audience also joined the birthday party with a cheerful melody.
Sports is not only competition, but the Hangzhou Asian Games, which is halfway through the competition, has deeply interpreted its connotation. In the second half, as more projects enter the exciting final competition, this scene of warmth, friendship and emotion will continue to be staged. (End)