[Explanation] Ni Xialian is a Chinese table tennis player in Luxembourg. At the age of 58, she is also the oldest player on the table tennis court of the Tokyo Olympics.
She was a member of the Chinese national team. After moving to Luxembourg, she continued her ping-pong career and played five times in the Olympics.
[Concurrent] Luxemburg Chinese table tennis player Ni Xialian
(Olympic qualification) It was not given to me, nor was it a white card given to me. I got the bronze medal through the European Games and qualified for the Olympics. I was the first European athlete to be selected for the Olympics.
This is called a good game. Of course, I am incomparable with the Chinese team and the world's top players. It just means that I have won it by myself.
[Explanation] Ni Xialian said that although she is nearly 60 years old, as an athlete, she will still do her best to fight, while also respecting reality and accepting the final result.
[Concurrent] Luxemburg Chinese table tennis player Ni Xialian
As a professional player, I can't give up my belief, just want to play as much as possible and win one point.
No matter the medal or the ranking, I am already far away. Of course, I can get a medal is the best gift God has given me, but people have to return to reality.
There is only one champion, but your fighting spirit, I believe it is unlimited.
[Explanation] The 58-year-old veteran boarded the Olympics. This news has received widespread attention from Chinese netizens. Ni Xialian also "fired" in the motherland.
[Concurrent] Luxemburg Chinese table tennis player Ni Xialian
Many friends will pass it to me, so I am very touched, because who am I?
I'm just an aunt or an aunt, but I feel very gratified that it is an honor to be able to play table tennis, and if it can bring happiness to many people, I will be even happier. .
I don't think this kind of happiness can be expressed in words, or it can be measured by ranking.
[Explanation] Ni Xialian defeated the 17-year-old South Korean teenager Shin Yubin 3:4 in the women's singles competition of this Olympic Games, ending the Olympic journey and has returned to Luxembourg.
She told reporters that she has been paying attention to the women's singles follow-up events, and congratulated the Chinese players Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha who won the gold and silver medals.
[Concurrent] Luxemburg Chinese table tennis player Ni Xialian
Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha are very good, both are very good, they play differently.
It is not easy to beat Ito down. It is not easy. Congratulations to her (Sun Yingsha), and she is so young, so it is not easy to bite it off under great pressure.
[Explanation] In Luxembourg, Ni Xialian is a national treasure-level sports star and served as the flag bearer of the Luxembourg delegation at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics.
But she said that she is still deeply attached to the motherland in her heart, and she also hopes that through her achievements on the court, she can make a voice on behalf of China.
[Concurrent] Luxemburg Chinese table tennis player Ni Xialian
Since I live here, destiny has pushed me here, and I am now in such a position, which I did not expect, then we will do things well.
And the most important thing is that every move I do represents the image of a Chinese. I am very pleased that they didn’t know China before, and they would ask a lot of sharp questions. I explained to them one by one, and they just Feel convinced.
So I think I am very pleased that I have this opportunity to let the West understand us.
On behalf of China, it can make a sound internationally. I think it has a much bigger role than on the court and is more meaningful.
So this is actually a very important reason why I keep playing.
[Commentary] Talking about the current development of the motherland, Ni Xialian was very excited and burst into tears.
[Concurrent] Luxemburg Chinese table tennis player Ni Xialian
There is no second country in the world that has such an achievement. I’m really touched when I think about it. I’m really touched when it comes to speaking. It’s not easy. We are a suffering nation. So many people have been working hard over the years, so I said it was successful The definition is very broad. Success is not a champion. Those who give silently should be grateful and tribute.
[Explanation] At present, the women's singles and men's singles of the Chinese table tennis team have both gold and silver medals in their pockets, and Ni Xialian also sent her blessings.
[Concurrent] Luxemburg Chinese table tennis player Ni Xialian
It is too difficult to win the championship, and it is even more difficult for the Chinese team to win the championship. The whole world is staring at you and analyzing you thoroughly.
So the competition is very fierce, and it is not easy to achieve this. In addition to my admiration, I also want to congratulate them.
Reporter Wen Mengxin and Zhao Anyuan from Tokyo, Japan
Editor in charge: [Zhang Kaixin]