Data map: In the 2016 Rio Olympic Games Taekwondo Women's 67 kg and above finals, Chinese player Zheng Shuyin defeated Mexico's Espinosa 5-1 and won the gold medal.

Photo by Chinanews reporter Sheng Jiapeng

　　Chinanews client, Beijing, July 15 (Reporter Xing Rui) There are still 8 days before the Tokyo Olympics kicks off. Today's "Tokyo Gold" column focuses on taekwondo events.

　　Since Taekwondo officially became a competition event in 2000, the Chinese team has won gold medals in every Olympic Games.

At the Sydney Olympics, Chen Zhong won the gold medal in the 67 kg and above competition, and she defended her title in the Athens Olympics.

In the Beijing Olympics, the "dark horse" Wu Jingyu won the 49 kg class in one fell swoop.

Four years later, at the London Olympics, Wu Jingyu, with more comprehensive skills and tactics, successfully defended the title with a superb cheating and winning streak.

In the Rio Olympics, Zheng Shuyin won the women's gold medal in the over 67 kg category, while Zhao Shuai won four consecutive rounds and won the men's under 58 kg category.

　　For the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese team sent a total of six athletes from men and women to participate. Zhao Shuai, Sun Hongyi, Zheng Shuyin, Zhang Mengyu, Zhou Lijun, and Wu Jingyu will compete for the country in their respective levels.

This "story" team shoulders the important task of continuing the glory of Chinese Taekwondo.

　　Rio Olympic champion Zheng Shuyin will strive to defend the Olympic gold medal.

In order to achieve this goal, she encountered a lot of setbacks during the Tokyo Olympic cycle.

Data map: Zheng Shuyin celebrated after winning the Rio Olympics.

Photo by Chinanews reporter Sheng Jiapeng

　　In the women's 73 kg and above finals of the 2019 World Championships, Zheng Shuyin was in the lead by a large score and was consecutively judged by the referee for foul penalties, resulting in a direct loss to the host player Walkerton.

This highly controversial sentence made Zheng Shuyin feel extremely aggrieved.

At the awards ceremony after the game, Zheng Shuyin was in tears.

Although the Chinese delegation filed a complaint immediately after the game, the results of the game did not change the judgment.

　　After tears of the World Championships, Zheng Shuyin trained harder, just waiting for an opportunity to have a fair contest with Walkerton.

In the gold medal match of the Grand Prix finals that year, Zheng Shuyin finally defeated Walkerton through a playoff and completed his revenge.

　　After this ordeal, Zheng Shuyin's heart became stronger.

During the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, she has been actively preparing for the Chinese Taekwondo team in order to make the second Olympic journey without regrets.

　　Wu Jingyu, 34, is an evergreen tree for the Chinese Taekwondo team. She also hopes to make up for the regrets of the Rio Olympics in Tokyo.

In 2019, Wu Jingyu, who has retired, returned to the stadium and experienced more than ten intensive competitions. In December of that year, Wu Jingyu finally secured a seat in the Tokyo Olympics at the Russian Grand Prix, and this "mother-level" star will also Start the fourth Olympic journey.

Data map: In the Jakarta Asian Games Taekwondo 63 kg semi-finals, Chinese player Zhao Shuai (blue) defeated Chinese Taipei player He Jiaxin 8-7 to advance to the final.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Yang Huafeng

　　As a respectable veteran, Wu Jingyu is legendary enough no matter what results he achieves in Tokyo.

But the Chinese Taekwondo team has more touching stories-"Champion Couple" is another commendable story.

Together with Zheng Shuyin, Zhao Shuai will also seek his own breakthrough in the Tokyo arena.

　　Like Zheng Shuyin, Zhao Shuai also won the championship in Rio.

But this time in Tokyo, he will hit the 68 kg competition.

From the 58 kg class five years ago to the 68 kg class now, the rise in the class also means that Zhao Shuai has to continue to challenge himself.

In the Grand Slam finals in December 2018, Zhao Shuai finally won the first championship in the 68 kg international competition in the golden overtime. The Manchester World Championships in May of the following year and the Sofia Grand Prix in October, Zhao Shuai Once again tasted the taste of victory.

　　These hard-won honors are the best proof of Zhao Shuai's strength.

The taekwondo event for the Tokyo Olympics will start on July 24 and will end on the 27th.

In the four days, we look forward to the Olympic athletes' ability to achieve better results, and continue to write more than one story that belongs to Chinese athletes.

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