(Tokyo Olympics) The "Van Dust Combination" and the gold medal agreement of the Paris Olympics
China News Service, Tokyo, August 2
China News Agency reporter Yue Chuan
After the game, Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan hugged and comforted each other.
Although there are regrets, for them, the first Olympic trip has had enough gains.
In the Tokyo Olympics badminton women's doubles final, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan lost 0:2 to Indonesia's Polly/Rahayu and won the runner-up.
Although they passed the gold medal, after 9 years, the Chinese team finally appeared on the Olympic badminton women's doubles arena.
On August 2, Chinese group Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan (right) at the award ceremony.
On the same day, in the women's doubles final of the Tokyo Olympics badminton, the Chinese combination Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan lost to the Indonesian combination Polly/Rahayu and won the runner-up.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
In the Rio Olympics, the Chinese women's badminton team did not receive a gold medal.
As the women's doubles with traditional advantages, no one made it to the podium.
Prior to that, Guo Yu had won five consecutive championships in the women's doubles event.
After the end of the Olympic Games, the national team adjusted the women's doubles lineup. Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan, both born in 1997, were promoted to the first team.
At that time, the two of the first international players were still ignorant.
But their immature shoulders carried the hope of the national feather women's doubles revival.
Encourage each other if you lose, and make persistent efforts if you win.
Two simple sentences, but behind it contains too much effort and tears.
In the past five years, the two of them have been tumbling all the way. They watched each other grow little by little, and finally walked step by step to where they are today.
Gradually, they are no longer "teenagers" and "new stars", but "world champions" and "world firsts".
"Mortal combination" has become a vocabulary exclusively for them.
After successively winning the World Championships champion, Sudirman Cup and other honors, the Olympic Games has become the biggest challenge of the career of the "mortal combination".
Tokyo is the first stop of their dreams.
The Olympic Women's Doubles arena is turbulent, and Southeast Asia's number of masters are gearing up. The two Japanese teams Fukushima Yuki/Hirota Ayaka, Matsumoto Mayou/Nagahara Wakana are not only top-notch, but also high expectations by the host fans.
In addition, due to the epidemic, Guoyu has not participated in international competitions for more than a year, and the Olympic prospects of the "mortal combination" have become unpredictable.
From the moment the sign was released, waiting for Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan was destined to be one tough battle after another.
After seeing the results of the grouping, Chen Qingchen, who has always been confident, even felt that it was difficult to advance because his opponent was really strong.
As Chen Qingchen said, the two pairs that qualified from their group eventually both reached the semifinals.
This also highlights the preciousness of the "mortal combination" to advance with a record of victory.
As the second seed, Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan met the favorites Yuki Fukushima/Ayaka Hirota in the quarter-finals. This matchup attracted attention from all over Japan.
After three hard games, the "mortal combination" that put aside the burden and let go, sent the top seed back home.
On August 2, Chen Qingchen (left) catches the ball during the game.
On the same day, in the women's doubles final of the Tokyo Olympics badminton, the Chinese combination Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan lost to the Indonesian combination Polly/Rahayu and won the runner-up.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Han Haidan
Not only did they advance all the way in the arena, but the passionate "mortal combination" also became the "resident guest" of hot search entries.
Although Chen Qingchen said that she didn't know what she was shouting, but her unique way of refueling in the game was completely out of the circle.
"They are all sent out according to their wishes, not cursing. I have noticed the public opinion on the Internet, but it is not what netizens say." Chen Qingchen, feeling a little embarrassed, took some changes in the subsequent games.
When the roar of "lucky", "beautiful" and "powerful" resounded through the field, "Sister Lucky" became her new nickname.
The "Various Combination" once said frankly that it has been "earned" to reach the semi-finals.
But when they really set foot on the finals, their mentality changed somewhat.
Facing the older Polly/Rahayou, the "mortal combination" failed to continue its previous state of calming down and fighting opponents, and the rhythm of the game was completely disrupted.
During the Tokyo Olympics cycle, they played against each other many times, winning each other.
But in this final, the mentality and experience determine the title of the champion.
Although missed the gold medal, but the "mortal combination" is not annoying.
After their opponents celebrated, they stepped forward and brought their sincerest blessings with their smiles.
"Our performance today is not as good as our opponents. Congratulations to them. We still need to learn and improve in the future." Chen Qingchen said, it was the last step. There are indeed regrets, but it is not easy to get the silver medal.
In Jia Yifan's view, for them who participated in the Olympics for the first time, they played well in this competition.
The final result is not perfect, which just shows that the "mortal" still has room for improvement.
She said that the silver medal is also an encouragement and a footnote to their progress.
Just after stepping off the Tokyo Olympics, "Fan Chen" has already set his sights on three years later.
This defeat made them full of motivation for the future.
"We are still young, and we want to prepare for the Paris Olympics together, three years soon." Fan Chen believes that they can do better. In these three years, they did not want to leave room for themselves. (Finish)