(Tokyo Olympics) China's "double insurance" keeps the "ring king"
China News Service, Tokyo, August 2
China News Agency reporter Zhang Su
Men's gymnastics rings Olympic gold medal, returning to China after 13 years.
Following Li Ning, Dong Zhen, Chen Yibing and other famous generals, China will welcome the "King of Rings" again.
On August 2, Beijing time, in the men's gymnastics ring competition at the Tokyo Olympics, Chinese athlete Liu Yang won the championship with 15.500 points.
This is the 26th gold medal of the Chinese delegation.
The picture shows Liu Yang in the game.
Image source: Visual China
It is still the "double insurance" composed of Liu Yang and You Hao. It is still strong players such as London Olympic ring champion Zanetti and Rio Olympic ring champion Pietrunia.
But at the Tokyo Olympics on the 2nd, the Chinese players did not miss another chance.
1 gold and 1 silver, they justify their names for themselves and the Chinese gymnastics team.
In the past five years, the two young men who had been in the "most sure thing" of Chinese gymnastics in Rio have become "old men" in the eyes of the coach.
They reflected that they were still too young.
In a cruel arena, youth does not necessarily mean to be dominant.
Looking back 5 years ago, Liu Yang said frankly that he "would be anxious, afraid, and fearful of his opponents."
He still remembered that it seemed like he had thought of his whole life on the ring.
After much deliberation, the result was only one step away from the podium, so that Liu Yang did not want to be seen when he returned to China.
In the game today, Liu Yang still had a "pause" for a while.
When he finished the cross drape on the ring, he twisted his neck and looked very handsome.
This is his signature action, similar to a kind of psychological suggestion.
Then he landed steadily and got a high score of 15.500.
You Hao, who appeared on the stage before Liu Yang, was not affected by seeing Zanetti's obvious mistakes, but also successfully completed the set of moves, ranking second with 15.300 points.
As the other players took the stage one by one, especially when Pitrunia's score came out, Liu Yang, who was sitting quietly watching the game, suddenly pulled off his clothes and pointed the national emblem on his chest to the camera.
At the end of the game, Liu Yang and You Hao couldn't wait to unfold the five-star red flag and hugged each other.
On August 2, Beijing time, in the men's gymnastics ring competition at the Tokyo Olympics, Chinese athlete Liu Yang won the championship with 15.500 points.
This is the 26th gold medal of the Chinese delegation.
Another Chinese player, You Hao, won the runner-up.
The picture shows Liu Yang (middle) and You Hao (left) showing gold and silver medals.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
The man's tears couldn't stop.
"The goal since I was a child is the Olympic champion. I have practiced for more than 20 years and I am very eager for this champion. There have been times when I wanted to give up, there were injuries or other factors, but I persisted. The emotions accumulated in my heart are mixed. , I didn't control it all of a sudden." Liu Yang said.
"From 2016 to now, it's really not easy. This (silver medal) is also a return to myself... I want to tell myself that you are good." You Hao said.
From Rio to Tokyo, it may not seem like a long time, but for the two "veterans", it means training day after day and pain all the time.
You Hao had the idea of retirement more than once because of a severe shoulder injury.
Liu Yang's knee injury has become a "nightmare" for him. Before the game, he also dreamed that he "landed with only one foot" because of his knee pain, and was shocked in a cold sweat.
Fortunately, they did not allow Rio's regret to reappear in Tokyo.
The two national flags were raised at the same time, and the national anthem played in the gymnasium. They received congratulations and respect from the audience.
"The rings are China's traditional advantage project, and we are taking the burden." Liu Yang breathed a sigh of relief. He told the China News Agency reporter that he would definitely sleep well tonight.
You Hao's "Tokyo trip" is not over yet. He will attack the gold medal in the final of the parallel bars, another traditional advantage of the Chinese gymnastics team.
Today, You Hao deliberately designed the awarding session, and he personally put on the gold medal for Liu Yang.
"I want to touch the (gold medal)." He said with a shy smile, hoping to take advantage of this "opportunity."
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