China News Service, Yan'an, September 19th, title: The young version of the "Hong Kong Women's Table Tennis Team" wants to stand on a bigger stage

　　China News Agency reporter Wang Yu

　　On the 18th, at the National Games table tennis arena, after the Hong Kong women's team and the Guangdong team, the Olympic champion Liu Shiwen came to the Hong Kong team members and slapped them one by one.

　　After agreeing to the request of the Hong Kong team members for a group photo, the six girls smiled like a flower and stretched out their hands in front of the camera.

　　One day later, when I recalled this scene, the young girls were still very excited, and they also swept away the depression caused by the loss of the game.

　　"When I saw Liu Shiwen when I was a child, she liked her very much. She played very quickly and looked very good." "My idol is Zhang Yining. I have liked her very much since the 2008 Olympic Games." "I like Chen Meng the most and I really want to learn from her." Attitude and competence"...Speaking of your favorite national table tennis players, girls, you can say a word to me, and there are endless reasons to say it.

　　But the success of "chasing stars" is only an unexpected gain for the Hong Kong players. What really excites them is that they can compete with high-level domestic athletes in the National Games.

　　On the 19th, the table tennis team event of the National Games ended all competitions.

The Hong Kong team was out of all four games with regret.

Unlike the lineup of the Tokyo Olympics, the Hong Kong women's team for the National Games is all composed of young teenagers aged 16-19.

　　"Watching, learning, and feeling the atmosphere of the competition" has become their biggest goal for their first participation in the National Games.

　　Although he failed to qualify in the group, in the view of Hong Kong coach Jiang Huajun, the overall performance of the players is worthy of recognition. Very positive".

　　However, when summing up her performance, the teenager Wu Yonglin said that she still has many shortcomings, "I think I have displayed my strengths, but I also found many problems, so I must train the ability to receive the serve and backhand squat, and try to improve my own. Level and strive to get good results in international competitions."

　　Zhou Yingshi, who started training at the age of 9, recalled the experience of training and competing with top domestic athletes in the past few days and said, “It is difficult to have the opportunity to watch high-level athletes on the spot. They have adjusted their tactics and mentality on the court. It’s a good learning experience for me. I have the opportunity to play with them and learn a lot.”

　　At the Tokyo Olympics, the Hong Kong team composed of Li Haoqing, Du Kaiyan and Su Huiyin defeated the German team 3-1 in the women's team bronze medal match and won the first Olympic table tennis team medal in team history.

　　As a witness to this historical moment, the teenager Wu Yonglin said that the senior sisters winning the Olympic bronze medal is an inspiration for her. "We usually train together. The senior sisters have always been our goals. I really want to catch up or surpass them. "

　　As a coach, Jiang Huajun also has high expectations for them, "I actually hope that they can take over as soon as possible, even'grab the class', create their own table tennis peak moments as soon as possible, and get results in the international arena."

　　It is also because there are higher yearnings and goals in mind, coupled with the coach’s ardent expectations, the young Hong Kong team members in the National Games every minute and every second, like a thriving sapling, try their best to absorb With nutrients, I look forward to the day when it grows into a towering tree as soon as possible.

　　After the interview, coach Jiang Huajun urged them to return to the player stand to watch the game, but after turning around, the girls had already raised their phones in the corner of the mixed mining area to commemorate their first National Games trip through selfies.

　　In the eyes of the coach, they are young athletes with high IQ, active training and a promising future.

But at this moment, they are also a group of innocent and joyful girls.

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