Original Title: Xinhua News Agency’s Sports Department Named China’s Top Ten Athletes in 2021
The Sports Department of Xinhua News Agency selected the top ten Chinese athletes in 2021 as follows:
1. Ma Long (male, 33 years old, table tennis)
Ma Long won the men’s singles championship in table tennis at the Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first defending men’s singles in the history of table tennis in the Olympic Games, and the player with the most world championship titles in the history of table tennis (26 titles).
This is July 30, 2021. Chinese player Ma Long celebrated his scoring in the men’s singles final of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Yuguo
2. Chen Yufei (female, 23 years old, badminton)
In the Tokyo Olympics badminton women’s singles final, Chen Yufei defeated Dai Ziying in three games and won the fifth Olympic women’s singles gold medal for Guoyu. In the National Games, Chen Yufei once again demonstrated strong strength, defending the women’s singles champion.
This is August 1, 2021. Chinese player Chen Yufei displayed the national flag on his sportswear after winning the badminton women’s singles final at the Tokyo Olympics.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xue Yubin
3. Lu Xiaojun (male, 37 years old, weightlifting)
Lv Xiaojun, who participated in the Olympics for the third time, won the men’s 81 kg weightlifting gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. This is also his second Olympic gold medal. He has become the oldest Olympic champion in weightlifting history and China’s weightlifter with the most Olympic medals.
This is July 31, 2021. Chinese athlete Lu Xiaojun celebrated at the men’s 81 kg weightlifting award ceremony at the Tokyo Olympics.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Lei
4. Gong Lijiao (female, 32 years old, track and field)
At the Tokyo Olympics, Gong Lijiao won the women’s shot put championship with a score of 20 meters 58 and won the first field event gold medal in the history of the Chinese Olympics. In September, Gong Lijiao achieved four consecutive championships in the women’s shot put event at the National Games.
This is August 1, 2021. Chinese player Gong Lijiao celebrates in the Tokyo Olympics women’s shot put final.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Lili
5. Wang Shun (male, 27 years old, swimming)
At the Tokyo Olympics, Wang Shun won the gold medal in the men’s 200-meter medley. In the National Games, he signed up for all six events to win gold, and achieved three consecutive championships in the 200-meter and 400-meter individual medleys. The total number of gold medals in the National Games has reached 15.
This is July 30, 2021. Chinese athlete Wang Shun celebrated after winning the men’s 200m individual medley final in the Tokyo Olympics.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Du Yu
6. Zhang Yufei (female, 23 years old, swimming)
At the Tokyo Olympics, Zhang Yufei won gold in the women’s 200-meter butterfly with a performance that broke the Olympic record. Later, she won another gold in the women’s 4X200m freestyle relay, breaking the world record, and won the silver medal in the women’s 100m butterfly and 4X100m medley relay. At the National Games, Zhang Yufei won another 4 gold and 1 silver.
This is August 1, 2021, the Tokyo Olympic swimming event came to an end. Chinese athlete Zhang Yufei showed her two gold medals in the women’s 200-meter butterfly and women’s 4X200-meter freestyle relay events, as well as in the women’s 100-meter butterfly and mixed men’s and women’s 4X100. Two silver medals won in the meter medley relay event.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Chang
7. Su Bingtian (male, 32 years old, track and field)
Su Bingtian broke the Asian record with a time of 9.83 seconds at the Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first Chinese to enter the men’s 100m final of the Olympic Games and leading the Chinese men’s 4X100m relay team to fourth place. In the National Games, Su Bingtian won the men’s “flying man war” championship with a time of 9.95 seconds. This is also his tenth time to break the 10-second mark.
This is August 1, 2021. Chinese athlete Su Bingtian celebrates after the men’s 100m semifinal in the Tokyo Olympics.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lv Xiaowei
8. Yang Qian (female, 21 years old, shooting)
Yang Qian won the first gold medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games for the Chinese Army in the women’s 10-meter air rifle finals at the Tokyo Olympics. After that, her partner Yang Haoran won the gold medal in the 10-meter air rifle mixed team competition and became China’s first “post-00” Olympic double gold medalist. .
This is July 24, 2021, after Chinese athlete Yang Qian won the first gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics shooting women’s 10m air rifle finals, he celebrated at the award ceremony.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Huanzong
9. Gu Ailing (female, 18 years old, freestyle skiing)
In March, Gu Ailing won 2 golds and 1 bronze at the World Freestyle Skiing Championships. In December, she returned from injury and won the World Cup at the Steamboat World Cup in the United States, and created a history of women’s athletes completing two-week forward somersaults and four-week rotations in freestyle skiing competitions.
This is January 30, 2021. Chinese player Gu Ailing showed off two gold and one bronze medals after the 2021 X Games Winter Games in Aspen, USA.
Xinhua News Agency
10. Shi Tingmao (female, 30 years old, diving)
Shi Tingmao won two gold medals in women’s 3-meter springboard singles and doubles at the Tokyo Olympics. He won double golds in the second consecutive Olympics. Since participating in the World Championships in 2011, Shi Tingmao has swept the world championships, diving World Cup and Olympic champions. Slam victory record.
This is August 1, 2021. Chinese athlete Shi Tingmao celebrates at the women’s three-meter springboard award ceremony for the Tokyo Olympic diving event.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Chang
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