In the men's team final of the Tokyo Olympic Table Tennis at the evening of August 6, Beijing time, the Chinese team composed of Ma Long, Xu Xin and Fan Zhendong defeated Ocharov , Pol and Francesca successfully won the championship, and the German team finally won the silver medal. In the early morning of the 7th, Ocharov wrote a Chinese paragraph on Weibo to pay tribute to the Chinese team, and became a hot search on Weibo in the morning.
During the Olympics, many foreign athletes would speak Chinese and show their Chinese skills in front of the camera. Ocharov, Ansailong , Ishikawa Kasumi and others showed off their Chinese during the Olympics, which won the favor of Chinese netizens and became the most popular foreign athletes among Chinese audiences.
"Ma Long Protector" Ocharov
Ocharov has lost 19 times and lost 19 times, and often cleared all obstacles for Ma Long. Then he lost to Ma Long in the semi-finals and sent Ma Long to the finals, and got the nickname "Ma Long Protector". Because he is very strong and comprehensive, he is considered a "hexagon warrior" similar to Ma Long, and is also called "hexagon nurse".
Ocharov is also a fan of Malone, and even asked his wife to wear Malone's jersey to play with herself. Malone also said that Ocharov came to China many times before, and the two usually have a good relationship. Outside the arena, they also make appointments to play billiards in private.
Before the Olympics, Ocharov showed Chinese in the video only for "Hello everyone" and "Happy New Year", etc. However, in Tokyo, Ocharov began to post on Weibo in Chinese, not only rigorously distinguishing "the land", but also in the text, his respect for Chinese athletes and China has "gained countless fans".
In the men's singles bronze medal battle, Ocharov defeated Chinese Taipei player Lin Yunru to win the bronze medal. After the game, fans celebrated the Chinese team's championship and runner-up on social platforms, and also put "Ocharov Cry" on the hot search on Weibo.
, called "pure girl" by Chinese fans, Kasumi Ishikawa
, was also the hot search by netizens. Japanese female table tennis player Kasumi Ishikawa. Like Ai Fukuhara, she has been trained in China for a long time, so she speaks a mouthful of Mandarin with a Northeast flavor.
When interviewing with Chinese reporters, Kasumi Ishikawa did not need a translator and could communicate in fluent Chinese. He even served as a translator for other Japanese players after the game. In the doubles match of the girls' team finals, when Chen Meng and Wang Manyu communicated, Kasumi Ishikawa should use a racket to block his mouth to prevent Kasumi Ishikawa from hearing it.
Ishikawa Kasumi looks sweet, is modest, and has a cute personality. She is also a fan of Ma Long. She once publicly stated that she wanted to pair with Ma Long to play mixed doubles, so she was also loved by Chinese fans and was called "Pure Girl".
In the women's singles competition, compared with the netizens' applause when it was eliminated by Sun Yingsha by Ito Mima , and many comments were full of regret in the topic discussion of #Ishikawa Kasumi out#.
Brazilian Table Tennis Player Hugo Calderano
Table Tennis Player Hugo Calderano, at the 2018 Qatar Open, he defeated Bohr, Zhang Benzhihe and Lin Gaoyuan , etc. In the men's singles quarterfinals at the 2018 ITTF Finals, he also defeated Fan Zhendong. At that time, fans encouraged him to learn Chinese and come to China to play in the future.
In May 2020, Hugo opened Weibo. On the 2020 ITTF Finals , he was interviewed in Chinese and said, "I think my level is very high in China and Zhengzhou, and I am very happy to be at my level."
can be seen that Calderano has a good grasp of Chinese vocabulary, but the grammar still needs to be improved.
However, before this year's Spring Festival, Calderano greeted everyone in Chinese in the video, and his pronunciation has improved greatly. Before going to the battle, he also showed a Chinese section on a TV program in Brazil.
Danish badminton player An Sailong
8 The badminton men's singles final of the Tokyo Olympics on August 2, Chinese player Chen Long lost to Danish player An Sailong 0:2 and won the runner-up.After winning the game, An Sailon was so excited that he shed tears. The two exchanged each other's jerseys, and the friendship of mutual appreciation touched the audience.
In fact, An Sailong is still a "Chinese master". Not only is he very good at speaking in Chinese, but even "An Sailong" is his own Chinese name.
An Sailong started learning Chinese in 2014. According to himself, it was just a joke at the time. He thought that learning Chinese could help him become a better badminton player, so he began to look for Chinese teachers online and practice Chinese while driving and eating. There is no problem with basic Chinese communication over the past six years. Recently, he accepted a tongue twister challenge initiated by netizens on Weibo.
Unlike Ai Fukuhara and Kasumi Ishikawa who often train in China, An Sailong has no relationship with national badminton , and rarely comes to China. Maybe he didn't expect that learning Chinese well would make him so popular in China.
French fencing coach: Yuge Oberley
In the women's heavy sword individual final on July 24, Chinese player Sun Yiwen defeated the Romanian player and won the third gold for the Chinese delegation.
Sun Yiwen's French coach Yuge Oberley screamed and rushed to the stage. The scene of Sun Yiwen's celebration also became a hot search. Foreign netizens also said, "Somehow, I feel that coach Oberli is more excited than the fencing player himself."
Also Chinese netizens noticed that during the game, the foreign coach tried his best to encourage Sun Yiwen in Chinese: "One article, one article, don't panic, don't panic..."
Yuge Oberley won the men's heavy sword individual silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2004 Athens Olympics men's heavy sword team gold medal. Since 2016, Oberley has served as the coach of the Chinese fencing team male and female heavy swords. He is currently the head coach of the Chinese heavy swords team . Some basic Chinese is no problem.
Upstream News Reporter Tang Hao
