Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Olympics in Progress: Wu Peng

You must be very familiar with the protagonist of our panoramic character today, Chinese swimmer Wu Peng.


On the first gold day of the Doha Asian Games, the Chinese Army achieved a full victory. In the swimming event that has received much attention, Chinese athletes won all the championships in the five events they participated in. Among them, Wu Peng's reversal is the most exciting and unforgettable.


As the dark horse of the last Asian Games, Wu Peng won three gold medals and became the leader of the Chinese men's team. As the defending champion, Wu Peng knows his burdens and expectations. Only ranked third in the preliminaries, after the two Japanese eager for revenge, we couldn't help but worry that Wu Peng would be able to defend his title in the final. Although Wu Peng himself expressed that he had not done his best, he had reservations and was full of confidence. But the naturally worried Chinese still sweats. Even the commentary consultant of CCTV kept saying that the two players of the Japanese team have good skills and strength. This is not to build others' morale and destroy one's own prestige before the competition, but to worry about the prospects and anxiety of professionals and insiders. To a certain extent, it also showed the desire and concern for victory in the game.


After the starting gun was fired, Wu Peng was obviously slower by half a beat, which was destined to be in a state of catching up for most of the game. Having been behind the Japanese, coupled with the failure of the preliminaries and the weakness of the jump, most of us thought the game was hopeless. At that time, I was filled with a trace of regret and watched Wu Peng's hard pursuit. While accepting the failure, I also had a faint hope of a turnaround. Wu Peng is really good. When he was about to reach one hundred and fifty meters, he took advantage of the opportunity of hitting the wall to accelerate, and he started to sprint with all his strength and chase bravely. With his exertion, our sad heart was gradually overcome by hope. At that time, my heart almost touched my throat, and even eagerly wanted to take it out and put it in my hand to make it more comfortable. After winning the game by nearly 30 meters, Wu Peng achieved his first lead in the game and maintained it to the end. In the face of sudden happiness, I don't know what to do. After all, this gold medal is too difficult! The whole process of the game is too exciting, such a victory is not only the sport itself, it also contains a certain inspiring spirit.


While we were still immersed in happiness and dizziness after the game, Wu Peng seemed unusually calm. "I watched a lot of videos of my opponent before the game, until he was quite good in the first 150 meters. So I formulated a tactic of chasing after the first half and making an effort to surpass by 50 meters." Wu Peng appeared to be everything in an interview after the game. Be in control. But the audience who has watched the game knows the thrills and thrills, the difficulties and the difficulties. Through the competition, Wu Peng showed extraordinary calmness and excellent psychological quality, as well as a clear head and ability to control the game. The game is where the bayonet is popular, either you die or I die. Fortunately, what we saw was the blood of the enemy.


At the award ceremony, Wu Peng wore a pair of wide-brimmed glasses, but he was somewhat delicate. Overcoming the top two Japanese in the preliminaries, this was achieved without bloodshed. Watching the five-star red flag rise high above the stadium, the two sun flags are lifelessly separated on both sides of our bright five-star red flag, and the high national anthem is heard in the ears. When we saw Wu Peng sing the national anthem with his right hand on his chest and watched the national flag rise, we knew what moved, what national pride and spirit were. At this moment, the entire audience in China also reached today's climax.


Of course, this is only the first day of the game. It is also a relatively strong event for the Chinese team. The more difficult games are yet to come, and the greater test is yet to come. But we have no retreat, because what we are pursuing is not only today's Asian Games, but also the 2008 Olympics two years later, at that time the "higher, faster and stronger" sportsmanship. We can only move forward, move forward, move forward.


Wonderful content, please watch the "Olympics in Progress" broadcast at 18:35 on May 21, 2007!


Originally aired last May 21, 2007.