Small goals, first to be the world's first [Competition]

The Olympic Games is the most comprehensive, prestigious and influential sports event, and the Olympic gold medal is the highest honor that all athletes yearn for.

The Olympic Games, a comprehensive stage, has extremely complex rules and constraints, and the grand gatherings of the world, politics, and diplomatic relations are also an extremely special and extremely important part of the Olympic Games among many sports events.

Therefore, in terms of professionalism, in fact, the Olympic Games cannot compare with some highly targeted professional events, at least table tennis.

Among the three major events in table tennis, the World Table Tennis Championships, also known as the World Table Tennis Championships, is the game with the highest gold content. In the Olympic Games, the rule for singles is that a table tennis federation or region can only have two players at most. Some countries with strong table tennis strength, such as Germany, such as the re-emerging Huaguo, need internal competition to determine two places. Therefore, although some athletes are not ranked low in the world, they may still miss the Olympic arena.

But it is also because of this rule that more small countries and lower-ranked athletes have the opportunity to show themselves on this grand stage.

If the World Table Tennis Championships is a arena for top players to compete at their peak, then the Olympic Games is a grassland where some athletes who are too remote and may not be able to reach other top competitions can gallop.

Therefore, the Olympic Games are the most likely to be dark horses.

The day after the final of the team competition, Su Yuan met such a pony in the third round of singles.

The third round is the match to determine the top sixteen.

Everyone was a little surprised, including Su Yuan.

A total of 64 people participated in the men's table tennis singles in the Olympic Games this time, divided into upper and lower halves, and a total of [-] seeded players according to the world ranking.

These 48 seeded players do not need to participate in the first and second rounds. The other [-] people form a group of three to decide the winner in the first round and the second round, and then directly participate in the third round. The sixteen seed players competed to determine the top sixteen.

And after the top [-], the really exciting game will almost begin.

And Su Yuan's opponent in the third round, that is, the person who came out of the group of three, was beyond everyone's expectations.

It wasn't a player who was ranked around [-] in the world as they predicted before, but a little-known kid from a little-known small country.

Yes, kid, this is the first reaction when everyone knows the age of Su Yuan's opponent, because he is only 14 years old, three years younger than Su Yuan, and he is the youngest player in the table tennis men's singles one person.

But when people got to know this 14-year-old kid out of curiosity, they fell silent again, feeling that the three words kid didn't seem to be suitable to describe him.

He is so special.

It's also admirable.

Su Yuan’s top sixteen opponent is named Sanjaman Asar, who comes from a small East Asian country called Atana. A country at war.

But this time for the Olympic Games, only Sanjaman participated in the entire country of Atana.

Only then did people remember that the athlete who held the national flag as the flag bearer at the opening ceremony turned out to be him.

So many people deliberately went to learn about Sanjaman's life.

Sanjaman and his elder brother were lost with their parents in the flames of war when they were very young. Since then, the two brothers have depended on each other for life, growing up with difficulty and stumbles.

My brother was a table tennis player before, so Sanjaman also played with his brother. The screen of the table tennis game was flickering on the side of the road, and the broken table kept in the ruins was all There have been figures of the two brothers.

They measure their war-ridden motherland with their feet, have seen too many separations between life and death, and have never found their parents again. Table tennis has become their sustenance in troubled times.

So small dreams took root in their hearts. Although they were weak, they also wanted to be on the stage of the Olympic Games and see the vast world outside.

Originally, it was decided that the two brothers would participate in the Olympic Games together, but perhaps once the dream of many years came true, the guard suddenly relaxed, and the fatigue of the past was backfired, and Sanjaman's brother got a serious illness.

Sick and helpless, the elder brother on the hospital bed smiled and patted his younger brother on the shoulder, pushing him out firmly.

"Oman, brother is waiting for you at home."

So Sanjaman came alone.

With no teammates, no coaches, and no accompanying team, at the young age of 14, he went to Paris to participate in the Olympic Games alone. Sanjaman just wanted to tell the world that his country is still there, and he country is not yet dead.

He also wants to tell his brother that he will carry his dream forward together.

And Sanjaman broke through the qualifying round alone, advanced to the third round, and successfully entered the public's sight.

He did it.

When Su Yuan and the Huaguo team members, including the coaching staff, learned of his opponent Sanjaman's life experience and experience, they were also silent for a long time.

The emotion that surged in my heart was called admiration.

They Huaguo once had such a hero.

When one's own country is in prison, there will always be many Liu Changchuns who will come forward.

They always admire such heroes, even if they are not from the same country, but everyone feels the same for the suffering.

When the match started and Su Yuan and Sanjaman stood on both sides of the same table, Su Yuan held his racket and looked at his opponent seriously.

Although Sanjaman is only 14 years old, three years younger than himself, but a child who grew up in the flames of war, a child who can go to the Olympics alone, in fact, it is not appropriate to describe him as a child.

He has bronze-colored skin that is obviously exposed to the sun every day, and his hair is extremely short, as if to reduce the need for grooming, leaving only a shallow layer of stubble. His stature is somewhat taller than Su Yuan's. , the dark eyeballs under the deep eye sockets looked at Su Yuan quietly, holding the racket tightly in his right hand, mature and firm.

Because I have experienced too much suffering, I also lost a little of the vitality that a teenager should have.

He and Su Yuan stood on both sides of the table. Against the backdrop, Su Yuan looked like the younger of the two, looking like a pampered young master.

Su Yuan gently closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, all the curiosity, admiration and a little impetuousness faded away from his eyes, and his whole person became calm and serious.

He admired such an opponent, so he had to show a serious attitude.

It can be said that Sanjaman was unlucky to meet Su Yuan just after he came out of the qualifying round. If he was in a group with weaker seeded players, he might not have no chance of qualifying if he rushed, but also, in a sense, he Also lucky.

The young man who grew up in the flames of war has not experienced systematic training. He learned all the skills from his brother and the game broadcast of Caton on TV. He can break through the qualifying round and advance to the third round. The brute force and talent, the second is his extremely firm belief.

Sanjaman's style of play was not systematic, he would play as he felt it was easy to score, and his movements were not very standard, but he had his own style. After playing a game, Su Yuan felt these things.

Except for being caught off guard at the beginning, after gradually adapting, Su Yuan still firmly gained the upper hand by relying on his tyrannical strength.

At 11:8, Su Yuan won the first game.

At the end of the game, Su Yuan looked at Sanjaman, and there seemed to be something flickering in his eyes, then he put down his racket and walked towards the rest of the Huaguo team.

Su Hai handed him the water again, Su Yuan took it, looked at the lonely Sanjaman on the other side, and pursed his lips.

The 1-minute break ended quickly, the two sides returned to the field, exchanged venues, and the game continued.

Su Yuan has already figured out Sanjaman's style of play. He can actually explode immediately and defeat Sanjaman with a stormy offensive, quickly end the game and advance to the top sixteen.

Su Yuan had just finished the final of the team competition the day before. Although his physical strength had almost recovered, his mental exhaustion could not be eliminated with a single sleep. Prolonging the battle was not a good choice for Su Yuan, let alone, He clearly has the ability to finish games quickly.

The most important thing Su Yuan should do at this time is to end the game quickly, and then continue to go back to rest and prepare for the next game. After all, the next few games will not be easy.

But when Su Yuan returned to the table, saw Sanjaman's resolute expression on the opposite side, and when he took the referee's ball and was about to serve, he paused for a moment, but still didn't choose to explode.

Su Yuan chose the most thankless way, took a little effort to control his strength to the same level as Sanjaman, and played a coaching match with him.

Originally, everyone watched the first game and thought the game would end 4:0, but it ended with a score of 4:2.

Sanjaman is very smart. Under the demonstration of Su Yuan's standard, he directly corrected his movements on the field. The more he played, the smoother his movements became.

"Thank you."

When shaking hands after the game, Sanjaman sincerely thanked Su Yuan in broken English with an accent.

Taking a closer look, Su Yuan found that Sanjaman was thinner than he thought. When shaking hands, Su Yuan felt that Sanjaman's hand was only thick, almost covering the whole hand, except for the bones. Thick calluses are not just the calluses from the grip of the racket, but also from the usual hard work.

And the clothes on Sanjaman's body also looked empty, as if they could be blown away by the wind, he was skinny and skinny.

But when Sanjaman and Su Yuan thanked him, even though he was full of suffering, his eyes were dotted with stars.

Finally, there was a trace of vitality in the young man's eyes that he should have at his age.

Su Yuan couldn't help but bend his eyes, and his head was a little swollen from overuse. Although he was a little tired, he didn't feel bad.

If he could help, if he could lend a helping hand, why wouldn't he do it?

Su Yuan shook Sanjaman's hand, bent his eyes and invited: "Would you like to come to our country as a guest, together with your brother."

Sanjaman looked at Su Yuan in surprise and was stunned.

"I admire you very much, so can you give me a chance to be friends?" Su Yuan said seriously.

The dots of light in Sanjaman's eyes converged, his eyes were like torches, and he nodded shyly and excitedly, finally looking like a 14-year-old boy.

Later, the Huaguo Team Table Tennis Federation directly invited the young player from Atana and his brother to Huaguo for training, and another good story was written.

That's not the spirit of the Olympics.

—Peace, friendship and solidarity.

All the people in Huaguo are willing to extend a helping hand and give the suffering people as much shelter as human beings can.

Su Yuan originally wanted to pay out of his own pocket, but after learning about this, he smiled not surprisingly, turned around and devoted himself to the game more focused.

Sixteen into eight - 4:1.

Eight into four - 4:2.

The day of the game was spent day by day. Su Yuan and Zhong Yu fought in the upper and lower halves, advancing all the way, and soon ushered in their semi-finals.

As long as they can win the semi-finals, they can successfully meet in the Olympic singles final.

With the schedule of the semi-finals released, the climax of table tennis in the Olympic Games has gradually reached its climax.

At [-]:[-] p.m. on the evening of August [-]th, the men's singles semi-final officially began.

In the first game, Su Yuan (Hua) vs Enoch Robb (Germany).

Second match, Zhong Yu (Hua) vs Samuel Mancini (Italy)

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