On August 2, Beijing time, in the badminton mixed doubles final of the Paris Olympic Games, the Chinese combination Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong defeated the South Korean combination and won the gold medal. This is the 13th gold medal won by the Chinese delegation at this Olympic Games.
Coach Zhang Jun (right) watches the game from the sidelines (Source: CCTV News)
During the game, a "robust" figure on the sidelines attracted the attention of netizens. It is understood that this is Zhang Jun, the coach of the Chinese badminton team, who is a two-time Olympic champion. In response to this, netizens joked: He looks like a fat man who "doesn't understand football".
Zhang Jun and Gao Ling (Source: Chengdu Daily)
Public information shows that Zhang Jun was born in 1977. In 1996, at the age of 19, he entered the national team and partnered with Wuhan native Gao Ling to win the mixed doubles championship in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2004 Athens Olympics. It is worth mentioning that the guest commentator of this game of the "IELTS" team is Gao Ling.
Before this game, Zhang Jun said in an exclusive interview: "The outside world has high expectations for our performance in the Paris Olympics, and we will strive for better results. From the current point of view, we have achieved full participation in 5 individual events. Qualification has laid a good foundation for achieving good results in the Paris Olympics. However, the actual difficulties of the Paris Olympics will be many, and we must be prepared for the most difficult ones."
Source: Jimu News Comprehensive CCTV Sports, Chengdu Daily, Netizen Comments, etc.
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