Chen Menghtml defeated teammate Sun Yingsha 24 to 2 to win the championship and successfully defended the Olympic women's singles championship. During the Paris Olympics cycle, Chen Meng defeated Sun Yingsha twice. He defeated Sun Yingsha for the first time in the Saudi Grand Slam and won the championship. It was also at this stop that he locked up the women's singles qualification for the Olympics. The second time she defeated Sun Yingsha was in the women's singles final of the Paris Olympic Games, becoming the third player in the history of women's table tennis to successfully defend the title.
After the game, according to the "Qingdao Evening News" report, Chen Meng's parents and grandmother were watching the game together. Chen Meng’s father, Chen Liang, choked up after the game: Happy! Very happy! Proud of my daughter! Became the third Olympic women's singles double champion in the history of the national table tennis team! I feel sorry for my daughter too! Fans can also understand the mood of Chen Meng's father. After all, they are all Chinese players, and the cheers are one-sided. There were almost all Sun Yingsha fans at the scene, holding banners of Sun Yingsha, and kept shouting "Come on Sun Yingsha". When Sun Yingsha won, the whole audience cheered, but when Chen Meng won, they booed, and even cheered.
You must know that in the past when the Chinese team met in the finals, they usually held up the national flag and shouted "Come on China." Even if the fans are highly targeted, the commentators are also very biased, making it look like Chen Meng is not Chinese. These fans in the rice circle applauded overwhelmingly, but in fact they could only put pressure on Sun Yingsha. Chen Meng once said that my time has come, which was shocking. Now that he is a two-time Olympic champion, it makes sense, and his status in the table tennis world is firmly established.
Media people denounce the fandom, but they don’t understand the mentality of the fandom. It’s okay to lose to foreigners, but you can’t lose to your own people? Do you get any money if someone wins the championship? Chen Meng and Sun are both Chinese girls. Whoever wins is worthy of pride. Media person Xu Zexin said: Congratulations to Chen Meng, for truly interpreting the situation of one person against thousands of troops. I have never heard you yell so loudly when playing against Japanese players. I really don’t give Chen Meng any respect at all.
At the women's singles table tennis awards ceremony, Sun Yingsha's fans shouted Sun Yingsha's name throughout the event, regardless of Chen Meng being the winner. It's very uncomfortable to listen to. I support both athletes and hope that fans will be more sensible. Both athletes are Chinese. No matter how much you love your idols, after all, this is in public and in a foreign country. It is best not to let foreigners see our jokes.
Ifeng.com reporter Xu Yiyu reported that AFP reporter arnaud richard asked him why everyone supports Sun Yingsha so much instead of supporting Chen Meng? This is fandom culture. Someone posted on social media: Is it difficult to cheer for the Chinese team? The auditorium was so noisy. I originally wanted Sun Yingsha to win the Grand Slam, but now I feel sorry for Chen Meng.
The audience at the scene should be organized by Sun Yingsha’s support group, and there were almost no supporters of Chen Meng. There was a moment that impressed me deeply. After everyone shouted "Come on Sun Yingsha", a man shouted "Come on Chen Meng", but no one followed him, which was a sharp contrast. Moreover, after Chen Meng won the championship, the scene did not get excited. Fortunately, athletes speak by their strength, not by their fans.
