Guess who's rolling into the Paris 2024 Olympics? 🎉 It's 11-year-old skateboarder Zheng Haohao from Huizhou City, south China's Guangdong Province! She's not just any competitor; she's the youngest Chinese athlete set to make waves in Paris. 🌊
Zheng clinched her spot in the women's park skateboarding event after nailing the Olympic Qualification Series in Shanghai and Budapest earlier this year. 🛹 \"I feel pretty good, just to help realize my childhood dream, because when I was young, I wanted to take part in the Olympic Games,\" she told China Media Group after her stellar performance in Budapest.
Despite her age, Zheng is cool as a cucumber 🥒 about the upcoming Games. \"After taking around four years from being a newcomer on the skateboard to making my Olympic debut, the Olympics would be the least stressful event for me,\" she said confidently. Talk about #Goals! 🙌
Her ambition? To land in the top 16. And get this—she'll celebrate her 12th birthday on the closing day of the Paris Olympics! 🎂 What a way to ring in a new year! 🥳
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are kicking off this Friday, and China is bringing the heat! 🔥 A squad of 405 athletes, including 42 Olympic gold medalists, will compete in 236 events across 30 sports. Zhou Jinqiang, deputy director of China's State General Administration of Sport, shared that the average age of the competitors is 25, with 223 athletes making their Olympic debut. Talk about fresh talent! 🌟
Table tennis superstar Sun Yingsha, defending champion of the women's singles, couldn't contain her excitement: \"I feel both excited and proud to be in this national team jersey.\" Her teammate Fan Zhendong added, \"After recent preparation, training, and practice, I think I'm ready for the Olympic Games.\" Can't wait to see them smash it! 🏓💥
Adding to the excitement, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng will attend the opening ceremony and other events of the 33rd Olympic Games in Paris as President Xi Jinping's Special Representative. This move showcases China's support for the international Olympic movement and France's hosting of the Games. 🇨🇳🤝🇫🇷
China has a rich history with the Olympics, having hosted both the summer and winter editions in less than two decades, plus three Asian Games. President Xi Jinping has often highlighted the power of sports in promoting national health and global unity. 🌍❤️
\"We should promote solidarity through sports, build up positive energy across the international community, join hands to tackle global challenges such as climate change, food crisis, and terrorism, and shape a better future through cooperation,\" President Xi said last July during the opening ceremony of the 31st summer FISU World University Games in Chengdu.
With young stars like Zheng Haohao leading the way, the future of Chinese sports looks brighter than ever! ⭐️ Keep an eye out for these athletes as they chase perfection in Paris! 🇫🇷✨
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
