China's next-gen athletes are making waves at the 2024 Paris Olympics, bringing home medals and breaking new ground! 🏆🇨🇳
19-year-old breaker Liu Qingyi, better known as B-Girl 671, rocked the stage in breaking's Olympic debut. 💃 Though she narrowly missed the finals against Lithuania's Dominika Banevic, Liu bounced back to claim a historic bronze after defeating the Netherlands' India Sardjoe. Talk about making moves! 🎶
Over at the iconic Place de la Concorde, another 19-year-old sensation, Deng Yawen, soared to gold in women's BMX freestyle. 🚴♀️✨ Her flawless run left the crowd in awe, and Deng humbly said she felt lucky to win. But we all know skill played a huge part! 😏
In speed climbing, 22-year-old Wu Peng scaled new heights, grabbing silver in the men's event. 🧗♂️ His lightning-fast 4.77 seconds finish was just 0.02 seconds behind Indonesia's gold medalist Veddriq Leonardo. So close! ⏱️
Let's not forget 15-year-old skateboarder Cui Chenxi, who rolled into fourth place in women's skateboarding, marking China's best result in the event so far. 🛹💫 With talents like hers, the future looks bright!
With so many young stars shining on the global stage, it's clear that China's future in sports is lit! 🔥 Keep an eye out, because these names are just getting started. 😉
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
