In the final match of Group A of the London Olympic Badminton (Weibo) Women's Doubles Competition held on March1,the world's No.1 China team and the South Korean team Zheng 65433/with 14: 2 11.
When Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli walked out of Wembley Stadium, nearly 6,000 fans gave them harsh boos, which was the first time in their career as invincible doubles team.
"As professional athletes, we are very helpless. But we must achieve good results, so we must save our physical strength and hope to play better in the next three games. " After the game, Yu Yang's helplessness has admitted that they didn't try their best in this game, but as for the reason, I'm afraid it's far from simple.
According to the rules, if they beat Zheng He in Group A, they will get the first place in Group A. In this case, they will be in the same half zone as Ching Tien's 140000 and Zhao's 140000, which means that China is likely to "kill each other" in advance before the final. Of course, in this case, it is impossible for China badminton women's doubles to win all the gold and silver medals.
To ensure that China Legion can win an extra medal by losing, I believe that such a decision is definitely not for two athletes, Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli. As a couple who have hardly tasted defeat in the past two years, it is absolutely painful to swallow a defeat in the Olympic Games, not to mention losing in this way, which is also a stain on their career. As athletes, for some "collective interests", they can only choose to obey.
From this point of view, what Yu Yang said in an interview after the game is not only "the helplessness of saving physical strength", but also "the helplessness of losing" and "the helplessness of having to lose".
A British spectator said excitedly after the game: "The two sides are below the international level, which is simply the training level, which is unfair to other players. China is a big sports country and should set an example for other teams and represent the image of China on the field. "
Maybe this sentence sounds harsh, but think about it carefully, should a big sports country "compete" for more medals in the Olympic Games by losing?
At this moment, I believe the two people who feel most uncomfortable are Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli, because if all goes well, they will be standing on the podium of the Olympic gold medal in a few days. Therefore, the efforts of the past four years have come to nothing at this moment.