Can Ning Zetao return as king?
From winning the gold medal in men's 100 meter freestyle at the 20 15 World Championships, to becoming a national idol, and then being removed from the national team due to the "endorsement storm" and the collapse of the Rio Olympic Games, Ning Zetao spent a year and a half explaining what is called "two worlds of ice and fire".
Fortunately, Ning Zetao, whose career and reputation are at the freezing point, gradually showed the trend of "rebirth from the fire" after training in Australia: in the short-course swimming competition in Queensland, Australia in July and August this year, he not only won the 50-meter freestyle and 100-meter freestyle, but also broke the national and Asian records of the two events 100-meter short-course respectively. In the expectation of the outside world, whether Ning Zetao can return as the king is also the biggest suspense and highlight of the next National Games.
At the 12th National Games four years ago, the sunshine boy won the men's 50m and100m freestyle gold medals by breaking the Asian record. Now he is no longer a teenager. I hope he can use his own strength to clear his name in Tianjin and build a bridge to return to the national team.
Can Sun Yang become the "King of Gold" again?
After Yao Ming and Liu Xiang retired one after another, Sun Yang, the "king of freestyle", has become a flag of China sports.
At the last National Games, Sun Yang became the "king of many gold medals" with five gold medals. In this National Games, he still signed up for seven events (four individual events and three relays) and remained the biggest competitor of the Golden King.
In this year's World Championships, Sun Yang won two gold medals in men's 200m freestyle and 400m freestyle. However, due to physical reasons, she only finished fifth in the 800m freestyle final and withdrew from the 1500m competition. So for Sun Yang, physical fitness will also be the biggest challenge he faces in this National Games.
It is also reported that Ning Zetao's Henan, Guangdong and Liaoning teams will compete with the powerful Zhejiang team in the men's relay event, which will also pose a great threat to Sun Yang's three relay events.
Can "Super Dan" achieve "four consecutive championships"?
At the last National Games, veteran swimmer Wu Peng won the men's 200m butterfly four times in a row, becoming the first winner in the history of the National Games. As the champion of badminton men's singles in the previous three National Games, "Super Dan" also won four consecutive championships in Tianjin this time.
However, it is not easy for Dānlín to stick to the badminton court at the age of 34, not to mention that the World Badminton Championships being held in Scotland will end on the opening day of the National Games. This high-intensity and high-density schedule is a great test for his body and mind.
As early as three years ago, Dānlín won all the gold medals in international and domestic competitions more than twice, creating an unprecedented "double grand slam" in international badminton. Therefore, for Dānlín of this National Games, the ranking is just a cloud, and what is more important than his achievements is his persistence and love for badminton.
Who's Wang Zhongwang?
Rio Olympic Games put China table tennis team members in the position of "network celebrities". With the support of head coach Liu and some table tennis generals after retirement, the current situation of the national football team is even more interesting.
In China table tennis, there is a saying that "the Olympic gold medal is easy to get, but the national champion is hard to find". In the hands of active countries with world champions, only Malone has won the gold medal in the National Games.
For ZhangJike and Ding Ning, who have won the Grand Slam in the Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Asian Games, Asian Championships and other international events, it is absolutely the most important thing to compete for a gold medal in men's and women's singles at the National Games.
How many new records will be produced?
The National Games has always been the cradle of all kinds of records. The 11th National Games (Jinan) set five world records, 16 Asian records and 39 national records; The 12th National Games (Shenyang) surpassed and tied two world records, setting five Asian records and 14 national records.
During the National Games, China maintained an upward trend in swimming and track events. At this year's World Championships, they won 3 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze and 2 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze respectively, and many achievements entered the world's advanced ranks.
Weightlifting is the biggest contributor to the new records of previous National Games. In addition, China's bicycle has achieved a breakthrough of zero Olympic gold medal in Rio, which is expected to witness a new record in Tianjin.
Who is the brightest star?
Finding new people is also one of the important values of the National Games. Wang, Liu Xiang and Sun Yang. They all went to the world from the National Games. Now, Fan Zhendong, who has been regarded as the future "leader" of China table tennis men's team, eliminated London Olympic champion ZhangJike in the men's singles1quarter final of the last National Games and became famous in World War I..
In this National Games, "post-90s" has become the mainstream, and more "post-00s" will make their debut in this National Games. Perhaps, among the future sports superstars in China, there will be people who are not familiar to the audience at present. At that time, their resumes will all say "Tianjin National Games" in a colorful way.
Looking forward to their wonderful performance.