Recently, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Dingri County in Shigatse City, Tibet, touching the hearts of countless Chinese people.
After the earthquake, various government departments urgently responded to the national call, prepared relief materials, and sent them into the disaster area as soon as possible.
In addition to government departments, civilian organizations also immediately took action, especially several charity foundations established by celebrities, such as the "Han Hong Charity Foundation" and the "Huang Xiaoming Love Foundation," among others.
Many stars from the arts and sports worlds have also donated money and goods, for example, Wang Chuqin, a member of the Chinese table tennis team, donated to the "Han Hong Charity Foundation," making him the first athlete within the national table tennis team to donate for this Tibetan earthquake.
Wang Chuqin's donation has garnered unanimous praise, and even some of his detractors have stated that although he performed poorly in the men's singles event at the Olympics, he is absolutely responsible for being the first to step up and donate in the face of disaster.
In fact, after the Tibetan earthquake, people began to tally donations from celebrities and athletes. In the past, only celebrity donations were counted because, compared to celebrities, the earnings of athletes are negligible and not worth mentioning.
However, this time, athletes like Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha, Ma Long, and Zheng Qinwen were included in the statistics by netizens. The reason for this, according to some netizens, is that their popularity is on par with celebrities, and their endorsements are no less impressive.
Thus, after Wang Chuqin's donation, some netizens mentioned other popular national table tennis players.
Soon, news broke that Sun Yingsha had also made a donation, which she gave to the "China Rural Development Foundation."
Perhaps, Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin donated at the same time, or even earlier, but Wang Chuqin was the first national table tennis player whose donation was reported.
To date, Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin are the only two athletes from the national table tennis team who have donated. Because they are considered a "couple" by many fans, these fans refer to their actions as "husband sings, wife follows."
Regardless, it is hoped that their donation will set a good example for the sports world, encouraging more athletes to donate to the disaster area and help it return to normal life as soon as possible!