Honors Arrive! Four National Table Tennis Players Receive National-Level Awards, Pan Zhanle and Zheng Qinwen Also Successfully Listed
Beijing time on January 10, 2025, in recognition of the outstanding achievements of our athletes at the 33rd Summer Olympic Games and the 17th Summer Paralympic Games, national-level awards have been announced one after another. Four national table tennis players made the list, including Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha, Fan Zhendong, and Wang Manyu. Other star athletes such as Chen Qingchen, Jia Yifan, Huang Yaqiong, Zheng Siwei, Huang Yuting, Sheng Lihao, and others have also received honors.
In recognition of the outstanding achievements of our athletes at the 33rd Summer Olympic Games and the 17th Summer Paralympic Games, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions has decided to award the May 1st Labor Medal to 29 athletes who won gold medals. They are Huang Yuting, Sheng Lihao, Li Yuehong, Deng Yawen, Liu Huanhua, Li Qian, Pan Zhanle, Feng Yu, Wang Liuyi, Wang Qianyi, Guo Qiqi, Hao Ting, Chen Yiwen, Wang Chuqin, Zheng Qinwen, Guo Jincheng, Dai Yunqiang, Hu Yang, Li Yingli, Lin Nali, Yin Menglu, Yan Zhiqiang, Lan Zhijian, Liu Li, Xu Haijiao, Pan Jiamin, Gu Xiaodan, Zhong Saichun, Li Yujie.
Among this list, Huang Yuting, Sheng Lihao, Deng Yawen, Pan Zhanle, Wang Chuqin, and Zheng Qinwen are all familiar star athletes who have achieved great success. For example, Pan Zhanle broke the world record in men's 100m freestyle swimming, and Zheng Qinwen is the first Asian athlete to win a gold medal in women's singles tennis at the Olympics. Their awards are well-deserved. Additionally, four sports teams, including the national hardcourt bowling mixed team, the national Paralympic swimming mixed 4x50m medley relay 20 points, the national wheelchair fencing men's epee team, and the national swimming team, were awarded the title of National Model Worker.
Furthermore, to recognize the outstanding contributions of our young athletes, the Communist Youth League Central Committee and the National Youth League have decided to award the China Youth May Fourth Medal to four youth groups, including the national artistic swimming team, the national Paralympic athletics 4x100m mixed relay, the national Paralympic swimming mixed 4x50m freestyle relay, and the national wheelchair fencing men's foil team. Thirty-two young athletes, including Liu Yunkun, Xie Yu, Ji Wenbo, Liu Hao, Lian Junjie, Yang Hao, Long Daoyi, Sun Jiajun, Wang Changhao, Xu Jiayu, Sun Yingsha, Fan Zhendong, Wang Manyu, Huang Yaqiong, Zheng Siwei, Zhang Tianxin, Wang Hao, Jin Hua, Cai Bingchen, Wang Xiaomei, Shi Yijie, Zou Yi, Wang Lichao, Zou Liankang, Yao Cuan, Yang Hong, Chen Yi, He Shenglao, Liao Keli, Huang Wenjuan, Jin Yucheng, Zhang Jie, were awarded the China Youth May Fourth Medal.
To recognize the outstanding achievements of our female athletes at the 33rd Summer Olympic Games and the 17th Summer Paralympic Games, and to further lead and inspire women to make new progress and contribute to the new era, the All-China Women's Federation has decided to award the title of National March 8th Red Flag Bearer to 30 female athletes, including Luo Shifang, Wu Yu, Chang Yuan, Chang Hao, Wang Ciyue, Xiang Bianxuan, Xiao Yanning, Zhang Yajie, Chang Yanni, Ding Xinyi, Huang Zhangjiayang, Wang Lanjing, Chen Qingchen, Jia Yifan, Yang Jiayu, Jiang Yuyan, Wu Chunyan, Yang Yue, Zhao Yuping, Li Fengmei, Xiao Zuxian, Liu Yutong, Zhang Qi, Lin Xiaomei, Cui Zhe, Han Miaoyu, Zhang Meng, Xiao Rong, Chen Yuandong, Kang Su. The national artistic gymnastics team, the national wheelchair fencing women's foil team, and the national wheelchair fencing women's epee team were awarded the title of National March 8th Red Flag Collective.
Many people may wonder why Ma Long and Chen Meng, who also won gold in Paris, did not make the list. In fact, they were already honored after the Tokyo Olympics, and the same applies to Quan Hongchan, Chen Yuxi, and others. Athletes who win honor for the country and compete for gold and silver will receive honors and respect in all aspects!