Recently, Xinhua News Agency, a domestic authoritative media organization, conducted a selection of the top ten international athletes. Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen outperformed fellow Olympic champions Quan Hongchan, Sun Yingsha, and Ma Long to become the only Chinese athlete selected. This news has sparked heated discussions and attention from netizens and the media.
We all know that after the Olympics, Quan Hongchan and Sun Yingsha became the two most popular and influential athletes in the domestic sports scene. Let's start with Quan Hongchan. After the Paris Olympics, her hometown, Meihet Village in Zhanjiang, has become a tourist attraction. It is reported that at peak times, tens of thousands of people visit Meihet Village every day. Tourists just want to see what kind of environment and family can cultivate such an excellent Quan Hongchan! The current Meihet Village has transformed from an unknown small village into a bustling market. This shows the influence of Quan Hongchan. Now let's talk about Sun Yingsha, whose influence is also very hot. Not long ago, a certain platform held an annual best female athlete voting selection. Sun Yingsha led by a landslide. It is reported that the number of votes received by the athletes after Sun Yingsha did not even reach half of Sun Yingsha's votes! This also shows how much Sun Yingsha is liked by netizens. It is precisely because of this that many netizens were optimistic about Quan Hongchan and Sun Yingsha in this selection of the top ten international athletes by Xinhua News Agency, but they did not expect that Zheng Qinwen would be the only Chinese athlete to make the cut. In addition, Ma Long's voice was also very high. Previously, Ma Long was selected as one of the top ten domestic athletes, and Ma Long's glory is even more dazzling. However, he was also eliminated this time!
Zheng Qinwen's selection is not surprising! Xinhua News Agency gave Zheng Qinwen a high evaluation. Especially Zheng Qinwen's ability to win the women's singles tennis championship at the Paris Olympics. This is not only the first time a Chinese female tennis player has won a championship, but also the first time an Asian female athlete has won a championship. Zheng Qinwen has created new history for Chinese and Asian tennis. Of course, in other events, Zheng Qinwen also performed well. At the Australian Open, Zheng Qinwen entered the Grand Slam final for the first time and finished as the runner-up. At the year-end finals, Zheng Qinwen made her debut and also finished as the runner-up. It can be said that in the past year, Zheng Qinwen has made too many breakthroughs. In the year-end world rankings, Zheng Qinwen even reached fifth place. On the Forbes list of female athlete incomes, Zheng Qinwen ranked fourth with $20.6 million. It can be seen that Zheng Qinwen has already become an internationally renowned star! Her selection is well-deserved!
Along with Zheng Qinwen, other athletes who made the cut for the top ten international athletes include F1 driver Max Verstappen, Paris Olympic 5000m/10000m double champion Beatrice Chebet, five-time Olympic wrestling champion Mijain Lopez, gymnastics queen Simone Biles, Olympic women's skateboarding bowl pool champion Alisa Tretiakova, Paris Olympic pole vault gold medalist Armand Duplantis, Paris Olympic men's singles tennis gold medalist Novak Djokovic, Paris Olympic swimming four-gold medalist Marchand, and the first post-00s World Footballer of the Year Vinicius.
Congratulations to Zheng Qinwen, and we look forward to more exciting performances from her in the new season!