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Returning from the Olympic Games, what are the four Shandong champions busy with? | Sun Mengya: Putting gold medals on her parents' shoulders

2024-08-27

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The Olympic Games were full of strong competitors and fierce competition. 45 Shandong athletes won 5 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze medals, showing the "Shandong Power" to the world and reflecting Shandong's responsibility as a major sports province.
After the flowers and applause, what do the athletes do after returning home? Please follow the reporter of Dazhong News to get to know the four Shandong Olympic champions.
On August 15, Sun Mengya, the champion of the women's 500m double rowing event at the 2024 Paris Olympics and a native of Zaozhuang, returned to her hometown in Shandong.
After returning to Shandong, Sun Mengya’s first stop was the Shandong Provincial Water Sports Management Center in Rizhao City. This was the place where she first boarded a kayak after joining the provincial team, and it was also the place where she trained day and night before joining the national team.
On the morning of August 16, students of Zaozhuang Sports School were excited and enthusiastic. They held up banners at the school gate and lined up neatly to welcome Sun Mengya "home". This is Sun Mengya's second stop after returning to Shandong, and it is the "alma mater" where she started her sports career. Many citizens at the scene were delighted and took photos with Sun Mengya and signed autographs.
At her alma mater, facing her former coaches and classmates, Sun Mengya said sincerely: "I could not win this gold medal without the support of my hometown. I started from here and stepped into various major competitions step by step to win gold and silver medals. I hope my hometown will get better and better. I also hope to use this gold medal to inspire my juniors to work hard for their dreams."
After leaving her alma mater, Sun Mengya rushed to her parents' home in Daozhuang Village, Malantun Town, Taierzhuang District, Zaozhuang City, to reunite with her family. Sun Mengya's parents waited at the door early, waiting for their daughter to return. The people in her hometown were also looking forward to seeing the Olympic champion and feeling the pride and honor. Everyone held flowers and pulled up a banner that read "Welcome! Olympic champion Sun Mengya". The usually quiet Daozhuang Village was now filled with the sound of gongs and drums.
Sun Mengya's home was surrounded by neighbors who came to congratulate her. Sun Mengya thanked everyone for coming, "I am very happy and excited to be back home!" Sun Mengya said. Amid warm applause, Sun Mengya put the Olympic gold medals on her parents and shared the honor with them.
When the reporter asked what her plans were for this return home, Sun Mengya smiled and said, "I want to eat the spicy chicken cooked by my parents and the dumplings they make."
In addition to spending time with her family, Sun Mengya, who rarely returns home, also immersed herself in the rich and colorful leisure life of the people in her hometown. On the evening of August 17, Sun Mengya appeared at the home stadium of the Women's Super League in Zaozhuang, interacted cordially with fans at the Zaozhuang Cultural and Sports Center Stadium, and cheered for the Shandong women's football team. On August 23, Sun Mengya appeared in the audience of the Star Yao Zaozhuang Concert, transformed into a "little fan girl", and "cheered" for the singers on stage with the citizens of Zaozhuang.
(Reported by reporters Wu Zongyi and Li Zirui of Dazhong News; planned by Shen Hong, Wang Jinghua and Li Zhongyun)
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