Youth Home ｜ Tan Qiang, the ＂warm man＂ of Anshi Normal University, won the silver medal in the badminton mixed team final of Universiade

　　On the evening of August 2nd, the final of the mixed badminton team of Chengdu Universiade started in the gymnasium of Shuangliu Sports Center. Tan Qiang from Anhui Normal University took part in the men's doubles competition with regret. In the end, China lost 2-3 to China Taipei team and won the silver medal.

　　The final of the Universiade badminton mixed team adopted the best of five games system. In the fourth match, Tan Qiang and his partner Ren Xiangyu entered the game slowly, and were intercepted and killed many times in front of the net, losing the first game at 16: 21. In the second game, Tan Ren combined to adjust the state, reduce mistakes and pay attention to the quality of defense, and pulled back a game at 21: 18. In the deciding game, the scores of the two sides rose alternately, but the attack of the China Taipei team was sharper, and finally Tan Ren lost at 14: 21.

　　"losing in the first half was suppressed by the opponent"

　　After the game, the reporter connected Yu Binglong, head coach of Anhui Badminton Team. Yu Binglong said that Tan Qiang, a player, has been specializing in doubles in his sports career. His technical characteristics are strong ball control ability, fast speed in the first half and fierce pouncing in front of the net. In badminton doubles, on the basis of the balance of attack and defense, the two partners also have some complementary skills. Tan Qiang often plays the role of interception in the first half, and often has a wonderful performance in the game.

　　Commenting on the defeat of the China team and the performance of Tan Ren, Yu Binglong thinks that the result of the game is very normal. Because of the badminton events of this Universiade, the top ten players in each individual event in the world were absent, and the overall level of teams such as China and China Taipei was even, so the winners and losers were playing on the spot. Take this men's doubles match as an example. Tan Ren lost in the first half of the game, and their speed of receiving the ball in front of the net was suppressed by their opponents, so the quality of returning the ball was not high, and they were repeatedly smashed by their opponents in the backcourt.

　　Looking forward to the next men's doubles competition, Yu Binglong still thinks that Tan Qiang is worth looking forward to. The China team sent He Jiting/Zhou Haodong, Tan Qiang/Ren Xiangyu, two of the four men's doubles teams, to play. In the international competitions over the past year or so, these two teams have experienced excessive experience, and their world rankings and achievements are also steadily improving. As long as it quickly adjusts itself to the mixed team defeat, Tan Qiang still has a chance to hit the gold medal. After the Universiade, Tan Qiang will also cooperate with his partner to participate in various points competitions of the Paris Olympic Games, and strive to catch the Olympic through train.

　　Tan Qiang was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province in 1998. He began to contact badminton at the age of 5, and received "devil training" from his father at an early age. Later, he entered the Jiangsu Provincial Team with the excellent results of runner-up in men's singles and champion in men's doubles at the Provincial Games. Due to the surplus reserve of reserve talents in Jiangsu and injuries, Anhui team extended an olive branch to Tan Qiang. In 2021, Tan Qiang reached the peak of his sports career. Together with his teammates, he won the Sudirman Cup World Badminton Mixed Team Championship. In 2018, Tan Qiang entered the Department of Physical Education of Anhui Normal University.

　　Tan Qiang sends shoes to Brazilian players.

　　The warmest scene since the opening of the Universiade took place on July 30th, when the China badminton team played Brazil. During the competition, Tan Qiang noticed that Brazilian athlete Wellton's sneakers were a little worn out. At that time, his first reaction was, "His shoes are so worn out, and he came from such a far place in Brazil to participate in the competition. We should learn from him for his spirit of loving badminton. I just want to send him a pair of shoes to let him feel the enthusiasm from China. "

　　Opponents on the field, friends off the field. Walking off the field, Tan Qiang asked Wellton's shoe size. "I used to have a pair of shoes of size 43, while Wellton wore a size 42, so I tried to change them with my teammates." When Tan Qiang delivered the new shoes with the right size to Wellton, the athlete from Brazil was so happy that he took the initiative to give Tan Qiang a high-five hug.

　　The next day, Wilton went on the court wearing the new sneakers sent by Tan Qiang. In recent days, Wellton has been very busy. The Brazilian team has only four badminton players in total. In the mixed team group match, which must be played for five games, they have to constantly make arrangements and make frequent appearances. In the post-match interview, Wellton showed the shoes happily in front of the camera. He said that he liked this pair of shoes very much, which was "very helpful" to him. However, due to the gap in overall strength, Brazil still lost the game, losing 3-0 to India in the 9-16 ranking match. Nevertheless, Wellton was full of praise for his life in Chengdu.

　　"I think this is a way of friendly exchanges between China and Brazil." Tan Qiang said in an interview after the game.

　　Tan Qiang's warm-hearted behavior of sending shoes to Brazilian athletes has been unanimously recognized and affirmed by netizens, who have commented on it: "A Qiang is really handsome and kind-hearted." "Badminton is not popular in Brazil, and it is a great burden for ordinary college students to buy new badminton shoes. It is great for Tan Qiang to notice this and take the initiative to send new shoes to his opponents." "If I receive such a gift, it will be touching."

　　Daxie Journalist Pan Yan Xu Haiyan

　　Editor Zhang Dawei