Chapter 629: Making History
As the finale of the closing day of the Athens Olympic Games, the final of the Olympic men's basketball is definitely the most watched game in all the games of the Olympic Games, and even the most watched game in the entire Olympic Games after the opening and closing ceremonies.
As the first time in history to reach the finals of the Chinese men's basketball team, in China, thousands of miles away, the enthusiasm to watch this game is simply unprecedented, not only those fans who like basketball and pay attention to basketball, almost all sports lovers are waiting in front of the TV, always following the progress of the game.
The dream start of the Huaguo men's basketball team surprised everyone, but the counterattack of the Argentine men's basketball team in the middle stage and the poor performance of the Huaguo men's basketball team also made these viewers in front of the TV uneasy, and Meng Xu's counterattack in the fourth quarter relying on his personal ability made these viewers experience a rollercoaster-like feeling.
"Another three, another three! Meng Xu's three-point ability is really too rebellious! ”
"Meng Xu broke the ball, this is an extremely crucial steal, this is a steal that is enough to change the course of the whole game! One-handed violent dunk, Meng Xu directly attacked the dunk after the steal, overtaking the score! The Huaguo men's basketball team has overtaken the score! ”
"Three points, another three!"
As the hoarse shouts of Zhang Li and Sun Weiping came out of the TV and spread to the entire land of China, countless fans and spectators sitting in front of the TV to pay attention to today's game also became crazy as the Chinese men's basketball team overtook the score.
"Win, we win!" As the whistle blew at the end of the game, on the bench of the Huaguo men's basketball team, from head coach Jiang Quan to the marginal people who had not played for a few minutes in the entire Olympic Games, they all rushed into the court like crazy, hugged and cheered with several players on the court.
On the Argentine bench, from the members of the Argentine coaching staff to all the players on the Argentine bench, they all stared blankly at the Chinese men's basketball team that was celebrating wantonly on the court, and the Argentine players who were still on the court had quietly retreated to the sidelines at this moment and sat down against the billboards on the sidelines.
"At the end of the game, 98-87, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated the Argentine men's basketball team and won the Olympic men's basketball finals. As a basketball man who has played for the national men's basketball team for many years and is in charge of the national team after retiring, as a Zhang Lili who dreams of winning a world championship, at the moment when the game ended, he could no longer control his inner emotions.
"In 1974, the FIBA resumed the membership of the Republic, and since then, our Chinese men's basketball team has participated in 6 Olympic Games after 30 years, 30 years of waiting, and the dreams and hard work of countless basketball people, and finally got their wish today! This is the result of the efforts of several generations of Chinese basketball people, there is no doubt that today is a common festival for all Chinese basketball people, let us cheer for the young men of the Chinese men's basketball team, champions, we are champions! ”
After a short rest, shower and change of clothes, the Olympic Games men's basketball champions, runners-up and runners-up all appeared on the court of the OAKA-Olympic Indoor Sports Center, IOC President Jacques Rogge, personally attended the men's basketball award ceremony, and won the Olympic men's basketball gold, silver and bronze medals in the Chinese men's basketball team, Argentina men's basketball team, Spain men's basketball all members, has awarded medals.
Accompanied by the impassioned March of the Volunteers, the Chinese flag slowly rose and fluttered over the OAKA-Olympic Indoor Sports Hall, and the dust settled on the last gold medal of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games amid the cheers of the audience.
After the end of the Olympic men's basketball final, the Athens Olympics also came to an end, after winning the gold medal in men's basketball, the number of gold medals of the Chinese Olympic delegation was finally fixed at 33, 33 gold medals, 17 silver medals, 14 bronze medals, and the Chinese men's basketball team, the Chinese Olympic delegation also wrote a new chapter in Athens.
The Athens Olympic Games, for the current Chinese Olympic delegation, there are too many things that can be told, can be proud, and can be remembered in the annals of history, such as the historic second place in the gold medal list, such as Liu Xiang's first men's track and field championship in China, such as the epic reversal of the Chinese women's volleyball team, and the Chinese men's victory over the Argentine men's basketball team on the last day of the Olympic Games, thus winning the Olympic gold medal with an undefeated record, undoubtedly pushed the glory of the Chinese Olympic delegation to the top.
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On August 30, 2004, the special plane of the Chinese men's basketball Olympic delegation landed on the runway of the Capital International Airport in turn, and after bidding farewell to the huge crowd, the Athens Olympic delegation took more than a dozen buses and drove straight to TAM Square, where the top leaders of the Republic were waiting at RMDHT, ready to meet these Olympic athletes who won glory for the country.
TO THE SURPRISE OF ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE HUAGUO MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM, THE DAY AFTER RMDHT PARTICIPATED IN THE COLLECTIVE CELEBRATION, THEY RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF SPORTS THAT SEVERAL TOP NATIONAL LEADERS WOULD INVITE ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE HUAGUO MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM TO ZHONGNANHAI, WHICH ALSO MADE ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE HUAGUO MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM FEEL FLATTERED. WALKING INTO THE WHITE HOUSE IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM WALKING INTO ZHONGNANHAI.
In the next few days, Meng Xu and others were greeted by one celebration after another, as the gold medal with the highest gold content in the Olympic Games, and also the first Olympic champion in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team, all the members of the Chinese men's basketball team who went to Athens to participate in the Olympic Games were naturally the focus of various media wherever they went.
On September 15, 2004, when the other members of the Chinese men's basketball team were still enjoying the achievements and glory of the Athens Olympic Games, Meng Xu had already ended his trip early and quietly returned to Indianapolis.