I Want the Chinese National Anthem to Play During the Medal Ceremony

I want the Chinese national anthem to play during the medal ceremony!

China Team won the silver medal and set a new record for the smallest point gap in a game against Team America.

This left Chinese fans cheering with joy, as excited as if it were New Year.

It was practically a nationwide celebration.

Although Team America had won the game and taken the gold medal, their fans seemed as if they had lost, and their spirits were hardly high.

That was because they still thought of China Team as a weak team, and Team America had nearly let them snatch the gold. What was there to be happy about?

For example, imagine China Team nearly losing to the unknown Tonga in the Olympic table tennis final.

Even if China Team ultimately won, Chinese fans certainly wouldn't be all that excited.

On the sidelines, neither Du Feng nor Yao Ming showed the slightest disappointment over the loss.

Instead, they slapped hands hard, then hugged each other tightly.

That embrace held the excitement of generations of Chinese basketball players finally seeing their long-held wish come true.

It held the excitement of countless fans at the rise of China Basketball.

"Thanks for all your hard work!"

Yao Ming said, patting Coach Du Feng on the back.

"We won the silver medal! We won the silver medal!"

Coach Du Feng repeated himself twice in his excitement.

Before the game, he had wanted to win, but he knew it would be extremely difficult. The silver medal was something he could accept—and accept wholeheartedly.

Still, Coach Du Feng added, "If Wang Yi had had a teammate to help him, maybe we could've won the championship this year."

Yao Ming nodded. "Yeah."

They both thought of the same name: Yi Jianlian.

At the 2019 World