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Chapter 859 Gold Medal Award Ceremony! (First Update!)
The Chinese team players waved to the audience.
The American team members next to them turned to look, their eyes full of helplessness and frustration.
This should have been their scene, but now it belonged to the Chinese team!
Not only could they not have this scene, but they also had to witness the Chinese team owning this moment as a foil!
The torment in their hearts was imaginable.
But that's how life is sometimes. What goes around comes around. No matter how uncomfortable they were, they could only hold it in.
As the cheers subsided, the awards ceremony continued.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and International Basketball Federation President Horacio Muratore jointly presented the award to the Chinese team.
"Wu Qian."
"Zhai Xiaochuan."
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Each player was awarded a gold medal, and the host announced their names.
"Ding Yanyuhang."
When Ding Yanyuhang was awarded the medal, the cheers at the scene were obviously louder.
The same was true for Zhou Qi and Guo Ailun, who had outstanding performances in the finals.
"Yi Jianlian."
When it was Yi Jianlian's turn, the cheers at the scene were obviously several decibels louder.
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"Wang Zhelin."
When Wang Zhelin was introduced, the cheers at the scene were unstoppable.
Because after him was Tang Tian.
"Tang Tian!"
The host emphasized his tone, and the cheers at the scene reached a peak.
"MVP! MVP!"
Even as someone took the lead, a neat shout rang out at the scene.
There is no Most Valuable Player award in the Olympics, but Tang Tian's performance from the group stage to the present was definitely MVP-level.
He averaged 35.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, with a 61% shooting rate and a 51% three-point shooting rate.
His average score and total score set a new historical high for Olympic players.
Even 35 points is a data that many players can only achieve once in their lifetime at the Olympics.
But he made such contributions almost every time. If there was an MVP selection in the Olympics, it would definitely be him!
All the medals had been hung around the necks of the Chinese team members, and they all picked up the medals and kissed them one after another.
This would be the most precious thing in their lives.
Bach and Muratore then gave them flowers one after another.
At this time, the camera turned to several players who had outstanding performances in the Olympics.
The commentators at the scene gave their evaluations at the same time.
"Guo Ailun, I am surprised by his speed. If he can improve his shooting and passing, he will be an NBA-level player."
"Zhou Qi will land in the NBA this year. He has proven his outstanding talent. With good training, he has a chance to become the next Chinese giant."
"Ding Yanyuhang, he is already a relatively mature player. He is still young. I think he should try to make an impact on the NBA. After playing a very good Olympic Games, this will be an opportunity for him to land in the NBA."
"Yi is one of the only two NBA players on this team. He has also proven his strength. If it weren't for him, the Chinese team might not have won this gold medal. Although his strength is not as good as Tang and Yao, he has devoted everything to this national team and deserves our applause."
"Tang, I believe no words can describe his performance. He is the Michael Jordan of this era. He has done things that seemed completely impossible. We should be glad to have seen such a team and such an Olympic Games. He is the new god of basketball."
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When the host was evaluating Tang Tian, all the fans at the scene stood up and cheered for him, and the cheers lasted for a long time.
There is no need to say much about Tang Tian's performance. Anyone who has watched the game knows what his meaning is.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please stand up."
Although most people had already stood up, this was part of the awards ceremony.
In fact, when the host said this, countless Chinese fans in front of the TV also stood up unconsciously.
This is a sense of ritual, and also an instinct.
"Play the national anthem of the People's Republic of China."
As all the audience stood up, after a brief silence, the prelude music that Chinese fans were very familiar with sounded at the scene.
"Arise, ye who refuse to be slaves…"
At the scene and in front of the TV, all Chinese people sang this song that was engraved in their bones.
This is the greatest pride of being a Chinese.
This is the only song that can resonate more than the five-star red flag fluttering in the wind!
As the song progressed, the Chinese flag was hung at the highest point and slowly raised against the backdrop of the American and Spanish flags on the side.
Everyone's eyes moved with the national flag, just like the pride in their hearts, which was surging up little by little, rushing to their throats.
Indescribable excitement!
When the national flag was raised to the highest point, a thunderous cheer broke out at the scene.
The fans in front of the TV also raised their arms and cheered and screamed.
The Chinese men's basketball team is now an Olympic gold medalist!
After the awards ceremony, the Spanish team members also politely came over to congratulate the Chinese team.
On the American team's side, except for Butler, Thompson, and Irving, these brothers who worked hard, who greeted Tang Tian, the others left directly.
They didn't want to stay in the stadium for another second.
The other two teams left the podium.
At this time, Yi Jianlian shouted, and the other players did something one after another.
They took off the medals around their necks and put them on Tang Tian's neck one by one.
In a short while, Tang Tian's neck was neatly hung with twelve medals!
The huge weight made him feel a heavy weight on his neck.
Words could no longer describe the affirmation of Tang Tian's performance. The teammates could only use this method to reflect their praise for Tang Tian's performance.
Moreover, after that, the others all stepped down and formed a circle around Tang Tian, then held hands high and began to worship Tang Tian.
Worship!
This scene was familiar. During the 2011 Asian Games, when the Chinese team successfully won the championship, other people did similar things to Wang Zhizhi.
That was Wang Zhizhi's last Asian Games. He scored 20 points in the final and made a buzzer-beating put-back at the end of the game.
The performance plus the sentiment made the teammates at that time make such a move.
But this time, these national team teammates were purely worshiping Tang Tian's performance.
It is no exaggeration to say that Tang Tian alone may have accounted for 70% to 80% of the strength of this team.
Without Tang Tian, it might be difficult for them to qualify for the group stage, but with Tang Tian, they finally won the championship!
Tang Tian deserves this gift, and should also receive this gift!
The cheers and jeers at the scene couldn't stop at all, and even many fans were following the Chinese team members in doing the worshiping action!
This is the night of becoming a god!