170 Riyadh World Games-Mixed Team
◎Everyone lives in his own era.◎
When Ren Xinhua fainted, the entire national table tennis team in the stands was in chaos.
Gao Xiaofeng was still excited about Song Linzhou's victory, and the camera also swept across the audience in the auditorium.
It turned out that the other members of the Chinese team did not stand up and applaud, but instead huddled together in a mess... It seemed that a few people ran outside... called a few staff members... and then carried one person out?
What's going on? What's going on?
Domestic fans stretched their necks, wishing they could put their heads into the display screen to see what was going on.
Later, after the men's singles awards ceremony, CCTV channel interrupted with a new news.
[…] National table tennis team head coach Ren Xinhua was diagnosed with vasovagal syncope and received emergency treatment at a local clinic. The coaching staff reported that Chairman Ren had been ill since arriving in Riyadh, but he hadn't reported back to his superiors in order to lead team training. Reporters on the ground have learned that Chairman Ren is currently unable to get up and must rest. He fears another fainting spell due to emotional fluctuations is life-threatening for someone of his age… The national table tennis team still has a mixed team match to play. Hopefully, the team can arrange the subsequent matches as soon as possible…]
The national table tennis team is now in chaos.
Ren Xinhua was still asleep. Everyone was gathered outside the infirmary, anxiously watching the Arab doctors coming in and out.
Only people who can speak English can communicate with the other party, and the news they get is not optimistic.
Almost everyone was waiting for Zhu Qi to communicate with the doctors. After a series of examinations, it was basically confirmed...
"It's cardioinhibitory vascular syncope. There are many contributing factors to this condition, including climate, diet, heart problems, and emotional fluctuations..." Zhu Qi said gravely, looking at the coaches in front of him, their eyes gazing at him with anxiety and nervousness. "The General Administration of Sport just called Chairman Ren, and I answered the call. After understanding the situation, they said they hope to send Chairman Ren back to China for treatment. The medical level in Saudi Arabia is average, so it would be more convenient back home."
"Is this disease serious?" the Buddha asked hurriedly.
Zhu Qi nodded. "It's serious, and the complications could be fatal. It's not serious... but it's still pretty serious. This type of syncope is like wisdom teeth; you never know when it might strike. And the Saudi doctor just said it's most likely a heart attack, so a full-body checkup is necessary... But the good thing about syncope is that a ganglion plexus ablation can completely eliminate it, and it's basically guaranteed to stop happening again, so it's definitely best done sooner rather than later..."
After hearing what Zhu Qi said, everyone felt a little relieved.
After a while, the doctor inside said that Ren Xinhua had woken up.
After learning about his situation, Ren Xinhua firmly disagreed to return to China at this time.
"Are you kidding? How can I leave at this time?" Ren Xinhua was about to refuse without thinking, but when he wanted to get out of bed, the other coaches were unwilling to let Ren Xinhua insist on leading the team.
After all, Ren Xinhua is really old now, and no one dares to force Ren Xinhua to take the command position despite feeling uncomfortable.
More importantly, Ren Xinhua fainted twice in one day, and if he wasn't careful, it could be a matter of life and death.
Isn’t this a matter of life and death?
What if something really happens?
Ren Xinhua was about to retire and go home to enjoy his retirement. If something happened at this time, he would have no one to explain to.
Zhu Qi, Maomao and others stood outside the ward, listening to the coaches and Ren Xinhua arguing in the room about whether or not to return to China for a comprehensive examination.
It was said to be a quarrel, but in fact it was the other coaches who coaxed them, and Ren Xinhua quarreled with them unilaterally.
At this juncture, no one dared to let Ren Xinhua's mood fluctuate too much, for fear of irritating her again.
Finally, someone from the General Administration of Sports called and explained everything to Ren Xinhua in detail.
He first started by expressing his concern for her health, and then said that Ren Xinhua's current physical condition did not allow her to fully perform the duties of head coach, and asked Ren Xinhua to assign someone else to lead the team in mixed group play for the sake of the overall situation.
Originally, Ren Xinhua wanted to argue a few more words with the leaders of the General Administration of Sports, but before he could open his mouth, he felt tired and powerless.
Although I have often lamented that time is unforgiving during this period, but when it really reaches a certain point, I have to admit that I am indeed not as energetic as when I was young.
Team competitions are different from singles and doubles.
If it is a single event competition, you can have your own head coach to provide off-field guidance.
After all, the head coach has been leading the athletes and is more familiar with them.
However, the head coach of a team competition must consider the playing style of each foreign player and the opposing team's two-way matchup, where each player has their own unique strengths and weaknesses. The order of play must be determined based on the characteristics and technical and tactical arrangements of both teams' players. This requires the coach to balance the opponent's mentality with the full utilization of the strengths of their own players, which requires a highly comprehensive level of command and tactical planning.
Ren Xinhua does not distrust the current head coaches of the men's and women's teams.
Shi Ge and Fo Ye are both veterans of the team.
But Ren Xinhua also knew that the problem between the two of them was that they often did not see things comprehensively enough.
Moreover, they usually only know the players under their command, and are not so concerned about the players on the opposing team.
This won’t work. Our winning rate in the previous games is not high.
Ultimately, Ren Xinhua felt that it was his own momentary lapse of judgment that led to the current situation, where the team has no deputy head coach.
If there are two head coaches patrolling back and forth and one of them has a health problem, the other can at least fill in.
Inside the small ward, the air around was so frozen that it seemed as if ink could drip from it.
There was no smile on anyone's face, as everyone knew how serious the matter was.
After much thought, Ren Xinhua suddenly said something no one expected: "Call Baobao in."
The players outside were also very anxious. Suddenly, they saw the door of the ward being opened. The Buddha looked around at the group of children standing outside and suddenly set his sights on Zhu Qi.
"Old Ren is calling you."
Zhu Qi was stunned and a little surprised. She was a little dazed when she followed the Buddha in.
Ren Xinhua was sitting on the bed with an infusion tube inserted into the back of his hand. The electrocardiogram and blood pressure monitor next to him was monitoring Ren Xinhua's heart rate response.
Judging from his expression, Ren Xinhua's face was gray and sallow, but his eyes were still sharp and clear, and he kept looking at Zhu Qi sitting next to him.
A group of adults gathered behind Zhu Qi and watched Ren Xinhua ask Zhu Qi a question that was both expected and unexpected by everyone.
"The organization now has a mission for you."
Everyone knew as expected that Ren Xinhua had always trained Zhu Qi as his successor.
But it was unexpected because at this moment, Zhu Qi was still too young. Although he had just won the double-circle Grand Slam, he still had the mentality of an athlete. Could he really withstand... such a great command pressure?
Zhu Qi suddenly stood up from the bed, his face expressionless, only filled with an indomitable drive.
"I accept."
Mixed teams can have two off-site coaches.
Basically, the head coach and contestants of each team serve as off-field coaches for the mixed team, but the head coach is mainly responsible for the overall command.
Shi Ge and Fo Ye had also grumbled before about why Ren Xinhua felt that he was not qualified for the job of head coach.
But later I saw that Zhu Qi and Maomao organized the women's team in an orderly manner, and they were able to display their unique personal technical and tactical allocation abilities many times in the game, respond flexibly to every high-quality difficult ball, and include all their own ideas to cater to the opponent's tactical analysis.
In terms of mastering the technical and tactical systems of domestic and foreign players, no one can compare to Zhu Qi.
In fact, everyone knows it.
Zhu Qi is the genius that appears once in a century.
Seeing Zhu Qi's answer without even thinking, Ren Xinhua closed his eyes: "Actually, this is not your responsibility, nor is it your obligation. You are still so young, and you just won the Double Circle Grand Slam. If the mixed team performance is not ideal, it may make all your previous efforts go to waste..."
Zhu Qi followed up, "So what? I'm not just boasting about how far I've come in this competition. I wasn't afraid back then, and I won't be afraid now."
Zhu Qi once signed his name on the registration form of the Zhuhai-Hong Kong World Cup, starting his professional career journey.
Now, of course, I have the same mentality.
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It's settled.
Because Zhu Qi also needs to participate in the competition, Fo Ye will still be assigned to take charge in the middle, but the competition list will be discussed by Zhu Qi and Maomao and finally finalized and submitted by Zhu Qi.
The reason for choosing Fo Ye to sit on the coaching seat is that Zhu Qi is a player of the women's team and she also needs to play in the game. In this case, she also needs an off-court coach, so Fo Ye, the head coach of the women's team, can only take the lead.
Zhu Qi was responsible for submitting the roster. This was a consensus within the national table tennis team and was not reported to any journalistic media or the General Administration of Sports.
Because if the leaders of the General Administration of Sports knew about it, they would definitely not agree.
Ren Xinhua still decided to return to China with the main force, but he needed to keep checking the electrocardiogram in the Gaza hospital to prevent his blood pressure from rising and his heart rate from becoming abnormal.
That's how it was settled.
When the other players were about to leave the ward, Ren Xinhua called everyone outside in.
She also didn't want to hide it from these children.
Everyone can see the current situation. Avoiding the topic will only cause these children to speculate and affect their mood during the game.
So Ren Xinhua directly explained his physical condition to everyone and also explained the subsequent arrangements: "As you can see from my situation, I'm indeed old and useless. I always told you not to let down during competitions, but I didn't expect that I would be the one who let down the most this time. I feel very ashamed. Your performance in this World Games is obvious to all, and I am truly proud of you. Looking at you here, I have watched each of you grow up. I always feel like I can still remember how you were when you first joined the national team... I usually have high standards for you, and I know that many children are afraid of me. Now that I am about to die, my words are kind..."
Chang Hongxia, who was also raised by Ren Xinhua, couldn't care less at this moment. With tears in her eyes, she said, "Chairman Ren, please don't say that. This is just a minor problem. Didn't the doctor say it can be cured with surgery? You still have to lead us to fight Los Angeles."
The players nodded in agreement.
"I will try my best, and you should work hard too." Ren Xinhua sighed, and the electrocardiogram next to her beat slightly faster. She told everyone that Zhu Qi and Maomao were responsible for the battle list. No one had any objection. Finally, Ren Xinhua thought about it and left one more person.
Qin Xiaoba was also surprised when his name was called.
He has been in the national team for so long, but Ren Xinhua has basically never called him to talk alone, and it happened at this juncture.
After everyone left, Qin Xiaoba stood obediently next to Ren Xinhua, and suddenly saw Ren Xinhua looking at him with a very complicated and melancholy look.
Qin Xiaoba began to recall, wondering if he had done something wrong.
Ren Xinhua's tone was a little slow and sighed: "You have grown a lot during this period of time."
Qin Xiaoba felt as if Ren Xinhua was praising himself, but he felt that Ren Xinhua's tone was not quite right.
Brother Daxiong didn't play well in the men's singles this time, and he might retire in a few days.
In this case, it seemed that only himself and Big Ling were left to play in the men's singles. Qin Xiaoba knew that his task was arduous, so he could only express his attitude first: "Chairman Ren, don't worry, I will definitely listen to my coach and my sister, and I will definitely be able to hold up this time in the mixed team!"
Ren Xinhua felt relieved when Qin Xiaoba said this, but still asked, "You are 24 this year, right?"
"Yeah!" Qin Xiaoba nodded.
"I'm not young anymore. I've been there myself, so I understand what young people are thinking..."
Hearing this topic, Qin Xiaoba's heart trembled slightly, and he subconsciously lowered his head to avoid looking into Ren Xinhua's eyes.
Ren Xinhua knew what was going on and continued, "...You're aware of the current situation in the men's singles, and you know that the entire national team is in dire need of talent. I know you're a thoughtful and responsible kid. You wouldn't do anything out of line, right?"
Qin Xiaoba nodded.
"I know I'm usually pretty strict with you guys. Actually, Lao Jiang talked to me about this before. He believes that it's impossible for people to completely control their emotions. After all, you kids spend every day together, and you're all very talented kids, so it's perfectly normal for you to be attracted to each other. But I want to say this: romance can significantly impact training and results, especially intra-team romances. Your sister has always shouldered responsibilities and obligations that aren't hers. Her strength isn't limited to her achievements, but also her inner mindset. As her younger brother, I assume you share this understanding, right?"
Qin Xiaoba nodded again.
"Everyone lives in his own era and has his own historical mission. Your mission now is to shoulder the future of men's singles, so... if you want to achieve this, even if you have the urge, you should restrain yourself. I believe that when a person is good enough, your destiny will come to you."
Qin Xiaoba raised his head and said firmly, "I know, Chairman Ren, don't worry. I promise you that I will not get involved in any personal relationships before we get to Los Angeles. I will definitely help my sister and this team, play well in the mixed group, and do well in the subsequent competitions!"
Ren Xinhua patted the back of his hand, his eyes slightly curved.
She believed that this boy was just like his sister in this respect, and he always kept his word.
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