What Olympic stars were there at the 29th Olympic Games in 2008?

Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia, track and field)

"Only the sky is my limit." When Isinbayeva passed 5 meters beautifully in the "Bird's Nest" With a crossbar of 05, the "female czar" of the pole vault easily retained the Olympic crown.

Lang Ping (China, volleyball)

In the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Lang Ping served as the main attacker of the Chinese women's volleyball team. Together with his teammates, he defeated the American team in the final and won the Olympic championship for the first time. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Lang Ping led the US women's volleyball team, which had only two months of pre-match training, to reach the Olympic finals again after 24 years.

Twelve years ago, the Chinese woman known as the "Iron Hammer" in the world of volleyball also led her team to win a silver medal as the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team. Although the color of her team uniform has changed, the 48-year-old still feels as homely as going home, because the Chinese audience gave her a tsunami of cheers, and she was once the pride of China and is still the pride of China.

Valentina Vezzali (Italy, fencing)

The 34-year-old Vezzali squatted on the kennel and covered her face while crying. Those were tears of happiness. The star, who reached the finals of the Olympic women's foil individual event for the fourth consecutive time, became the first player in the history of the Olympic women's foil individual event to win three consecutive titles in Beijing.

Vezzali has won the World Championships individual championship five times and has been ranked first in the world for the past 10 years. She is the idol of Italian President Napolitano, and was praised by the president as "a model of a sports champion and a perfect mother." And Vezzali, who gave the gold medal to his son, has no plans to stop. "I hope to be selected as a chess player for the Italian delegation at the 2012 London Olympics."

Nadal (Spain, Tennis)

Competed as the No. 2 seed in the Olympic men's singles tennis team Nadal was almost unbeatable all the way in the competition, knocking out the former world No. 1 "Australian Hare" Hewitt and the Australian Open upstart Djokovic who had just defeated him, and defeated his opponent 3:0 in the final and topped the list. The highest podium in the Olympic Games.

Although this Spanish "wonder boy" only participated in the Olympic doubles competition in Athens and was eliminated early, the tennis world four years later has entered the "Na era." The 22-year-old Nadal has achieved historic glory this season. Currently, *** has won 7 championships, including the Grand Slam French Open and Wimbledon championships, and has set a record of 32 consecutive victories. On the second day after winning the Olympic gold medal, Nadal officially replaced the "Swiss King" Federer, who had monopolized the world's No. 1 spot for more than four years, and stood at the highest point in tennis.

Zhang Ning (China, badminton)

Four years ago, 29-year-old Zhang Ning won the Olympic women's singles gold medal, setting a record for the youngest woman to win the championship. Four years later, at the age of 33, she successfully defended her title, breaking her own record of winning at an "old age". However, four years ago, she went to Athens wearing the aura of winning the 2003 World Championships. Four years later, she experienced constant injuries and entered the competition in Beijing with the bitterness of not reaching the top for more than a year.

"I have paid too much for the Beijing Olympics and I am too tired. But everything is worth it," said Zhang Ning, who perfectly completed the Olympic curtain call with endless emotion.

Katerina Emmons (Czech Republic, shooting)

When Katerina appeared at the Beijing Olympics with her husband’s surname - Emmons, this A beautiful Czech shooter won the first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics in extremely brave form. She tied the world record with a perfect score in the women's air rifle qualifying competition on the 9th; in the final, she won the championship with a total score that broke the Olympic record set by defending champion Du Li in Athens.

In addition, although her close lover Matthew repeated the mistake of Athens and "gifted" the gold medal to the Chinese players with an eye-popping last shot, Katerina's rifle skills were not as good as in three positions. She rose rapidly under the guidance of her American husband, and half of her husband's credit for winning the silver medal this time was due to her.

Chusovitina (Germany, gymnastics)

With world championship and Olympic gold medals, Chusovitina had already retired and started a family 12 years ago. However, in 2002, her 3-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia. At the age of 27, she had to return to the competition in order to earn bonuses to pay for her son's medical expenses. She moved from Uzbekistan to Germany, where medical conditions are relatively better, and put on the German team jersey. The 33-year-old Chusovitina won a valuable vault silver medal in Beijing. After winning the award, her first words were: "I want to dedicate this medal to my son."

Kobe Bryant (USA, basketball)

12 Years of NBA career, 3 championship rings, last season's regular season MVP (Most Valuable Player)... But Kobe, who celebrated his 30th birthday on the 23rd, is competing in the Olympics for the first time, and he has only one goal - to lead the " "Mengba" won the championship. On the day of the closing ceremony, Kobe's dream came true.

On his first trip to the Olympics, Kobe, who received cheers from countless fans, felt that Beijing was like his home court.

Messi (Argentina, Football)

After repeated disputes between Barcelona and Argentina, the 21-year-old Messi finally came to the Olympics as he wished. "Participating in the Olympics has always been my only choice." Messi maintained firm determination amid the dispute between the two parties.

At the Beijing Olympics, Messi is the great director of Argentina's Blue and White Storm, and he is also the "nuclear weapon" that distinguishes the team from other teams. Against the Ivory Coast, he defeated a strong opponent with a goal and an assist; against the Netherlands, he helped the team seal the victory with a goal and an assist; in a 3:0 victory over Brazil During the game, Messi participated in almost every goal. In the final against Nigeria, he also made a clever assist to help his teammates score the winning goal.

Messi not only conquered the fans, but also conquered more peers in the sports world. NBA superstar Kobe Bryant has become a fan and came to watch his games in person. He also said that Messi is the most attractive to him among all athletes because he is different from others on the court. The Nigerian team members even rushed to take photos with Messi before the award ceremony.