Mima Ito vows revenge; Sun Yingsha’s tactful response sparks discussion online – Netizens: She’s too polite

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In particular, Ito Mima, who was swept 4-0 by Sun Yingsha in the semi-finals of the women’s singles event at the Olympics, completely lost her composure; she burst into tears in front of the cameras after the match. In the women’s team competition, Mima Ito faced Sun Yingsha once again; although she wasn’t swept away this time, she was still defeated by Sun Yingsha, who had just shaved her head earlier. As one of the top players in Japan’s women’s table tennis team, Mima Ito did everything possible to build up her profile ahead of the Olympics, and many believed she could become a strong rival for China’s elite table tennis team. However, unexpectedly, she failed to even make it to the final in the singles competition. The gap between reality and perfection is not just a 4-0 sweep; perhaps Mima Ito believes her skills are already very close to those of the Chinese table tennis team, but reality shows that she still has a long way to go if she wants to truly compete on equal terms with them. It is worth mentioning, however, that after the Tokyo Olympics, Mima Ito made further bold claims in an interview with a sponsoring company. She vowed to defeat many Chinese players at the World Table Tennis Championships in November. She said, \"I hope to achieve more at the World Championships, challenge those Chinese players once again, and defeat many of them so as to surprise all the fans in Japan.\" ”