On August 6, although He Bingjiao failed to win the gold medal in the women's singles badminton final at the Paris Olympics, she still received widespread praise from the outside world for winning a silver medal. At the award ceremony after the game, He Bingjiao held the Spanish badge to receive the award, and she explained why she did so. Now He Bingjiao has received an official thank you from the Spanish Olympic Committee and was praised as "the Olympic spirit is fully embodied! Thank you (Chinese)!" Many Spanish media also praised He Bingjiao's Olympic spirit.
In the Olympic badminton women's singles semi-finals, Spanish Olympic champion Marin suffered an injury. She retired due to a right knee injury when she was leading 21-14 and 10-8, allowing He Bingjiao to advance to the Olympic women's singles final for the first time and eventually win the silver medal, and also allowing Indonesian player Mariska to win the bronze medal without a fight.
When Marin was injured and fell to the ground, He Bingjiao took the initiative to check on him and asked about his injury. Afterwards, she hugged Marin and encouraged him. When she received the award, He Bingjiao wore the Spanish badge on stage. He Bingjiao did this because her opponent Marin was injured in the semi-finals, which made He Bingjiao feel very sad. He Bingjiao hoped to carry Marin 's fighting spirit into the finals and hoped that Marin would recover soon .
The Spanish Olympic Committee officially thanked He Bingjiao: "The Olympic spirit is fully embodied! He Bingjiao, who competed against the injured Marin, received her medal (silver) today and greeted Marin with the Spanish badge. Very thoughtful, thank you!"
In addition, many Spanish media reported on He Bingjiao's incident and praised her: "Great, great move!"
He Bingjiao 's actions fully embody the Olympic spirit .
