STORY: Zheng Qinwen's father wishes her greater achievements following historic Olympic gold medal win
SHOOTING TIME: Aug. 4, 2024
DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:49
LOCATION: WUHAN, China
CATEGORY: SPORTS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Zheng Qinwen showing the medal during the victory ceremony for the women's singles of tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
2. various of Zheng Qinwen during the women's singles gold medal match of tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHENG JIANPING, Zheng Qinwen's father

STORYLINE:

China's tennis ace Zheng Qinwen became the first Asian player winning the women's singles gold at the Olympics on Saturday.

Speaking of Zheng's winning, Zheng Jianping expressed confidence in his daughter's abilities and wished her even greater achievements in the future during an interview with Xinhua.

SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHENG JIANPING, Zheng Qinwen's father
"I was very calm (when I saw her winning the game). 
I believe my daughter has what it takes to win the finals. She has made her way to be one of the world's top tennis players as a Chinese.
It's not that easy to win the gold medal. My daughter has achieved her first goal, and she has bigger dreams to accomplish in the future.
Historical records are destined to be broken, rewritten, and created.
The grand slam championship is her next goal, and even becoming the world's No. 1 player."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wuhan, China.
(XHTV)