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Source: China Youth Daily

On July 28, Xie Yu won the gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol shooting at the Paris Olympics.

On July 30, the topic #Xie Yu shot down a poor family# became a hot search, attracting the attention of netizens.

According to Red Star News, the village party secretary of Xie Yu’s hometown said that Xie Yu’s family has a stable economic income.

On the same day, Xie Yu's father Xie Hongcan said in an interview that he was very excited when he won the championship, "I was alone at home and couldn't help clapping."

Xie Yu was born in Nayong County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province.The village party secretary of Xie Yu's hometown said that the claim that the family was penniless was not correct. He said that Xie Yu was the third child in the family, and the eldest and second child and Xie Yu's parents were all working and had a stable income.

On the day of the game, Bijie Sports School held a group viewing event. The school teacher said that the pick-up staff failed to get through to Xie Yu's father on the phone that day, resulting in him not being able to participate in the group viewing.

Xie Yu's athletic talent was discovered by his uncle, and his coach encouraged him to "get out of the mountains"

According to Guiyang.com, when Xie Yu was young, her parents were not around often, and she often lived with her uncle Xie Zhongliang. After Xie Zhongliang found that Xie Yu had outstanding sports performance, he sent her to Bijie Sports School to learn shooting.

Xie Yu started shooting in 2014, and one year later, he won two gold medals at the Guizhou Provincial Shooting Championship. But later, his performance fluctuated. Between 2018 and 2022, Xie Yu was rejected by the national team twice, mainly due to unstable performance.

When Xie Yu left the national team for the second time, Guizhou Provincial Team coach Niu Nongcheng encouraged her: "Athletes need to go out into the world. Children from the mountains need to go out and see the world! You must join the national team. Only by joining the national team can you represent the country in international competitions."

In 2023, Xie Yu made a major breakthrough in his career. At the 2023 ISSF World Shooting Championships, Xie Yu won the men's 50m slow-fire pistol individual championship and team championship, achieving a historic breakthrough and standing on the world champion podium.

In this Olympics, Xie Yu ranked only 6th in the preliminaries and was not favored. In the final, he faced the pressure of the "double insurance" of the Italian player alone, but he finally seized the opponent's mistakes, tied the score and finally won the championship.

“It would be a lie to say that I have never thought about winning an Olympic gold medal, but I require myself not to be so desireful. Especially for us shooting athletes, the calmer the attitude, the better.” Starting from Bijie, Guizhou, and realizing his dream in Chateauroux, France, Xie Yu believes that he has not yet fully understood the shooting sport, and day-to-day training is still the main theme of his life.

When asked if she hopes to become the successor of Chinese air pistol, Xie Yu answered sincerely, "I haven't thought about it yet. This is only my third world-class competition. With my level, it is difficult to stand out internationally (for the time being)."