20 years after her first paralympic appearance, tonglu swimmer jiang shengnan returns to paris
2024-08-28
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the paris paralympics will open on august 28 local time. the chinese sports delegation has sent a total of 284 athletes. among them is a veteran paralympic athlete jiang shengnan from tonglu county, hangzhou. it has been 20 years since she first participated in the paralympics. in the 19th asian para games in hangzhou last year, jiang shengnan, who returned after retirement, won the women's 50m freestyle s8 final and set a new asian record.
"it is really not easy to step onto the paralympic arena again. it is really rare for an athlete's career to span 20 years, especially in events like swimming that require skills and physical fitness." talking about the paris paralympic games, song maoqin was full of admiration for his wife.
in 2004, jiang shengnan participated in the athens paralympic games for the first time, and then competed in the swimming pool at the 2008 beijing paralympic games, the 2012 london paralympic games, and the 2016 rio paralympic games. at the rio paralympic games, jiang shengnan won a gold medal and a bronze medal, achieving a breakthrough in her sports career. after participating in four paralympic games, she chose to retire. she made a comeback at the 19th asian para games in hangzhou six years later.
"this is the gold medal that shengnan won at the 19th asian para games in hangzhou." song maoqin introduced the gold medal that was prominently displayed at home to reporters. after the asian para games, after a short break, jiang shengnan started preparing for the paralympics.
when jiang shengnan was 3 years old, she lost her right arm in an accident. she started to learn swimming in 2002 and has been in love with swimming ever since. with her talent and hard work, she has grown up quickly and won medals in the paralympic games, world championships and asian para games many times. now, at the age of 33, she is already a mother of a 7-year-old child.
this paris paralympic games is jiang shengnan's fifth paralympic journey. she will participate in the 50m freestyle, 100m breaststroke, 200m medley and 100m butterfly. "i know that the preparation and training are very hard, but she never reports bad news." song maoqi was also a swimmer and knew the hardship of his wife's training. in order not to put too much pressure on her, without disturbing jiang shengnan's training, song maoqi often shared his daughter's daily life with his wife through wechat, hoping to give her motivation and comfort.
this time, song maoqin will also bring her daughter to the scene to cheer for jiang shengnan. "i think it is a great thing to be able to compete in the paralympic games," song maoqin said. "i hope she can play to her best, enjoy the competition, and surpass herself. come on!"
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