playing beautiful balls and saying "come on" gently... three girls from hebei won more than 2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze in paris
2024-09-03
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in the badminton competition, liu yutong, yin menglu and li hongyan won two golds, one silver and one bronze - hebei girls "shine" in paris
on the evening of september 2, beijing time, in the paris paralympic badminton women's singles wh2 final, chinese disabled athletes liu yutong and li hongyan won the gold and silver medals. together with the gold medals won by liu yutong/yin menglu in the women's doubles wh1-wh2 final and the bronze medal won by yin menglu in the women's singles wh1 final, the three girls from hebei ended another paralympic journey with 2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze.
liu yutong (left) and yin menglu celebrate their win on september 1. photo by xinhua news agency reporter xing guangli
"it's so exciting." qu fuchun, coach of the wheelchair group of the national disabled badminton team and also coach of the hebei disabled badminton team, said that they have been working hard for this moment for a long time.
para badminton is a traditionally strong sport in china, but with the improvement of players from japan, south korea and other countries, the competition in international competitions is becoming increasingly fierce. in order to prepare for the paris paralympics, qu fuchun took several girls through a period of hard training.
the hands of the three hebei girls are the most vivid examples: the skin on the back of their hands is still white and tender, but when they turn over, their palms are covered with calluses - because they have to constantly shake the wheelchairs, almost all the team members have experienced the process of blisters on their palms and new skin growing.
what supports the girls to persevere is the belief of not giving up.
during the match, the opponent focused their attack on yin menglu, who was more severely disabled. the two sides fought back and forth, and it was difficult to tell who was the better winner for a while.
yin menglu, who was seen as a "weak point" by the opponent, had only one thought in her mind: i can't lose the points. facing the encouragement from her coach and teammates to "stay steady" and "you can do it", she withstood the pressure and won the game with liu yutong 2:0.
after winning this crucial "battle", the two subsequent singles matches also seemed much easier. yin menglu was crying after losing in the women's singles wh1 semi-finals, but after winning the doubles match, her mentality stabilized and she easily won the bronze medal match. in the women's singles wh2 final, facing her stronger teammate liu yutong, li hongyan lost the game, but she also played many beautiful balls...
during this trip to paris, qu fuchun was quite proud of several of his disciples.
"the three girls are so popular! officials and staff from the paralympic organizing committee and athletes from other countries all love them so much that they gave them many stuffed toys and commemorative medals..." qu fuchun said with a smile after the game.
the oldest, li hongyan, has been on the team for 12 years, and the youngest, liu yutong, has been on the team for 8 years. after spending time with them day and night, qu fuchun knows the personalities of each team member: yin menglu loves to dress up and tinker with decorative gadgets; liu yutong is shy and introverted, and likes to draw, build lego blocks, and stack blocks; li hongyan is the most outgoing, loves to study, and often reads books to cultivate her sentiments after training...
"we not only train children to win glory for the country, but also let them find their own value in the process of training and competition, and live a more sunny and positive life. this is also the purpose of our involvement in the sports industry for the disabled," said qu fuchun.
at this paralympic games, there was a detail that left a deep impression on qu fuchun: at the end of the women's singles wh1 bronze medal competition, yin menglu, who didn't like to communicate with strangers, took the initiative to extend her hand to her opponent. their wheelchairs were close together, and yin menglu gently said "come on" to her. at that moment, qu fuchun was very pleased: his team members not only had an indomitable will, but also had the strength of love. (reporter zhao ruixue of hebei daily)
