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original title: reporter goes to the grassroots | the world champion accompanies me to start school!

"wow, that's awesome!" the athletes of the national karate team performed swiftly and swiftly, and their kicks were so powerful that they drew applause from teachers and students in the audience.

on the morning of september 1, xiong'an shijia hutong primary school (including shangpo campus) held the opening ceremony of the first semester of this school year, and the "champions entering campus" activity was also launched simultaneously. members of the national karate team were present at the scene, and four paris olympic champions, zou jingyuan, liu yang, huang zhangjiayang, and ding xinyi, sent video blessings to the students.

on september 1, karate world champion gong li shared her experience with teachers and students in the lecture hall of xiong'an shijia hutong primary school. photo by li chang, a reporter from hebei daily

"please invite gong li, the world champion, hangzhou asian games champion, and tokyo olympic bronze medalist, to share with you!" in the lecture hall, accompanied by the voice of the little host, gong li, wearing the award-winning uniform of the chinese sports delegation, walked quickly onto the stage. this post-95s girl, who has won many honors, shared her own growth experience in the expectant eyes of her classmates, and used her own struggle experience to inspire the children to keep fighting for their dreams. she talked about how she started learning taekwondo in the second grade and switched to karate at the age of 18. her personality traits are that she dares to challenge and is not afraid of strong enemies. of course, bleeding and injuries are also commonplace.

"sister gong li, how did you persist if you failed in the competition?" a student asked gong li at the sharing session.

"after the tokyo olympics, i had hip repair surgery and didn't compete for more than a year. i then lost in the east asian championships, but i always believed in my heart that setbacks were only temporary. this belief allowed me to stand on the highest podium at the 2023 budapest world championships." gong li told the students that it is normal to encounter difficulties. no one will always be smooth sailing. when there are difficulties, you must face them bravely and don't avoid them.

finally, gong li encouraged the students: "you are the future of the motherland. become whoever you want to be. everyone is his own champion!" after the sonorous words fell, thunderous applause broke out at the scene.

gong li's sharing inspired every student present. zou mohan from class 1, grade 6 said: "from gong li's sharing, i felt her perseverance. in the new semester, i will also apply the spirit of not giving up easily in my life and study, and become a better person!"

"the sweat and persistence behind the world champions are a vivid interpretation of the saying that one minute on stage is the result of ten years of hard work off stage. those who work hard will not be let down." zhang xinxin, principal of xiong'an shijia hutong primary school, said that the champions not only brought the halo of honor, but also brought a precious spiritual wealth, which is also the greatest significance of this opening ceremony. (hebei daily reporter li chang)