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original title: paris paralympics | zhu hui, the youngest athlete of the chinese delegation: strive to stand on the podium in 4 years

zhu hui, the 15-year-old swimmer and the youngest athlete of the chinese paralympic delegation at the paris paralympics, ended her journey on the 7th. with tears in her eyes, the one-armed girl hopes to stand on the podium of the paralympic games in four years.

zhu hui ranked sixth in the women's 100m butterfly s8 class competition that day. she did not win a medal in any of the six events in this paralympic games. her best result was fifth place in the 50m freestyle s8 class.

the girl admitted that there were regrets but also gains in her first paralympic games. she did not display her true strength in the first few events, but after adapting and adjusting, she swam better and better, breaking her personal best in the last event.

zhu hui said that she knew before coming here that "it would be difficult to win a medal because the opponents were too strong." she also admitted that she was a little nervous participating in the competition for the first time.

zhu hui, who was born without her right arm, said that she had some inferiority complex when she was young and felt that she was different from others. but her mother did not intend to "make excuses" for her life. "as far as i can remember, my mother started to make me do a lot of chores when i was about seven or eight years old, such as washing clothes and helping to clean the house."

under her mother's training, zhu hui became independent early on and has a heart that is eager to see the world. although swimming training is very hard, she is very grateful for the opportunity that swimming has given her to go far away, so she will persist no matter how hard or tired she is.

although she is young, zhu hui’s training plan is the same as that of the players who are older than her. “sometimes i may not be able to keep up, and i need to bring a float board or some auxiliary tools to keep up with them.”

looking ahead to the paralympics four years later, zhu hui, who had been calm before, suddenly burst into tears. she admitted that her competitive spirit still made her feel a little disappointed with her results this time.

"i hope i can stand on the podium in four years." there were still tears in her eyes, but she still bravely set a goal for herself.

(xinhuanet)