not afraid of hardship, not accepting fate, not admitting defeat, sichuan gulin athletes win four gold medals at the paris paralympics
2024-09-08
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zhang shenyuan, cover news reporter li huagang
on september 8, beijing time, in the just-concluded 17th paris paralympic wheelchair fencing women's epee team final, the chinese team won the gold medal. one of the team members, chen yuandong, is from gulin county, luzhou city, sichuan province. so far, gulin athletes chen yuandong and hu yang have won a total of 4 gold medals in this paris paralympic games.
china wins gold in 4x100m mixed relay
the four gold medals are: september 5, chen yuandong, women's foil team gold medal; september 7, hu yang, 4x100m mixed relay gold medal in track and field; september 7, chen yuandong, women's epee individual a-level gold medal in wheelchair fencing; september 8, chen yuandong, women's epee team gold medal.
the honor is the result of hard work behind the scenes. chen yuandong and hu yang's fighting spirit of "not afraid of hardship, not accepting fate, and not admitting defeat" has written a different life story.
not afraid of hardship
optimism and self-reliance, from a disabled person to a professional athlete
hu yang was born in an ordinary family in shuangsha town, gulin county in 1997. an accident when he was young caused him to be paralyzed from the waist down in his left leg. but hu yang has always been optimistic, cheerful and positive. he has loved sports since he was a child, and he is not afraid of difficulties and never gives up.
hu yang in the competition
hu yang has practiced wheelchair fencing for four years. during this process, he represented the sichuan wheelchair fencing team in the national games and won the team bronze medals in foil and sabre with his teammates. this was the first time that hu yang made his mark at a major sports event. later, hu yang switched to wheelchair racing. in october 2021, he participated in the track and field events of the 11th national games for people with disabilities and the 8th special olympics, winning three golds, one silver and one bronze; in february 2023, he participated in the world paralympic dubai athletics grand prix and won the gold medal in the 4x100m mixed relay. on july 12, 2023, in the men's t54 400m wheelchair race final of the 2023 world para athletics championships held in paris, france, hu yang won the championship with a time of 44.45 seconds, breaking the asian record.
chen yuandong was born in november 1994 in a rural family in deyao town, gulin county. when she was three years old, she accidentally dislocated her left ankle. due to poor family conditions, she missed the best time for treatment, which led to atrophy of the left calf muscles. when she was studying at longmei primary school (now mingde primary school) in deyao town, her classmates and teachers always cared about her. chen yuandong, who grew up in love, was optimistic. from then on, little chen yuandong relied on willpower to endure the pain to exercise the strength of her left leg. at the age of 14, she was studying at deyao middle school and had already shown her love and talent for sports. later, under the introduction of athlete liu youyin, chen yuandong went to the sichuan provincial team to receive professional sports training.
when she was 16 years old, her friend hu yang, who practiced mechanical sports, found that chen yuandong was also a "good seedling" for practicing mechanical sports. under hu yang's "deception" of "traveling the world with a sword", chen yuandong, who had always wanted to "travel the world" since childhood, switched from track and field to fencing. at the 2023 hangzhou asian para games, chen yuandong won four golds and two silvers, namely the first place in women's epee individual, the first place in women's foil team, the first place in women's saber team, the first place in women's epee team, the second place in women's foil individual, and the second place in women's saber individual.
don't accept your fate
unremitting efforts, from the asian para games to the paralympic games
there is no such thing as overnight success in the world. hu yang has put in extraordinary efforts in training. hu yang gets up at 4 a.m. every day to start training. at around 6:50 a.m., he has completed his first training session. from 7 to 9 p.m., he has his fourth training session. hu yang has been doing this for nine years. his strong will, steadfastness and diligence are fully reflected in him.
hu yang
in 2018, hu yang had surgery for a rib injury and had to rest for a year. this meant that all his previous efforts had gone to waste and he had to start all over again. hu yang said this was the biggest difficulty he had ever encountered. however, when he thought about winning honor for his country, all this was nothing. "seeing the chinese flag rise and hearing the national anthem play on the field was a soul-touching moment." after unremitting efforts, hu yang won two golds, one silver and one bronze at the 4th asian para games in hangzhou.
in her nearly 13-year professional career, chen yuandong was just an ordinary athlete. she said: "i am not a talented player. when i first started sports, my weak appearance made the coach look down on me, and i thought about giving up countless times." after switching to fencing, chen yuandong, who had a weak foundation, "was really painful at the beginning" and "i learned that fencing is not 'heroic', but very 'gentlemanly' and very 'boring' after understanding it." chen yuandong clearly remembers that it was in 2017, and she spent 4 hours every day "boringly" repeating the same action. during the "dark" time of that half year, chen yuandong required herself to train "from morning to night" and go to the stadium to practice every weekend. every time she swung the sword, she was thinking about how to meet the requirements of the coach. in the end, through her own efforts, chen yuandong finally found a set of "sword manuals" suitable for her "defense" and "offense". with this persistence and hard work, chen yuandong stood on the highest podium.
don't give up
go all out and win glory for the country
on the afternoon of august 16, the chinese sports delegation to the paris paralympics was established in beijing. "i am very happy to be able to compete for my country. what is important is not winning or losing, but to go all out every time and not leave any regrets for myself." chen yuandong excitedly said his declaration of departure. "this is my second time to participate in the paralympics. after four years of hard work, i am full of expectations for the paris paralympics and will go all out to win glory for my country." hu yang's declaration of departure was resounding.
chen yuandong
"my teammates and i have overcome all obstacles along the way. this gold medal was not easy to come by. i am excited and happy to finally get my first paralympic gold medal in my life. as an athlete, no matter how much hardship i have endured before, it is worth it at this moment. wheelchair racing has changed my life and made me more cheerful and confident. by participating in competitions, i have stepped out of my home and the country and seen the outside world." in hu yang's last game at the paris paralympic games, he shed tears on the field and excitedly said that from an inferior little boy who was afraid of physical education classes to becoming an athlete and realizing the value of his life, he thanked his motherland, his coach and all the people who have helped him.
(pictures from the internet)
