approaching the paris paralympic games: hunan athlete wen xiaoyan: the sky is vast and the land is vast, and the "swallows" are fighting
2024-09-12
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hunan daily·new hunan client reporter zhang ying
wen xiaoyan, her name suits her.
she is as light as a swallow, speaks fluently and clearly, and looks at the other person with a smile, which makes the other person smile involuntarily. at the 17th paris paralympic games, wen xiaoyan won four gold medals in a row, creating the best result since she participated in three consecutive paralympic games.
when you see her for the first time, it is hard to imagine that this petite and sweet-looking girl can burst out with such strong "fighting power". but in fact, wen xiaoyan, who has participated in major competitions since 2015, is already a "veteran" with nearly ten years of competition experience. every time after winning a gold medal on the field, she drapes the national flag on her body and runs around the field, like a proud and lovely swallow.
wen xiaoyan had set the goal of winning four gold medals before the paris paralympics. during the interview, the reporter asked her if she had thought about winning four gold medals. she said, "i did think about it, but i also considered some uncertainties, especially the fourth gold medal, which was a relay race, and i was just one of them, so i had to work together with my teammates to win this precious gold medal. and at that time, the united states was better than us in this event, and they held the world record, so we were under a lot of pressure."
in the relay race on september 6, the four relay runners worked well together and performed at their best, winning the gold medal. wen xiaoyan also won the individual "grand slam" of this paralympic games.
the competition field is a "world" of its own. wen xiaoyan, who flies like a swallow, has won many honors. during this period, there were joys, tears, and more hardships. this hardship is not only reflected in training and fighting, but also in how to transcend the cognition of the concept of "disability".
talking about this, wen xiaoyan was very emotional. "i am very active on wechat moments, but i really don't do it to tell everyone how strong or powerful i am. i share it to let everyone see that our group of people, our track and field, our sports can also be trained very well, and our projects are also very exciting."
being tenacious and not willing to admit defeat may be the source of this girl's strong "fighting power". it is also under this inner drive that wen xiaoyan takes "doing your best" as her life creed. whether it is in the online interview before the game or the on-site interview after returning home, she often mentions these four words. "do your best" means that on the field, you should focus on proprioception, learn to self-regulate, and quickly adapt to the environment; outside the field, you should take one step at a time, with clearer goals and make yourself stronger.
during the competition, wen xiaoyan received an invitation from shanghai sport university, which warmly welcomed this hunan girl to study for a master's degree. wen xiaoyan was preparing the relevant procedures, and when asked about her major, she replied, "it might be sports training."
the love for sports that has been imprinted in her bones has made this girl's past, present and future closely connected with "sports". on the closing day of the paris paralympic games, wen xiaoyan posted a message on her wechat moments: "see you in paris, see you in los angeles." when asked by a reporter if this means she will sprint to the los angeles paralympic games four years later, she said, "it's possible that i can participate, but it's also possible that i can participate in another capacity, such as watching. of course, i am still looking forward to what i will be like four years later."
