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Gordiev: One-man Winter Olympics

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(Beijing Winter Olympics) Gordiev: One-man Winter Olympics

China News Agency Nur-Sultan, February 2 Title: Gordeyev: One-man Winter Olympics

China News Service reporter Zhang Shuo

Maxim Gordiev is a Kyrgyzstani athlete who is the only athlete to represent the country at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The 2nd is the day that Gordjieev left for Beijing. "This is my first time in China and I am looking forward to it." He said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency before leaving.

Gordiev: One-man Winter Olympics

The picture shows that on January 28, local time, Kyrgyzstan's state secretary Kasmambitov handed over the national flag to the hands of Gordeev (left), and said that the country and the people will fully support him, believing that Kyrgyzstan's athletes will be able to show their skills in this Winter Olympics. Photo courtesy of The Kyrgyz Presidential Palace

Gordiev's sport is alpine skiing. The pre-match preparations were hard and required repeated practice, and just an hour before the reporter got in touch with Gordiev, he was still on a training mission. He said that he would achieve good results and win glory for the country.

Looking at his social account, it records the training routine of this 26-year-old boy, and also shows his efforts and patience. On the towering snowy mountain, Gordiev quickly slid down the track set by the flag gate with his ski pole in one go.

"I feel like I've spent my whole life preparing for the Olympics." Gordiev said: "When I was very young, I first saw the Olympic flame on TV and made up my mind, and when I grew up, I had to go to the Olympic Games. ”

Born in the Karakul region of Issyk-Kur, At the age of 13, Gordieev started his skiing career. Today, he is the champion of cross-country skiing in Kyrgyzstan and has achieved good results in many international competitions.

"In fact, to qualify for the competition is already a victory." Gordiev told reporters that the criteria for participation are very strict, and the selection of qualifications is even more cruel. In order to get the "admission ticket" for the competition, Gordiev went through 5 rounds of qualification selection and finally successfully qualified for the competition. "The selection process is really difficult for a player, but a friend told me that 'a wolf should also be full of desire to win'."

The encouragement of friends and family members and the expectations of the country made Gordeev feel that his mission was glorious. Before leaving, Kyrgyzstan's State Secretary Kasmambitov handed over the national flag to Gordiev and said that the country and the people would fully support him, believing that Kyrgyzstan's athletes would be able to show their skills in the Winter Olympics. Gordiev said he would fight for the honor of the country as best he could, even though the road was hard.

For the first time to set foot in the "City of The Two Olympics", Gordiev also has a little more expectations. He said that the global epidemic is not over, but China has rich experience in organizing such large-scale events and will certainly be able to ensure the safety of athletes. "We can rely on the local epidemic prevention policy and believe that the Beijing Winter Olympics will be a safe and wonderful sports event." (End)

Source: China News Network

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