The picture shows Zhao Dan. Courtesy of Hohhot Municipal Government
(Beijing Winter Olympics) Roundup: Inner Mongolia figure at the Winter Olympics: Grass is proud of you
China News Network Hohhot, February 9 Title: Inner Mongolia figure at the Winter Olympics: Grass is proud of you
China News Network reporter Li Aiping
Zhao Dan, Ding Yuhuan... The figure from the inner Mongolian steppe is becoming another scenic spot at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
"My dad is proud to be the women's standard-bearer of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and I am congratulated almost every day." On the afternoon of February 9, Zhao Haifeng, who was interviewed by reporters, excitedly said that this was the happiest moment in his 49 years.
Zhao Haifeng, who currently lives in Wuhai City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, said that on the evening of February 4, when the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics was held, the family stared at the TV non-stop to watch their daughter Zhao Dan appear.
"These days are in closed training, and we also understand Zhao Dan's dynamics through various media." Zhao Haifeng noticed that his daughter Zhao Dan had distributed a weibo at 22:26 on February 4 to express his feelings as a flag bearer.
On Weibo, Zhao Dan wrote: "Participating in the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics as a flag bearer is a moment I will never forget in my life. ”
Born in 2002, Zhao Dan, a triple jumper, entered the Chinese National Steel Frame Snow Team in October 2018, as the youngest athlete of the national team, Zhao Dan won the first place in four skids in both competitions in the domestic selection competition, and finally entered the Beijing Winter Olympics with the first overall score.
For the upcoming competition on the 11th, Zhao Haifeng said: "At present, the results are good, and I hope she can play well and win glory for the country." ”
In the figure of Inner Mongolia at the Beijing Winter Olympics, in addition to Zhao Dan's identity as a flag bearer, the participation of another athlete, Ding Yuhuan, also attracted attention in his hometown.
At 17:00 on February 7, the women's 15 km individual final of the Beijing Winter Olympics was held, and Ding Yuhuan, as the first athlete to participate in the Winter Olympics in Bayannaoer City, Inner Mongolia, finally completed the race with a time of 54 minutes and 14 seconds 6.
As the new face of the women's 15 km individual event at the Winter Olympics, 18-year-old Ding Yuhuan is the youngest athlete of the Chinese team in this competition, and Tang Jialin, Chu Yuanmeng and Meng Fanqi also participated in this competition.
Ding Yuhuan's father, Ding Yuanwei, told reporters: "My daughter is so young to participate in such a major competition, as a parent is very proud, I hope that in the 16th game, I can play normally, do not have any pressure." ”
The reporter combed and found that Han Mei, another athlete from Inner Mongolia, completed the speed skating women's 3000 meters race on February 5 and finished 15th with a time of 4 minutes 07.74 seconds. In the coming days, she will also compete in the women's 1500m, women's 5000m and team chases.
In an interview with the media, Han Mei said that since Beijing successfully bid for the Winter Olympics, she can truly feel the vigorous development of ice and snow sports in her hometown. "Especially since Inner Mongolia successfully bid for the 14th Winter Games, the local government has given us athletes great support."
In addition, another athlete from Inner Mongolia, Fan Duoyao, as a participant in the Chinese bobsleigh men's team, skated the best time of his bobsleigh career at 58.848 seconds on the evening of February 5.
After the game, Fan Duoyao said that he was very happy to break through his best in the Winter Olympic Games, of course, it was still a pity that he could not enter the fourth round of competition.
Fan Duoyao said in an interview with the media: "Being able to participate in the Winter Olympics is a key step in my sports career, and I want to take every step of my life in the future!" (End)