Success at the end of the race! Shandong's Hades Badri Khan competed in cross-country skiing again, ranking 57th

On February 11, in the men's 15 km (traditional technique) event of cross-country skiing, the Chinese team had a total of four players, of which Shandong's Hades Badri Khan ranked 57th with a time of 42:48:01, and the gold medal was won by Finland's Niskanen. Although Hades Badri Khan's achievements are not so outstanding, he has written a new chapter for the Shandong ice and snow project.

As the second Shandong athlete to appear at the Winter Olympics, On February 6, Hades Badri Khan made his Winter Olympic debut, which was a new experience for him. In the cross-country skiing men's double pursuit (15 km traditional technique + 15 km free technique), he finished in 50th place.

Cross-country skiing is a very endurance-testing sport, where there are more regulations on traditional techniques than free techniques. It requires athletes to race snow along the prescribed route in the undulating mountains, during which no two-foot or one-foot ice pedaling is allowed, the snowboard must be placed in a suppressed snow tank, the two skis are kept parallel to the direction of the slide, and the back and forth swing of the legs and the pole are used to advance, and the sliding time is used to determine the ranking. The long-term gliding has high requirements for the athlete's physical strength distribution, heart rate adjustment, etc., and it can be seen that after the competition, many athletes are tired and fall to the ground. It can be said that choosing such a sport that challenges one's own limits requires a lot of courage.

Cross-country skiing started late on the mainland, had a weak foundation, and had no successful experience in the past. Many athletes come "across borders", many of whom have training experience in cycling, marathons, and even sanda, and Hades Badri Khan is no exception.

The 23-year-old Hades Badri Khan, a former kayaker, has grown into a leader in the Shandong team in recent years by devoting himself to cross-country skiing training. At the previous 2020-2021 National Cross-Country Skiing Championships, the four young men of the Shandong team united and worked hard to win the gold medal in the men's 4×10 km team relay. It is worth mentioning that this is the first gold medal in the national competition of cross-country skiing in the history of Shandong Province, which has achieved a new breakthrough in cross-country skiing in Shandong ice and snow projects. The leader of this team is Hades Badri Khan. In that race, Hades Badri Khan also won two gold medals in the 50 km (freedom) and the ultra long distance individual all-around.

After the transfer of the national team selection, Hades Badri Khan's first cross-country skiing test results were not outstanding, far from the selection line. After a period of training, he finished 13th and got his ticket to the Winter Olympics. In the process of successfully entering the national team and preparing for the Winter Olympics, Hades Badri Khan still trained hard and improved his performance a lot. He once said in an interview: "In the road of cross-country skiing, only by silently persevering and working hard will there be no regrets." I hope that I can achieve good results in the competition of the Winter Olympics, break through myself, win glory for the country, thank my parents, and repay the society. ”

Next, Hades Badri Khan will also participate in the men's 4×10 km relay on February 13 and the men's team sprint (traditional technology) on February 16, when he will also contribute to the development of snow sports in Shandong in the process of constantly breaking through himself.