"Congratulations, it's really great!" "You're doing really well, keep up the good work!" Every athlete who participated in the short track speed skating competition at the Capital Gymnasium will receive encouragement and blessings from Zheng Chao when he leaves the field, "Regardless of the results, athletes especially need emotional affirmation when they fight on the field, as a retired athlete, I feel the same." The girl, who works as an assistant to the capital gymnasium short track speed skating competition office, told the Beijing Daily client reporter.
Zheng Chao's work is based on the competition, before each short track speed skating competition, she and her team colleagues need to hold coordination meetings with the International Skating Federation and other aspects, and meet the needs of all parties for competition and training at any time. As part of her job, Zheng Chao will coordinate athletes to go to the mixed mining area at the exit of the stadium after each race, which has a scene where she encouraged the finishers above. In order to make the athletes feel more intimate, Zheng Chao specially learned the words "congratulations", "cheers", "awesome" and other words in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, and Korean, "I am the first person they see after they walk off the field, so let them feel warm." Zheng Chao said.
Canadian athletes thanked Zheng Chao on social media.
Warm-hearted and careful Zheng Chao has also been affirmed by athletes, some Canadian players have sent out a photo with her on social media, with the text saying "Thank you, you make me feel great today", and some athletes will take the initiative to hug Zheng Chao after the game after getting acquainted, and even lie on her shoulder and cry when they lose or encounter difficulties.
Zheng Chao told such a story to the Beijing Daily client reporter: an Italian short track speed skater because of the wrong shuttle, failed to reach the original team training venue first body training hall, but came to the first body competition hall that arranged the training of figure skaters that day, after learning that he may have missed the training due to carelessness, the team member lost his voice and cried, "At this time, I hugged her and told her that I would definitely help her and be with her, and then I immediately contacted the vehicle and helped her catch up with the training." Zheng Chao told reporters that this scene was filmed by a Japanese TV reporter who was interviewing figure skating training, "They took the initiative to come over and gave me a thumbs up after filming." ”
Zheng Chao has been practicing sprinting since she was 12 years old until she graduated from college, and similar experiences have made her better understand the emotional needs of athletes, "Not only world champions and Olympic champions deserve encouragement, but the losers on the field need more comfort, they have also done their best, which is also commendable." Athletes have injuries and ups and downs, the Olympics are only held every four years, and their chances are limited, so as a host, I want to do my best to make them feel supported here. ”
Zheng Chao exchanged badges with dutch players.
After graduating from the Capital Institute of Physical Education, Zheng Chao has been working as a physical education teacher at Beijing No. 96 Middle School. In 2017, with the idea of serving the "doorstep" of the Winter Olympics, she took the short track speed skating national referee qualification with the support of the Dongcheng District Education Committee and Wei Gang, principal of Beijing No. 96 Middle School, and became an assistant to the short track speed skating competition office through layers of selection. Every day of serving the Winter Olympics, Zheng Chao was touched, she told reporters: "Sports and education are the two fairest things, both are one point to pay, one point to return." When I return to school, I will pass on my experience at the Winter Olympics to my students, whether it is the spirit of Chinese athletes to win glory for the country, or the exchange of badges to pass on friendship. I want to use my strength to pass on the Olympic spirit to more teenagers. ”