On March 7th, the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games cross-country skiing four gold medal competitions were held in Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Center in turn, and the Chinese delegation played an outstanding role, winning a total of two medals, one silver and one bronze.
In the men's long-distance (traditional technique) - standing competition, China's Cai Jiayun won the silver medal with a time of 54 minutes 27 seconds 7, which was also the best time in the history of the Chinese team in this event, and another Chinese player, Qiu Mingyang, won the bronze medal in 54 minutes 29 seconds 7.
China's Cai Jiayun, who won the silver medal, celebrated after the game.
After the 20-kilometer race, Cai Jiayun was so tired that he lay on the ground and gasped for breath, and then he got up to greet the coach. "Can't believe it's my grades, better than when I trained. The whole race was very hard, and it can be said that it took all the energy. When Cai Jiayun was interviewed, it was difficult to hide his excitement, "For this game, I prepared for 6 years, and finally gave myself an explanation." ”
"Post-00s" Cai Jiayun is a native of Yunnan, and in 2016, he was selected by the Zhaotong Disabled Persons' Federation to enter the Winter Games training team established by the Yunnan Disabled Persons' Federation. With his outstanding performance in the training, he completed one test after another, passed the layers of selection, and finally was selected into the Chinese sports delegation of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games.
Before the game, Cai Jiayun was under a lot of pressure. "Last night I kept thinking about whether today's players are very good, and finally found the psychology teacher of the Capital Institute of Physical Education to give me psychological counseling, chatted for half an hour, and finally fell asleep at 3 o'clock in the morning." Knowing the results of the competition, Cai Jiayun called his father for the first time to announce the good news, "They were all watching my game in front of the TV, and they were more excited than me." ”
There was also a heart-warming scene on the field, after Japan's Kawaji Daiki crossed the finish line, Cai Jiayun took the initiative to shake hands with him and help his opponent remove the snowboard. "Although we haven't spoken to him, we have a game. Sports know no borders, and sports for the disabled should help each other. Cai Jiayun explained with a smile.
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Source: Winter Paralympic Games Proceedings | Journalist Ren Shan
Edited by Kang Dian
Process Editor Wu Yue