When it comes to gymnasts, most of our audiences think of teenage boys and girls, on single and parallel bars, jumping horses doing difficult 180-degree flips and high-altitude jumping flexible movements.
Can a middle-aged woman still be invincible and invincible in the gymnastics world?
In fact, 46-year-old Uzbekistan's famous Cussovkina won the women's vaulting championship in the Baku stage of the International Gymnastics Federation Equipment World Cup in early April, and won the overall championship of the four races in the project.
Facing an opponent who is 30 years younger than her, the sports evergreen tree Sovikina overwhelms everyone and wins the championship in one fell swoop.
According to her social media voice, she will not retire for the time being, and will prepare for this year's Asian Games in Hangzhou, ready to win another medal for her motherland Usbekstan.
When I saw this news, I thought that it was indeed an evergreen tree in the sports world, and this spirit of not being afraid of age restrictions, still bravely moving forward, constantly breaking through themselves, and fighting for love is worthy of respect.
Cao Cao wrote in "Turtle Although Shou": "The old Ji Futuo, the ambition is in a thousand miles, the martyr is in his twilight years, and his heart is full of strength."
Although an old horse is in the manger, it still yearns to gallop for thousands of miles. In the old age of the ambitious people, the enterprising spirit still has not died.
Isn't that someone like Chusovkina?
A closer look at Chusovykina's life experience reveals that she does have a spirit that many athletes can't match.
Born in 1975 in Bukhara, Soviet Union, she began entering gymnastics school at the age of 7, thus starting a gymnastics training career, which has now spanned more than 35 years.
She is a talented gymnast who has participated in 8 Olympic Games, and there are 2 vaulting moves in the International Gymnastics Federation, and 1 high and low bar movement is named after her.
The athletic career is sparkling and exciting enough. He won the 1991 World Championship Vaulting Runner-up, the 1991 WGC Women's Team Champion, the 2003 World Championship Vaulting Champion, the 2008 Beijing Olympics Vault Runner-up, the 1994 Asian Games Balance Beam Runner-up, the 2002 Asian Games Vault champion, the 2014 Asian Games Vaulting Runner-up, etc.
Usually the career of a gymnast is short, with a golden period from only a short few years to a career of eating youth meals. Why has she been able to keep playing? In addition to love, there is also a sad story.
Her son was diagnosed with leukemia, so she had to race around to raise money for his son's medical expenses. In 2006, he changed his nationality to German nationality and represented Germany in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Many Chinese sports fans followed her during the 2008 Olympics because she was a great mother. For the sake of her son, she had to fight everywhere, prolong her gymnastics career, hone her gymnastics skills, and see her in the Asian Games, world championships, and Olympic Games, just to treat her children.
Luckily, her son's leukemia had been cured and he was admitted to college.
I thought that After not having the burden of children, Chusovkina could retire and live in peace.
However, she still chooses to play and keep playing, even at the age of 46. Most of the media and sports fans call her Mama Yau or even Grandma Yau.
With the gymnastics station, who is 20 or 30 years younger than her, it is a bit counterproductive to look at the painting style. I don't know if Mother Qiu has any psychological pressure, but she seems to be calm.
On the field, there is no age limit, there is only our belief.
What kind of force is driving her?
"Although I don't know how much I have potential, I just love the sport," she says. I love bringing joy to the audience and I enjoy every performance I have on the field. ”
The power of love is strong, and she loves her country so much that she changed her nationality back to Uzbekistan in 2013 and has been fighting for her country ever since.
It stems from the pure love for gymnastics itself, and even more from the noble love for his motherland.
I wish such a veteran to come true in his dreams at this year's Hangzhou Asian Games, write a gorgeous chapter again, and interpret the sports spirit of never giving up.