"How can a girl's hand be like this?"
Yes, they are the first gold medalists of the Asian Games Zou Jiaqi and Qiu Xiuping
On the morning of September 24
In the women's lightweight double sculls final at the Fuyang Aquatic Center
China's Zou Jiaqi/Qiu Xiuping won the championship by an absolute margin
This is the first gold medal to be awarded at the Hangzhou Asian Games
The two girls were smiling brightly on the podium
But two pairs of calloused hands
But it moved countless netizens
They are champions
But it was also two girls in their 20s
"Very distressed
No little girl's hand is like this
It's all hard cocoons
The calluses are off, the new ones are coming out"
Zou Jiaqi's father looked at the photo of his daughter's calluses and said
"These gold medals are really bought with blood and sweat
So I said to Jiaqi
You have to be strong
Want to get good results
You just have to work harder than others."
Netizens praised the hard work of the athletes
The results of each elite athlete
It's all tempered
Qiu Xiuping is from Pingtian Town, Nanxiong City, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province
I recalled Qiu Xiuping, who had just come to the sports school
Wu Xiaoyong of the rowing team of the amateur sports school in downtown Shaoguan said
"The children selected at that time were all under similar conditions
Can't even swim"
But as soon as Qiu Xiuping came into contact with rowing, she fell in love
Among rowers
Qiu Xiuping's physical condition is not outstanding
But with extraordinary perseverance
"Paddling 20 km in the morning
Paddle 20 km in the afternoon
It was quite torturous at first
But the back is slowly getting faster
You will enjoy the process
You're going to want to go faster and faster."
The lightweight sport of rowing places demanding demands on the weight of athletes
The average is 57 kg, and the maximum weight is not more than 59 kg
Strengthens with weight control
It may seem contradictory, but it is the only way to go
"We will have a slightly heavier daily weight
In this weight range
To strengthen your physical strength
Then lose weight back," Zou Jiaqi said
"The coach specifically told us today
It doesn't matter if it's leading or lagging behind
Don't give up until the moment you reach the end
Go all out to paddle every oar
Until the end is crossed
The one who hears the 'beep'
We really put our hearts down."
After winning the first gold medal at the Asian Games
This pair of young couples
Turn the boat around and aim for a farther future
"Step off the podium
Just zero everything to zero
We will train harder
Go and prepare for war
Reaching the top podium of the Paris Olympics is our ultimate goal"
In this world, there are no gold medals that come out of thin air
Tears in athletes' eyes, sweat on their bodies, calluses on their hands...
Turning into "faster, higher, stronger – more united" on the field
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Reporters: Xu Dongyuan, Wei Jingyu, Wang Anhaowei, Wu Kunpeng
Yao Youming, Xia Liang, Wang Haoming, Zhao Jiantong
Editor: Gao Meng