On September 29, the final day of the swimming event of the Hangzhou Asian Games, the women's 50m butterfly final, Chinese team member Zhang Yufei ranked fourth
The third lane next door is Rikako Ikee of Japan
The starting sound sounds, and the athletes jump into the water
Compete for medals
In the end, Zhang Yufei swam 25.10 seconds, set a new Asian Games record, touched the wall and won the championship in 25.71 seconds, teammate Yu Yiting won silver in 26.02 seconds, Chijiang Lihuazi won the bronze medal and took off her swimming goggles, Zhang Yufei and Chi Jiang looked at each other across the parting line, smiled, and shook hands
At the time of award, Zhang Yufei's head and Chi Jiang's wrist wore the same panda doll, and Chi Jiang's doll was given by Zhang Yufei
After the award was over, Chi Jiang walked off the podium alone and threw himself into the coach's arms, unable to stop crying
Zhang Yufei and Yu Yiting on the other side of the pool threw flowers at the audience, trotted all the way to Chi Jiang, hugged her and cried, "I really think it's too difficult for her to stand on the podium"
Chi Jiang is the Jakarta Asian Games six gold medalists, Yufei is the Hangzhou Asian Games six gold medalists, they really understand each other's brilliance, behind the accumulation of countless sweat, is for love, give everything, but also in the face of setbacks and pain, never admit defeat, tenacious struggle of faith and courage
At noon on the 28th, Zhang Yufei's high fever once reached 39 °C, the whole person looked very weak, but she still broke the Asian Games record to win the women's 50-meter freestyle gold medal, everyone was impressed by her, she smiled and responded: "Burned confused, forget it, just swim!" ”
And these years from a talented girl to leukemia
From overcoming the disease to returning to the pool, from the peak to the bottom of the valley, struggling to get up, stumbling forward, Chi Jiang walked more difficult, "I want to show my performance and tell the people who care about me, Chi Jiang is back"
Zhang Yufei, a fellow swimmer, sees all this in his eyes
On the evening of the 27th
In the women's 100m butterfly final, Zhang Yufei won the championship, and although Chi Jiang only finished fifth, he still received warm applause from the audience
After the game, Zhang Yufei choked up and said, "As long as Chi Jiang appears in the pool, it is a miracle, she is an inspiration to anyone";
Four months ago, at the World Championships in Fukuoka, Zhang Yufei wrote "Be the best of yourself" in the palm of his hand, and met Chi Jiang to see him at the Hangzhou Asian Games
Four months later, Chi Jiang not only fulfilled their agreement, but also stood on the podium with Zhang Yufei
It is a hug between two girls who are rivals and friends
The sympathy between the two outstanding athletes, mutual encouragement, and mutual blessing let us see the beauty of surpassing the medal
Bless Zhang Yufei and Chijiang Lihuazi, see you in Paris!
In 2023
China Women's Daily
Source: People's Daily Comprehensive People's Daily client, CCTV News, Urban Express, Zhejiang News, Chao News, China Youth Daily, Guangdong Sports Channel, etc. Responsible Editor / Chen Xiaobing, Cai Lengyue Reviewer / Yifan Producer / Zhifei