On October 7, in the men's bronze medal final of baseball at the Hangzhou Asian Games, the Chinese team lost 3-4 to Japan and finished fourth.
Li Ning (left), a player of the Chinese men's baseball team, grabs base during a game on October 7
Although it stopped at the final four, it was not for nothing for the Chinese men's baseball team. In the group round robin on October 3, the Chinese men's baseball team won 1-0 against Japan in nine fierce games, which was the first time in the history of Chinese baseball national teams at all levels to defeat Japan.
On October 7, the Chinese team celebrated after hitting a home run
"Everyone played their best tonight, especially Liang Pei, whose hit helped us score the most crucial point. Several of our pitchers were also very beautiful, throwing every ball and helping the team maintain the advantage until the end. Li Ning, a player of the Chinese team, said in an interview after the game on October 3.
"Thank you to the audience for cheering, their cheers and applause gave us great encouragement." Li Ning said: "This is a historic breakthrough for us and a good start. ”
Li Ning, born in November 1994, is a baseball catcher. In 2009, it was introduced from Beijing Dacheng School through Minhang Middle School and Shanghai Team. 2016 China Baseball Championship Champion, 2017 World Baseball Classic, 2017 Tianjin National Games runner-up, 2018 Jakarta Asian Games fourth place, 2023 China Baseball League champion, 2023 World Baseball Classic.
Club! juvenile
In 2004, at the age of 10, Li Ning began to learn baseball and began formal training at Dacheng School in Beijing. In the following years, Li Ning won many championships in the Beijing Primary School Group baseball competition, and was selected for the national junior baseball team at that time, and went to Japan to compete in the World Children's Soft Baseball Competition, passing all the way, but finally lost 0:1 and won the runner-up.
Li Ning (left)
In 2009, Li Ning was recruited as a second-tier athlete by Shanghai Minhang Middle School under the policy of combining sports and education, and in the same year, he was transferred to the Shanghai baseball team for trial training, because he was relatively small and was often affectionately called "Little Bean" by the players.
Wang Cheng, head of the baseball and softball program at Minhang Middle School, recalled Li Ning's performance on the field, "He is very flexible, uses his brain to play, makes up for the weakness of late physical development, and uses strategy to win." ”
Wang Cheng served as a cricket referee at this year's Asian Games in Hangzhou
In 2010, Li Ning represented Minhang District in the baseball Group A competition of the 14th Shanghai Games and won the championship. After that, Li Ning played for the Shanghai team, won the 2016 National Baseball Championship champion, the 2017 Tianjin National Games runner-up, two National Youth Baseball Championship champions, two Youth Baseball Championship An Hit King, multiple championship runners-up, and then was admitted to the Shanghai team as an official player, and has been selected for the national team so far.
Now, Li Ning has grown rapidly and become an excellent catcher in the Chinese baseball team, Wang Cheng explained: "The role of the catcher is very critical, testing the ability to control the whole field, the core must be very strong, and the bounce power requirements are relatively large. It is worth mentioning that after the development of recent years, baseball and softball, football and athletics have become the sports characteristics of Minhang Middle School.
At the same time, the catcher is also the commander of the defender, shouldering the heavy responsibility of adjusting the formation of various garrison positions, so it is often called the brain of the garrison, because the catcher is the only one who faces all the garrisons and can quickly transmit information.
Come on! Li ning
May you spread your wings and fly high
Bloom with a different kind of youth
Reporter: Wu Junyan
Photo: District Sports Bureau, Beijing Daily
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