North Korea's lone hero, wearing old running shoes to win the silver medal in the Asian Games marathon, Chinese gave him carbon board shoes
The Hangzhou Asian Games concluded today. This Asian Games has enhanced the unity and friendship of Asian athletes, and is also an opportunity for cultural exchanges and friendship among countries. The story of North Korean athlete Han Ilyong, runner-up in the men's marathon, is a good story.
In the men's marathon final of the Asian Games on October 5, China's He Jie won the gold medal with a time of 2 hours, 13 minutes and 02 seconds, which was the first time that the Chinese team won the men's marathon gold medal in the history of the Asian Games. North Korea's Han Il-yong won silver in 2 hours, 13 minutes and 27 seconds, while China's Yang Shaohui won bronze in 2 hours, 13 minutes and 39 seconds.
Many runners noticed that Chinese runners were wearing brand new carbon board running shoes. Carbon board shoes are running shoes with high performance that provide propulsion and help athletes improve speed and stability.
And Han Illong wears long-outdated thin-soled racing shoes and a basic electronic watch. Another detail is that during the race, Han Illong mistakenly poured a bottle of pulsating water on his body, which may have caused his skin to be slimy, and he ran the entire course in this state.
Han Rilong, 23 years old and 1.58 meters tall, finished sixth in the 2019 Beijing Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 11 minutes and 37 seconds.
After the marathon of the Asian Games, many people were moved by Han Rilong's will quality, and many runners expressed their desire to give him new running shoes.
On the evening of October 7, Yang Shaohui revealed on the short video platform that he and Han Rilong met at the 2019 Beijing Marathon, and although Han Rilong's body conditions were not good, he ran for more than 2 hours and 11 minutes at that time, and he really admired each other.
Yang Shaohui also revealed that Chinese brands have given Han Rilong carbon plate running shoes. He also posted a photo of Han Rilong trying on shoes.
Yang Shaohui said: "I lost to him again in this Asian Games, although I lost, but this is just a competition, everyone is still friends off the field. We also agreed to run together during the Paris Olympics. I'm looking forward to Paris and I'm hoping to win against him. ”
Han Il-yong gave Yang Shaohui a badge of the North Korean delegation, sincerely saying that the badge was for his best friend.