Antwerp, Belgium, October 8 (Xinhua) -- At the end of the 2023 Gymnastics World Championships on the 8th, the Chinese team Shi Cong won the silver medal on the men's parallel bars with an injury, and teammate Su Weide made the last appearance in the men's horizontal bar final, overcoming the psychological shadow left by two bar drops in the team competition, and finally won the bronze medal. After the race, they kept a low profile and calmed attitude towards their results, hoping that they would achieve mutual improvement in mentality and technology in the future.
The picture shows China's Shi Cong in the parallel bars final on October 8. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zheng Huansong
Samurai did not participate in the team final after suffering an ankle injury in qualifying. In his opinion, the "misjudgment" of being too cautious about injuries left regrets for this World Championship.
"I was lucky to get this medal today and basically played at my level. Although this set of moves is a bit flawed, the difficulty score is there, and the score will not be too bad. "I had an ankle condition in the preliminary round, and in order not to aggravate the injury, I gave up the team competition later, and now I think about it." I was panicked, but I wasn't as bad as I thought. Before the individual final, I asked the team doctor and coach if they could continue to play, and finally decided to participate. ”
Winning bronze on the men's parallel bars at the 2021 World Championships, he believes that he has improved a lot in terms of ability and quality of movement in the past two years, but he is still far from gold.
"The next step is to improve the stability of the movements, and then solve all the existing difficulties, and meet the future games with a very healthy physical and mental state." Samurai said.
The picture shows Cong at the award ceremony on October 8. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zheng Huansong
Su Weide made two serious mistakes in the horizontal bar event of the men's team final of this year's World Championships. He withstood the pressure that day and eventually won the bronze medal on the men's horizontal bar.
"I came out at the end of the day, I thought about it more difficult, but the goal was still to succeed. I need confidence the most right now, and confidence comes from success. Today I successfully completed the whole set of moves, challenged my psychology, and was much better than in the team competition. In the team competition, I was in a hurry and failed. Today, my brain is clear, my mood is calm, every action is explained clearly, and I am very happy to get the third place. Su Weide said.
The picture shows Su Weide in the horizontal bar final on October 8. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zheng Huansong
Su Weide admitted that he blamed himself very much after the team competition, and although his teammates and coaches were enlightening and comforting him, he did not easily forgive himself.
"Because of his major mistake, the Chinese team did not win the gold medal in the team competition. I was playing in the World Series for the first time and had little experience, but that wasn't an excuse to lose. The best way to get the understanding of your teammates and coaches is to show your best self on the field and pass the psychological level. In just a few days at the World Championships, I saw my subtle progress. Su Weide said.
The picture shows Su Weide displaying the bronze medal at the horizontal bar award ceremony on October 8. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zheng Huansong
Su Weide said that winning the horizontal bar medal was a bit of a surprise, and before the competition, he originally wanted to make a difference in floor exercise, which has always been his weak sport.
"Go back and review, how failure fails, how success succeeds." Su Weide said, "After I made a mistake in the team competition, Zhang Boheng sent me a message saying that the deeper you fall, the more you can see where you are. He also stubbornly rose from countless failures. ”