Su Bingtian, a Chinese track and field athlete and professor at Jinan University's School of Physical Education, visited Hong Kong Pui Kiu High School on October 12 to share his sports story with his classmates.
At the scene, Su Bingtian received warm cheers and applause, and the students competed to shake hands with Su Bingtian, and even some students boldly "confessed": "Su Bingtian, you are my god!" ”
The only way to run is "perseverance"
Su Bingtian used the word "persistence" to describe his sports career. He said that in 2019, he very much wanted to hit the Asian record, but it was precisely because he wanted to break through too much, which led to problems in training and other aspects, and he had to go abroad for examination and treatment of lumbar spine injuries.
He recalled that doctors had told him that fortunately he had a foundation in sports, and if he were an ordinary person, "he might have to go to the Paralympics."
Although injured, Su Bingtian did not give up running, and he still insisted on training every day. Once on a weekend, he walked alone to the 100-meter starting line in a daze, wondering if he could continue running. Su Bingtian said: "I was 30 years old at the time, which may have reached the end of the stage for professional athletes, but I said to myself that even if it is like a deflated balloon, I can still fill up the gas and continue to fly." ”
In the men's 100m semifinals at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, Su Bingtian set a new Asian record with a time of 9.83 seconds and significantly improved the original record by 0.08 seconds, and was praised as the "Asian flyer".
Winning an Olympic medal has always been Su Bingtian's dream. A few days ago, he and his teammates Tang Xingqiang, Xie Zhenye and Wu Zhiqiang won the bronze medal in the men's 4×100m relay event at the Tokyo Olympics, which is the first medal won by the Chinese men's 4×100m relay team at the Olympic Games and Su Bingtian's first Olympic medal.
Su Bingtian said frankly that although he is 34 years old, he is still insisting and hopes to win glory for China at the Paris Olympics next year.
"Welcome students from Hong Kong to Jinan University
Visits, trainings"
Students from 17 Hong Kong schools listened to Su Bingtian's sharing at the scene and also asked their own questions to "Su Shen".
A male student from the Peiqiao track and field team asked what should I do if it is difficult to break through the bottleneck period in sprinting?
Su Bingtian said that everyone will encounter similar problems, and the past training logic believed that as long as you insist on training, you can get a breakthrough, but after in-depth research, he found that you should find the details of the problem from training, such as paying attention to running technical movements, starting movements, physical fitness, etc.
When asked which is more important than the talent of athletes or acquired efforts, Su Bingtian believes that acquired efforts are more important. He said that his conditions are not very good, and he has met many talented athletes who have not practiced, and "the acquired hard work can make the athletes go to the end and touch the highest podium."
Su Bingtian said earlier that he was looking for "good seedlings" and was preparing to train them through the Su Bingtian Speed Research and Training Center of Jinan University. When asked whether he would come to Hong Kong for selection, Su Bingtian said that of course there was no problem, and interested students were welcome to visit Jinan University for training.
General: Orange News, Hong Kong Commercial Daily
Source: Voice of the Greater Bay Area