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In 1982, an ordinary and warm family was born a new star - this is Du Li. Although her parents had a loving time, because of the family split seven years ago, her mother had to take her back to her grandmother's house with her as a young child, and began an endless waiting road.
What is expected is that five years later, my mother welcomed a new family member, a responsible retired soldier Du Zhaoxiang, although he gave Du Li a little cold love, and even changed her name without her consent, but this did not slow down her observation and understanding of this new family.
At this moment, Du Li's identification with this family felt a serious impact. However, the dawn of hope also illuminated her at the same moment, and when Du Li reached the milestone of her life at the age of 12, she bravely stepped into the gate of the sports school and picked up her own gun for the first time.
In the process of shooting training, Du Li gradually opened her heart and began to face the setbacks and difficulties in life. She has a great desire for excellence, so she actively devotes herself to physical training, and is not afraid of the monotony of day after day.
Du Li's stepfather, Du Zhaoxiang, and her mother, despite the hardships of life, are still steadfast in supporting their daughter's dreams. For the sake of Du Li's study expenses, they are willing to save money and even take on high debts.
Whenever they see Du Li continue to achieve excellent results in the competition, their hearts will also be filled with pride and joy.
Perhaps, it is precisely the power of sports that has healed the psychological trauma of her childhood that has plagued Du Li for many years. When she was selected for the Chinese national shooting team at the age of 20 and won gold and silver in various international competitions, she finally realized that neither poverty nor family discord could define her life.
In the baptism of sunshine and sweat, she found her true self, and at the same time realized the courage to face difficulties. At this moment, she finally spread her wings and soared like a bird, realizing the freedom in her heart.
However, after Du Li won two individual and team women's rifle titles at the 2002 Asian Games, she awaited recognition and generous rewards from her loved ones with great expectations. However, what is surprising is that at the award ceremony, her stepfather Du Zhaoxiang actually took possession of all the prize money without her consent.
Du Li was so angry that she resolutely offered her stepfather to return the victory she deserved, and even exposed the problems in the accounts of Du Zhaoxiang's tuition assistance in the fierce quarrel.
The dispute undoubtedly tore a scar deep inside her, so that Du Li could no longer look directly at her selfish stepfather.
Since then, Du Li has chosen to live with her grandmother, and whenever she returns to her hometown after an important competition, she will choose to visit her grandmother for a short time, rather than stepping foot in her stepfather's house.
Perhaps, she had already seen through his true appearance during the special period, and finally let go completely.
In order to break free from the heavy pressure of growing up, Du Li chose to leave her hometown to receive a higher level of education and training, and bravely took a solid first step.
Far from her homeland, she went all the way, and finally successfully integrated into the higher-level provincial sports schools and national sports teams.
However, as time went on, her ties to her hometown and family became increasingly blurred.
With the opportunity to leave her homeland, Du Li absorbed a wealth of diverse knowledge and found a spiritual home in the field of competitive shooting. Perhaps, getting rid of the constraints of the family is a necessary part of her growth path.
During this period, Du Li became more and more self-reliant and full of confidence and courage for the future.
In 2004, when Du Li was about to embark on the journey to the Athens Olympic Games, she boldly returned to her hometown with her boyfriend Zhang Fu for the first time. She has not returned for a long time, and she has a solid support at the moment, and this positive boy is like a light shining on the road ahead, illuminating the direction for her.
However, good times are short-lived, and after the Athens Olympics, Du Li's performance has already overtaken Zhang Fu at the competitive level. For a while, the two couldn't adapt to the changes in this relationship, and finally had to face the end of a breakup.
Although Du Li was sad, she did not dig deeply. It may be because she has always believed that there must be a partner in the world who can fully read her heart and spend the rest of her life with her.
After the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Du Li generously announced her romance with teammate Pang Wei on social media.
Pang Wei's eyes supporting Du Li were full of affection, like the joy of love at first sight when he was young. Du Li also often wears a happy smile, as if she has found the sincere love she is most looking forward to in her life.
In November 2009, Du Li and Pang Wei, who had been in love for many years, entered the sacred marriage hall. Less than a year after marriage, the crystallization of their love - a lively and lovely baby boy was born. Looking at her son's pure and flawless eyes, Du Li suddenly realized that having a warm little family is actually the most important thing in life.
In 2010, while Du Li ushered in the crystallization of love, she also ushered in new life challenges. During the day, she was busy breastfeeding her baby, taking care of her baby and taking up almost all of her energy, and at night, she quietly accompanied her husband Pang Wei, who had been busy all day, to find out the shortcomings in training.
For the training of shooting skills, she has almost forgotten the stage she once familiarized.
As the London 2012 Olympic Games approached, Du Li was determined to return to the competition venue. Unfortunately, she was unable to break through the qualifying stage due to a premature halt to her preparations.
When she witnessed Pang Wei and her team members gradually expanding their lead and scoring points in the medal table, Du Li couldn't help but burst into tears.
In that year, Du Li submitted an application to the International Shooting Federation to retire and booked to become a full-time housewife. In 2015, when her children were more than four years old, Du Li resolutely decided to return to the competition and make the final sprint towards the Rio Olympics.
That same year, she once again experienced the thrill of climbing the podium, and although she only managed to win a silver medal with tears in her eyes, she was satisfied. After the Rio Olympics that followed, Du Li solemnly announced that as a professional athlete, she would put down her guns and no longer participate in any events.
However, she knew that her strong connection to the sport of shooting was far from over.
Following the Rio Olympics, Durly read out her official retirement announcement and received a unique offer to take on the role of women's rifle coach for the national team.
As a result, the legendary champion returned to the place where she had accompanied her on countless tournaments, and began to use her shooting knowledge and excellence to guide young and brave shooters.
During the day, she carefully observed the physical weaknesses of each disciple and patiently corrected the slightest mistake over and over again, while in the quiet of the night, she carefully devised a scientific and individualized training policy in the process of consulting various materials.
Whenever she sees the rapid progress of her students, Du Li can't help but smile as a mother.
One morning in 2017, Du Li was thrilled and pleasantly surprised to find out that her partner, Pang Wei, had joined the coaching team to teach the young shooters the 10-meter air pistol event.
This means that the Condor Heroes of the shooting world will once again be walking together, but with a change of role, becoming well-versed coaches and seasoned athletes.
Under the careful guidance of two veteran players, the new force of the national team rose instantly. At the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Du Li's student Zhang Changhong broke the world record and won the first gold medal for the Chinese delegation, while Pang Wei also won the small gold medal in the mixed team shooting event with his consistent and outstanding performance.
When asked by the media about the secret of their success, the two looked at each other in front of the camera, knowing in their hearts that this was not just a tactical victory, but also a chain reaction of sincere support and encouragement between them.
Perhaps it is precisely because the hearts of the two have always maintained close ties that they can maintain the pace of advancing and retreating together and continue to lead more outstanding shooting talents.
Today, the students mentored by Du Li and Pang Wei have transformed into leaders in the national team. Whenever a major event is approaching, these two experienced coaches always do their best to organize special training for students in order to set precise goals and increase investment.
In order to realistically simulate all kinds of intricate competition environments, they put the cart before the horse and strictly test the psychological endurance of young people. At the same time, they also make full use of their rich practical experience, carefully plan coping strategies, and spare no effort to help players establish a strong belief in winning.
What's more, sometimes she will personally select an athlete to coach individually, helping him learn how to deal with pressure properly and always be in good shape to meet various challenges.
Outside of the daily classes, the two men, who are in their 40s and 36s, are still energetically leading the young soldiers to play outside. They care about the students' troubles like brothers, and they pay attention to their daily lives like parents.
As time passed, the relationship between each other deepened, and everyone became a harmonious family.