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In 2021, the blazing sun scorched the land of Tokyo mercilessly, but in the shooting hall of the Tokyo Olympics, there seemed to be another cool world, and the sassy and heroic posture of the athletes was like a spring breeze.
In the afternoon of the same day, the 23-year-old Chinese shooter Zhang Changhong successfully won the highest honor in the men's 50-meter rifle three-position event with his outstanding condition, not only becoming the first Asian champion of the event, but also breaking the world record and Olympic record, shocking the four!
This is Zhang Changhong's first time on the Olympic stage, and he has won a good start for the Chinese delegation with such an amazing performance, and his name will surely go down in history.
When Zhang Changhong held the gold medal high, the audience applauded like thunder, he was wearing a bright red sportswear, he was very excited, and hugged the coach next to him tightly. This coach is the legend of Chinese archery - Du Li.
Du Li was full of joy, pride, and tearful as she embraced this young and promising disciple. As Zhang Changhong's head coach, she has witnessed his hard work and perseverance along the way, and now she has finally started a new journey in this highest hall.
It is worth mentioning that just a few days before Zhang Changhong won the championship, Du Li's husband Pang Wei also won the gold medal in the 10-meter air pistol mixed team with his partner Jiang Ranxin in this Olympic Games. This allowed Pang Wei to stand on the top podium in his hometown again after the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Back at the Beijing Olympics more than a decade ago, Du Li, who was only 26 years old at the time, and Pang Wei, who was 22 years old, won gold medals in the women's 50m 3 positions and the men's 10m air pistol respectively, winning two crucial gold medals for the national team.
Now, time flies, and although the two highly decorated athletes have gradually retired from the professional arena, they are still at the forefront of China's shooting career, using their experience and wisdom to nurture generations of young athletes.
Looking to the future, we look forward to seeing the "husband and wife" of Chinese sports rekindle their former glory at the Paris Olympics in the near future. At that time, they may have become coaches, but they will still lead a group of new shooting heroes to win glory for the country and add glory to the motherland.
Such a vibrant vitality will undoubtedly write a more brilliant chapter on the road of sports.
In that quiet little village, Du Li's life was not all smooth sailing, she was born into an unpretentious peasant family, her father Du Zhaoxiang was a retired soldier who defended the motherland bravely, and her mother Qi Yuanzhen was a hard-working factory worker. However, Du Li's biological father had a strong personality and little care for the family, so her mother resolutely chose to divorce him, and then married Du Zhaoxiang as a new partner.
A wave of the god of fate completely changed the course of Du Li's life. It was in 1994, when Du Li, who was only 12 years old, stepped into the door of Lishan Middle School in Yiyuan County, and by an inadvertent encounter, she was recognized by Zhou Bingbing, the shooting coach of Yiyuan County Amateur Sports School, and began a shooting career full of challenges and hardships.
The shooting team of Yiyuan County Amateur Sports School can be described as full of talents, and the competition is extremely fierce. In order to fight for more training opportunities, Du Li often lifts heavy bricks at home to exercise her arm strength, and although the training process is monotonous, she never flinched in the slightest. Seeing their daughter's perseverance, Du Li's parents are full of pride, but at the same time, they are also worried about her future.
After entering Zibo Sports School, Du Li needs to pay nearly 7,000 yuan in tuition fees every year, plus more than 300 yuan per month in living expenses, and this family, which was not wealthy, has suffered huge financial pressure. Du Li's mother had to put down her needlework and go out to weave straw rope to subsidize the family, while Du Zhaoxiang and his wife did not buy new clothes for many years and lived a very simple life.
However, despite Du Li's remarkable progress in her career, her relationship with her stepfather, Du Zhaoxiang, has always been strained. According to media reports, Du Li's biological parents divorced when she was seven years old, and her mother married Du Zhaoxiang when she was twelve. Du Zhaoxiang changed her name from "Shi Fangfang" to "Du Li" without Du Li's consent without her consent, which made Du Li deeply angry and aggrieved.
What's even more shocking is that when Du Li won the 20,000 yuan bonus, Du Zhaoxiang took advantage of the unpreparedness to pocket all the bonuses and refused to return them, until Du Li called the police and was forced to return them.
In the face of Du Zhaoxiang's ridiculous behavior, Du Li was heartbroken, and her mother was even more grief-stricken. Recalling the moment when he won the gold medal in the Athens Olympics, Du Zhaoxiang enjoyed praise from all walks of life alone at home, which aroused the indignation and dissatisfaction of Du Li in Greece, and she even had the idea of running away from home.
As an outstanding athlete, Du Li's career can be described as thorny and difficult.
In the winter of her 12th year, the gods of fate opened the doors to the sports halls for her. By chance, she was recognized by Zhou Bingbing, the shooting coach of Yiyuan County Amateur Sports School, and began a shooting journey full of hard work and tears.
The shooting team of Yiyuan County Amateur Sports School has many talents, and the competition is extremely fierce. In order to gain more training opportunities, Du Li had to lift bricks as heavy as Mount Tai at home to exercise her arm strength.
Despite the monotony of the training process, she never flinched in the slightest. Every time they saw their daughter's tired eyes, Du Li's parents were full of pity and pride, and they told their daughter that "behind every honor, there is diligence and perseverance."
With the encouragement of her family and her own hard work, Du Li's achievements are soaring day by day, and she is making great progress all the way. In 1996, she won the favor of Zibo Athletic School with her outstanding performance and was able to step into a higher level of training.
After joining Zibo Sports School, Du Li had to pay nearly 7,000 yuan in tuition every year, plus more than 300 yuan per month in living expenses, which made the family's financial pressure increase sharply.
Du Li's mother had to go out to weave straw ropes and make handicrafts to support the family, while Du Zhaoxiang and his wife did not buy new clothes for many years and lived a very simple life.
However, even in such a difficult environment, Du Li still maintains a positive attitude, and she always works diligently and trains hard. In 2002, Du Li successfully joined the national shooting team, and won a number of crowns at the World Shooting Championships and Asian Games in the same year, opening a new chapter in her career.
However, at this glorious moment, Du Li was hurt and insulted by her stepfather Du Zhaoxiang. Du Zhaoxiang had the audacity to take the 20,000 yuan bonus obtained by Du Li as his own, and refused to return it, until Du Li called the police for help.
Although she made outstanding achievements in this event and won the gold medal in one fell swoop, the news that Du Zhaoxiang was congratulated by all walks of life at home was like a burning fire, igniting dissatisfaction and anger in her heart. She called her grandfather and the enlightenment coach one after another, telling her deep anger and helplessness.
After the successful conclusion of the Athens Olympics, Du Li's career gradually began to flourish, and a new chapter in her personal life was opened.
As the Spring Festival of 2004 was approaching, Du Li resolutely decided to bring her long-cherished boyfriend Zhang Fu back to her hometown Yiyuan to share this unforgettable moment. Born in 1980, this man is two years older than Du Li and won the title of champion at the National Games as early as 2001, becoming a shining star in the national shooting team.
When she first joined the national team, the young Du Li regarded Zhang Fu as her role model, and often silently followed his training process, full of admiration. However, when they jointly won the gold medal for the national team at the Athens Olympics, Du Li's results improved by leaps and bounds, far surpassing Zhang Fu, resulting in a huge gap in their status.
In the environment of "strong women and weak men", the relationship between Du Li and Zhang Fu could not be maintained after all, and it ended only a year later. However, at this moment, a new "Prince Charming" quietly walked into Du Li's life stage.
During the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Pang Wei, a young star from the Hebei Provincial Shooting Team, successfully entered the national team and studied under Coach Wang Yifu, who was crowned king again at the Athens Olympics. In this way, the flower of love between Pang Wei and Du Li quietly bloomed.
The national sports community is going all out to prepare for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, so the relationship between the two has always kept a low profile. Until the grand opening of the Beijing Olympic Games, Pang Wei won the men's 10m air pistol gold medal with an amazing momentum, tied with Du Li, who won the women's 10m air rifle championship on the same day.
Du Li's mistakes in the competition put her under a lot of pressure and self-blame, but just three days later, she won the gold medal in the women's 50m 3x20 and finally regained her confidence and displayed her trademark smile. Wang Yifu, the head coach of the national shooting team, said with emotion: "Du Li's four days are like years, and I have never seen her smile.
The two elites with top guns went hand in hand to reach the top of Beijing, opening a new chapter in their brilliant careers! Not long after, at a high-profile competition for coaches at the archery center, Du Li and Pang Wei wore a stunning ring on their hands, and their resemblance was breathtaking, which immediately attracted great attention and heated discussions in the media.
In just a few days, their relationship was captured by keen reporters like a storm, and the two did not shy away from publicly declaring their love, and since then they have become among the ranks of the new "golden boy and girl" in the sports world.
In the face of many doubts and speculations, Mr. Wang Yifu, the head coach of the national shooting team, gave them sufficient understanding and firm support, and even personally went out to serve as a witness at the wedding scene of the couple, offering the most sincere blessings to the couple.