On May 14, Beijing time, Chen Dequan, a Chinese short track speed skater who had just got married, said in an interview that he would continue his sports career, which aroused strong concern from netizens.
After the 14th National Winter Games in February this year, Chen Dequan wrote a sentence on social media, "You all think the scenery on the sea is beautiful, but the ship is about to dock" to express his decision to retire, and the CCTV sports channel also reported on the news program Chen Dequan's decision to leave the field. After more than two months, Chen Dequan put all his energy into preparing for the wedding, the two not only took wedding photos but also held a wedding, and finally entered the palace of marriage after 16 years of long-distance love. Perhaps it was his wife's support that made Chen Dequan change his retirement decision, and in an interview he made it clear that he would continue his athletic career.
Chen Dequan said when talking about the retirement decision made at that time: "I really wanted to compare that competition to the better, and I also regarded that competition as my last competition, a belief that broke the boat. But after leaving the ice rink, Chen Dequan felt his reluctance, so he withdrew his application for retirement, he said: "Maybe I still haven't given myself a good explanation, if you want to say that you don't have a little regret, it's impossible." I'm afraid I'll regret it later, but if I want to skate again after I retire, I won't be able to skate anymore, and I'll regret it at that time. ”
Chen Dequan, 28, was born in Fushun, Liaoning Province, and began roller skating at the age of 6 before being recommended by his coach to go to Changchun, Jilin Province for professional training in short track speed skating. In 2011, Chen Dequan was officially selected for the Chinese short track speed skating national team. Chen Dequan, who was described by his teammates as the hardest worker, gradually grew into the main member of the Chinese men's relay team. At the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Chen Dequan cooperated with Han Tianyu, Shi Jingnan and Wu Dajing to win the bronze medal in the men's 5000m relay. At the 2015 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Chen Dequan won the men's 5000m relay championship with the Chinese team. At the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Chen Dequan cooperated with Wu Dajing, Han Tianyu and Xu Hongzhi to win the silver medal in the men's 5000m relay. As Chen Dequan said, the results of 1 silver and 1 bronze in the two Winter Olympics are brilliant enough, but he still has regrets in his heart, which is an important reason to continue his sports career.