Competitive sports are brutal, and the winner is king!
In fact, athletes fight on the field, off-field support and encouragement is also very important, off-field players or coaches can cheer and cheer athletes, but also a kind of strength, and vice versa.
The story I'm telling today is something that happened in 2000, 21 years ago, but I don't understand this past, although she won the Olympic championship, but at the final station, she was greeted not by flowers, blessings and applause, but by "no one greeted her".
Although she won the championship, she did not see her coach and teammates at the end, and she was very disappointed.
It was supposed to be a moment of celebration, but it was clear from the expression on her face that she was trying her best to hide her lost look.
Why?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > in the Olympic arena, such a major competition, where did the athlete's coach go? </h1>
At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the 20-kilometer race walk was very intense, and although the masters were like clouds, it was Chinese Wang Liping who won the championship. She won the championship, and even her coach thought it was incredible, maybe didn't think she could win the championship, so the coaching staff left after the seeded players were sent off.
It's easy to say, but it's too hard to win at the Olympics, and it's a very difficult process.
In fact, the pre-match plan is not to let Wang Liping win the championship, as a young player, she needs to cooperate with her teammates according to the coach's skills and tactics. To put it bluntly, it is to sacrifice yourself to create opportunities for your teammates.
In some sports, it's normal to make sacrifices for another teammate. For example, in short track speed skating competitions, Korean athletes often use this trick. (Korean athletes like to "push" the most competitive players out of the field with fouls and other methods))
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="82" > choose one of the two, the coach let Wang Liping cooperate with teammates! </h1>
The Chinese coaching team of this Olympic Games asked Wang Liping to cooperate with Liu Hongyu, and the task assigned to her by the coaching team was to help Liu Hongyu in the sprint stage, hoping that with the cooperation of the two, they would have the ability to compete for a medal.
For such an arrangement, although Wang Liping was disappointed, after all, it is every athlete's dream to participate in the Olympic Games, and while participating in the Olympic Games, she hopes to produce good results, which is the athlete's personal goal, but she still chose to obey the coach's arrangement.
The 20 km race walk is very difficult, testing the athlete's physical strength, endurance and movement standards, because if you are not careful, you may foul, and race walking competition also has rules, and if you accidentally foul multiple times, you may be sent off with a red card.
After the start of the race, the athletes are on the field, the front ranking is actually meaningless, the race walking competition is a long 20 kilometers after all, so the second half is very critical.
Athletes must maintain both their advantages and physical strength, otherwise they will easily be surpassed by athletes who have been controlling their physical strength without strength in the back.
In fact, according to Wang Liping's strength, she has the ability to win medals or even win championships, but why did the coaching team arrange for her to clear the way for Liu Hongyu? Do you want Liu Hongyu to win the medal?
So we don't know the coach's true intentions.
After the game began, Wang Liping and Liu Hongyu both preserved their strength, and they did not run to the front with the large troops, but they did not lag behind too much.
They do this to maintain physical strength and be able to sprint in the final stages.
The competition was difficult, and the athletes ran to the second half to see the results at that time, and Liu Hongyu had a good chance of winning a bronze medal. Perhaps too anxious, or wanting to improve his performance to break through himself, Liu Hongyu actually committed consecutive fouls in the last few kilometer sprints.
Race walking sports have certain requirements that require athletes not to leave the ground with both feet.
Sometimes the audience may not understand it, and it feels like race walking is like running and walking.
But the most intuitive view is to look at the athlete's feet, both feet can not be off the ground at the same time, if off the ground, it is foul.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="80" > liu hongyu was sent off with a red card. </h1>
For such a result, Liu Hongyu himself is also very upset, perhaps the coaching team did not expect this kind of result. There is only one Chinese player left on the field, Wang Liping, so the burden on her shoulders is very heavy.
She herself came with the tasks arranged by the coaching staff, and now that the burden on her body has been removed in half at once, she can play freely, right? Since the teammates who want to cooperate have been sent off, there is no need for her to make any more sacrifices, and she can do her best to win the honor for the country!
Perhaps it was released, Wang Liping seemed to be injected with a force of ability in her body; or she wanted to win honor for the country, which increased his confidence, and she was so stable and transcendent with every step she took.
In the sprint stage of the last few kilometers, each runner used his housekeeping skills, and Wang Liping surpassed one foreign runner after another.
You know, in this project, it has always been the strength of African and European and American countries. These foreign players are suddenly overtaken by a Chinese player, which seems to disrupt their rhythm, or beat their mentality, so that their pace is chaotic. If a race walker's rhythm is chaotic and her mentality is unstable, it will be reflected in her steps. Sure enough, a number of athletes were sent off by the referees one after another.
There are two core rules of race walking: athletes must first maintain at least one foot in contact with the ground at all times. Secondly, the front leg must always be straight from the moment of landing to the vertical position, and the knee joint cannot be bent, otherwise it is a foul. Moreover, when the athlete is racing walking, the torso is naturally straightened or slightly forward, the arms are flexed about 90 degrees, and the leg movement is the main link of the race walking technique, and it is also the most concerned part of the referee.
Of course, the 20-kilometer race walk is too physically challenging, so when the race walking competition of more than 20 kilometers is held, a drink supply station will be set up every 5 kilometers.
On the issue of fouls by race walkers: If the rules of race walking competitions are violated, the referee will raise a white flag to give a warning, and if there is another foul, the referee will raise the red flag to directly disqualify him.
Of course, the last lap of the race walking competition is very important, it is the sprint stage of the athletes, each athlete will do their best, even at the expense of "fouls", so the referee can give a warning or directly disqualify them according to the specific situation.
At this time, Wang Liping did not seem to feel tired, and she may only have a champion in her eyes. And the athletes who walk ahead of her are surpassed by her one by one. In fact. It was still difficult to win the Olympics with her strength, because there were many athletes who did better than her. Competitive sports is such an athlete who wants to break through himself and reach the limit, it is difficult, everyone's results are placed there, who can win the medal can not be said at a glance, but also eight or nine inseparable from ten, the rest depends on the scene.
Maybe it's to win honor for the country, or to prove herself, so this strong willpower makes Wang Liping the first to break through the finish line...
She won the championship! Elapsed 1:29:05!
It's hard to imagine how she got here for nearly an hour and a half!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="79" > lonely Olympic champion, who won the championship and no one greeted her, why did the coaching staff leave early? </h1>
At this moment, she has won honors for the country and proved herself. She is the pride of China, after all, it is too difficult to break the monopoly of black and white athletes in this project.
And when she broke through the finish line and wanted to celebrate with the coach and teammates, she didn't see anyone.
What about people?
Where did my coach go?
It was supposed to be a moment of celebration with a roar, but Wang Liping almost cried, she tried her best to hide her lost eyes, covered her mouth with her hands, and tried to control herself and not let herself cry.
When Wang Liping first looked at the coaching bench, she did not see that people were disappointed, but she was not completely desperate, and when she saw the audience looking for it again, she still did not see the figure she hoped to see.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="87" > the audience was still empty. </h1>
Wang Liping has won the championship, at this time, many people should rush out to surround him, or pick her up to celebrate!
Wang Liping did not see her coaches and staff, did they forget themselves? Don't they have confidence in themselves? Think you won't win? Even so, they should accompany themselves through the final schedule?
This disappointment and grievance made it difficult for Wang Liping to control her emotions, and she covered her nose with her hand and forcibly prevented the tears from flowing.
In fact, Wang Liping never believed that the coaching staff had left, she tried her best to look around, but she never saw anyone.
No matter how Wang Liping searched, she couldn't actually find the person she hoped to see. Because after Liu Hongyu was sent off, the coaching staff left.
So, in the world of sports, if the seeded player has retired from the game, or has been sent off, will the coaching staff and staff abandon the players who are still playing on the field and leave?
I think that whether or not the athlete is capable of winning a medal or not, the coach will cheer him on the sidelines and will not turn around and leave.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="94" > after all, this is too hurtful to the heart of athletes! </h1>
There is no doubt that Wang Liping's victory is exciting, but she can't see her teammates and coaching staff at the moment she crossed the line, which is really uncomfortable and sad.
In 1976, Wang Liping was born in a small village in Dandongfeng City, Liaoning Province, her parents were simple farmers, and her family was very poor...
Wang Liping, who was only 13 years old, was selected by Fengcheng Sports School, and during the training process, she found that she had strong endurance, and the coach let her change her to race walking.
Later, through her own efforts, she entered the provincial team and the national team.
She worked hard, and after day-to-day training, between 1997 and 1999, Wang Liping had reached the world level of race walking. She also participated in the World Cup, the Asian Games, and also won the runner-up in China! Although he is the runner-up in China, it is still difficult to win a medal at the Olympic Games. Like I said before, the athlete's performance jumps on the paper and you can see it.
At the beginning of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, Wang Liping was not in the main selection list, because Wang Liping won the first place in two consecutive selection competitions to qualify for the Olympic Games!
Can I participate in the Olympics and win a medal?
In fact, in that year's Olympic Games, 20 km race walking Wang Liping could win the championship, and no one expected it (except Wang Liping herself). So much so that when Wang Liping, who crossed the finish line, wanted to find a Chinese flag and ran around the venue for a week to celebrate, no one gave her.
After crossing the finish line to win the championship, no one applauded her, no one hugged her, not even the flag to celebrate. When he ran a circle in the middle of the field and did not show this national honor to the people of the world, the responsibility was not her.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="84" > how regrettable it is that a champion athlete was not able to wear a national flag and go around the empty field? After all, there are 100,000 spectators here! </h1>
100,000 spectators, cheering for her is minimal, what a pity?
She was honored for the country, but she didn't expect to be on the field, not knowing when she turned into a man fighting.
Who can understand this heartache?
Once, when Wang Liping was interviewed, she also confessed (in general): she believed in herself when everyone did not believe that she could win the championship.
Everyone must have strong self-confidence on the road to success, believe in themselves, and perhaps this self-confidence can drive themselves to achieve breakthroughs. But I hope that every athlete who plays for his country deserves respect, whether he or she wins a medal or not. As long as this athlete fights hard, he and she deserve our flowers and applause for them.
It has been 21 years since this incident, when Wang Liping won the championship, she could not see the scene of the coaching staff but was forever frozen there, which is a pain for her personally, a loss for the country, and for the coaching staff, is it not more a problem worth reflecting on?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="83" > people should not favor one over the other, is this different from bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, the poor and the rich? </h1>
Of course, I also understand that coaches prefer athletes who have better performance, but sometimes it may have unexpected effects when you level a bowl of water.
Race Walk History:
Race walking originated in England, with the first race walking championship held in England in 1867. The 1908 Olympic Race Walk was officially contested and was divided into 3500 meters and 10 kilometers.
Later, after development, the 1932 Olympic Games for the first time joined the 50 km race road race, since 1956, the 20 km and 50 km race walk officially became the Olympic games, but on the road. The women's 10 km race walk was only included in the Olympic Games in 1992, and the 2000 Olympic Games were changed to 20 km.
In 2004, Wang Liping participated in the women's 20 km race walk at the Athens Olympic Games, but only finished 8th.
At the 2005 East Asian Games, Wang Liping's competitive status once again reached its peak, she won the gold medal, and then announced her retirement due to injury.
(Wen Xu Jiangbao)