Wu Qing, the 11th National Paralympic Games, won the gold medal in the women's shot put F36 class with injury

Harbin, China News Network, October 22 (Reporter Wang Nina) Heilongjiang Provincial Disabled Persons' Federation released news on the 22nd that Heilongjiang athlete Wu Qing won the gold medal in the women's shot put F36 level competition at the 11th National Paralympic Games and the 8th Special Olympics.

Wu Qing is a "veteran" who participated in the five paralympic games, when this competition, her knee injury was not good, her right knee was tied layer by layer to take her to the field, and finally won the gold medal in the women's shot put F36 level with a result of 7.16 meters.

"Three days before leaving for the Tokyo Paralympic Games, I injured my knee, but after returning home, I have been isolated, unable to go to the hospital for filming and treatment, and can only bring my injury to the field." Wu Qing said. During the isolation period when she returned to The Tokyo Paralympic Games, Wu Qing insisted on recovering from her knee injury every day, although she could not leave the room during the isolation period, but she did not delay training because of isolation, and trained every day as planned, maintaining physical fitness, and preparing for the Paralympic Games. "I participated in the stand shot put, and the knee injury made my lower limbs unable to withstand the force, the usual training can only sit and practice, today's game is really gritted teeth, this result I am also very satisfied." Wu Qing said.

Due to cerebral palsy caused by birth asphyxia, Wu Qing's legs were curled up, her feet were inverted, her right leg heel button was short, and she walked unsteadily. In 2005, Wu Qing was selected to participate in the Harbin Sprint Training Team for intensive training, and began her sports career. At the beginning of training, in order to stretch the tendons of her legs, the coach had to find 5 people to help her press her legs each time, artificially straightening the tendons that had been twisted for more than 10 years. Every time, Wu Qing endured pain. Because her legs did not listen to the call, Wu Qing did not fall less, even so, she always added weight to herself after class. In order to improve her grades, she always carries two heavy sandbags on her legs, whether she trains or walks normally. After more than a month, Wu Qing's performance has improved significantly, and it has also brought obvious rehabilitation effects.

After hard training, Wu Qing won two silver medals in the women's 100 meters and 200 meters sprint T35 at the 2006 National Paralympic Athletics Championships, and at the 7th National Paralympic Games in 2007, she won the second place in the 100 meters sprint T35 with a slight difference of 0.02 seconds. At the end of 2006, Wu Qing began to practice javelins. After more than half a year of hard training, she broke the world record for the first time in the javelin competition at the National Paralympic Games. In 2007, Wu Qing was selected for the national team as a physically disabled athlete, competing on the field and breaking the world records for women's F35-36 discus, javelin and shot put. In 2008, at the Beijing Paralympic Games, Wu Qing won the gold medal in the women's discus with a time of 25.80 meters, and the gold medal in the women's F35-F38 javelin with a time of 28.84 meters, breaking the world record in both events; in the shot put competition, she won the silver medal in the women's F35-F36 class with a score of 9.13 meters.

At the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, she won the gold medal in the women's F35-F36 category and the bronze medal in the women's F35-F36 category in shot put, breaking both world records. At the 2015 World Championships in Doha, she won the gold medal in shot put in the women's F36 class. At the 2017 World Championships in London, she won another gold medal in shot put in the women's F36 class. At the 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil, she won a silver medal in the women's F36 category for shot put. At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, she won a bronze medal in the women's F36 class shot put.

Behind the dazzling achievements is Wu Qing's silent efforts, unremitting efforts, challenging herself, and surpassing herself again and again. "Speaking of the most brilliant achievement, it was at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, breaking two world records. In 2012, I achieved my own breakthrough, and in those years, my legs were basically restored to the same as those of a healthy person. Wu Qing said that sports bring her not only achievements, but also a confident mental state. Speaking of the plan after the game, Wu Qing smiled and said: "Go back and take a good look at the knee injury and continue to prepare for the Asian Games." She also hopes that more friends with disabilities can become more confident through sports. (End)

Source: China News Network