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Chasing Light | Once a grassroots enthusiast, I actually came to the Olympics!

32-year-old Chinese men's mountain biker Mi Jiujiang

Among the Chinese sports delegations participating in the Paris Olympics this time

It can be called a "special existence"

Although he did it on the 29th local time

Men's mountain bike trail race

Only 33rd place

However, this does not hinder

One can use his legendary experience

Encourage more people to dare to pursue their dreams

Chasing Light | Once a grassroots enthusiast, I actually came to the Olympics!

9 years ago

Yonee had just graduated from university

Lost in choosing a career

If not for a special love for mountain biking

He may have already obtained his teaching certificate

He returned to teach at a middle school in his hometown

Chasing Light | Once a grassroots enthusiast, I actually came to the Olympics!

In college

Mi Jiujiang studied social sports at Zunyi Medical University

He also joined the track and field team at that time

And because of a chance to get into contact with bicycle riding

I've been fascinated ever since

During the holiday period

Mikue likes to ride and climb the hill in the village in his hometown

Many folks are curious

Some people also think that he is "blind toss" and "has no future"

But when graduating

Between a stable job and a life as a drifting rider

He still resolutely chose his dream

Since 2016

Mikue is in a business club in Guizhou Province

Officially started cycling training

When I was in college, I had experience in sports such as middle-distance running and rock climbing

When he first entered the "car world", he made rapid progress

Chasing Light | Once a grassroots enthusiast, I actually came to the Olympics!

At the time, though

Yone's club

It can only be barely sustained by the prize money won by the players participating in commercial events

There is a lack of funds, materials and many other guarantees

Once, Mikue sprained his ankle during training

After the injury, the ankle was swollen

It was learned that there was no team doctor in the club

In order not to interfere with training

He could only continue to wash the wound with cold water

Grit your teeth at the last point

He "stuffed" his swollen foot into his shoe

Or back to the training ground

Chasing Light | Once a grassroots enthusiast, I actually came to the Olympics!

Set a small goal each day

Then work on it

This is the "secret" of Yonekue's gradual growth from a grassroots rider

There may be only one small step of progress each day

But hard training day after day, year after year

Tempering and polishing his strength

and unswerving will

Chasing Light | Once a grassroots enthusiast, I actually came to the Olympics!

In 2017

Tianjin National Games to Mi Jiujiang such a non-professional team player

The doors were opened

It was the first time to compete with a national professional player

Mikue finished 18th

At the Shaanxi National Games in 2021

The sparrow finally flew into the sky

Mi Jiujiang defeated national team member Lu Xianjing

Won the gold medal in the National Games

Since then

He began to look forward to the Olympic Games, a top stage

Chasing Light | Once a grassroots enthusiast, I actually came to the Olympics!

Want to be a good mountain biker

Endurance, explosiveness, and skill are all indispensable

Mountain biking is a combination of a lot

A project of special technology for bicycle projects

Practice mountain biking

In addition to training in the mountains

Riders are also trained for road cycling

Boost your aerobic levels

In addition, the downhill technique of BMX

It will also help a lot to improve your performance

Chasing Light | Once a grassroots enthusiast, I actually came to the Olympics!

In Mikue's opinion

Excellent mountain biker

It's like a complex "machine" in precision

There is currently no reason for the emergence of world-class high-level mountain bikers on the mainland

It's because it's not really fully figured out yet

The way the parts of the "machine" work

Chasing Light | Once a grassroots enthusiast, I actually came to the Olympics!

As a champion of the National Games and Asian Games

Mikue was eventually lassoed in Paris

Had to leave the track early

But he said

I have done my best in the Olympic arena

After speaking, he stretched out his arms to the reporter

It means that the left and right arms have been fractured in the past two years

The arm with the arm guard was a new injury

On the arm without an arm guard

A scalpel scar more than ten centimeters long is particularly eye-catching

Chasing Light | Once a grassroots enthusiast, I actually came to the Olympics!

Completed the "first experience" of the Olympic Games

Mikue says he won't necessarily leave the ring anytime soon

Although he occasionally sighs "where has the time gone"

I feel that my explosiveness and physical strength are not as good as before

But he still wants to use the experience he has accumulated over the years

Compete with young players

He said he was a beneficiary of the reforms and the times

I look forward to "giving back to society" with what I have learned as soon as possible

Chasing Light | Once a grassroots enthusiast, I actually came to the Olympics!

In recent years, the sports department of Guizhou

The promotion and popularization of mountain biking is being accelerated

Every winter and summer vacation

The sports department will be dedicated to teenagers

The training course lasted for nearly two months

Mikue said

He believes that as long as the junior players are focused and focused

The future will surely lead to success

He also wants to help and lead young people

In the future, we will stand in a higher position

Help him achieve a dream that he couldn't achieve

Text: Yao Youming, Xing Jianqiao

Photo: Li Yibo, Hu Huhu

Some of the images are courtesy of Yonekue himself

Editor: Wang Qinou