Modern Express News (Reporter Wang Wei / Wen Guwei / Photo) This summer, for 16-year-old Sheng Lihao, he experienced two "coming-of-age ceremonies": one was the Olympic Games, one was the National Games; one was about honors, and one was about growth. On September 18, Sheng Lihao, the "first card" winner of the Tokyo Olympic Games, ended the entire schedule of the National Games and won a bronze medal in four events. At this year's Olympic Games, Sheng Lihao became the youngest athlete to win medals in the history of olympic shooting. In the shooting field, which most needs "mentality", Sheng Lihao has gained growth in the field of the National Games after unloading the honor of the Olympic Games.
△ Sheng Lihao (right) and his teammates won the bronze medal in the mixed team competition of the National Games
Starting point: Silver medal at the Olympic Games
At the Tokyo Olympics, Sheng Lihao won a silver medal in the 10-meter air rifle individual competition, winning the first medal for Jiangsu at this year's Olympic Games. Behind him, Yang Haoran, the absolute leader of the Chinese shooting team, won the bronze medal. At the age of 16, participating in the Olympic Games for the first time, counterattacking the king, winning the first medal in Jiangsu, several "labels" superimposed together, so that Sheng Lihao quickly attracted attention.
After the Olympic Games, Sheng Lihao moved to the National Games and participated in the 10-meter air rifle mixed team, 10-meter air rifle individual, 10-meter air rifle team and 50-meter air rifle three posture quadrivales. After the end of all the competitions, Sheng Lihao won a bronze medal at the National Games, from the first competition, the 10m air rifle mixed team competition. Judging from the National Games, except for the first event mixed group, the individual competition, the air rifle team competition and the three postures are not particularly good. There are technical reasons, but more often than not, it's caused by a change in mindset. Yao Ye, sheng Lihao's head coach, said in an interview with the Modern Express reporter.
For his own national games trip, Sheng Lihao only scored 5 points (out of 10 points), "Many places are not good enough, and there are mistakes in many places in the game, which is a pity." Sheng Lihao said, "I think it is still very nervous to play the National Games." It's hard to imagine that an athlete who won a silver medal at the Olympics would be "particularly nervous" at the National Games, but looking back, Sheng Lihao was just a 16-year-old child.
Sheng Zhihao is only 6 months younger than the son of his head coach Yao Ye, and since taking Sheng Lihao at the end of 2017, Yao Ye has trained him like his own son. "Don't look at him very tall, his mind is still a child, before the National Games, try to reduce the interference with him, let his heart calm down." After the National Games, Yao Ye hoped that Sheng Lihao would grow better, "The problem is immature, the self-regulation ability on the field (which needs to be strengthened), the self-regulation ability is relatively lacking, there is no problem in fighting a smooth battle, but when encountering problems, the ability to reverse the situation is still far from enough." "
Expectation: Become a great athlete
△ Sheng Lihao
At the age of 16, competing in one Olympic Games and one National Games in one summer is an experience that many people have not experienced, including the brutal world of competitive sports. In the face of the reporter's interview, the immature Sheng Lihao did not say much, talking about what gains were gained from the Olympic Games to the National Games, he said: "I have more experience in the competition and learned a lot of things. Under the reporter's questioning, he said: "I feel that in many places during the game, I still have to control and control, and adjust myself more." "
Won the silver medal in the First Olympic Games, was it an accident? Yao Ye gave the answer: "Not unexpectedly, it is reasonable to say that the expected may be better." Because before the Olympic Games in China, from the perspective of his competitive state and the state of the whole person, it was relatively good. However, when he arrived at the Tokyo Arena, Sheng Lihao encountered many difficulties, "The overall state fluctuations are particularly large, it may be that the domestic closed training is very long, suddenly arrived at the international arena, and it is the stage of the Olympic Games, for such a young athlete as him, the impact is very large, the psychological impact is obvious." Yao Ye said, "Several training sessions before the Olympic Games gave me a headache, and then let him communicate with the enlightenment coach, do detailed ideological work, and his state of mind was reversed before he was on the right track." "
After experiencing the Olympic Games and the National Games, Sheng Lihao's "ideas" are much more than in the past, "In the past, there were not many ideas, but now I participate in more competitions, and my experience, technology, and mentality have been greatly improved, and I want to make myself more excellent and become a greater athlete." Like Sheng Lihao, Yao Ye's positioning of him is also a "great athlete", "I hope that he can become a great athlete in shooting sports, such as Yang Haoran and Cai Yalin before him, not only have strong special ability, but also have to be high-grade in all aspects of life."
Future: Prepare for the Hangzhou Asian Games
After playing this round of the Olympic Games and the National Games schedule, Sheng Lihao's new preparation cycle is the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, in Yao Ye's view, XiaoSheng's potential is full: "From the current point of view, his air rifle technical ability and state are there, there is potential, but how to transform potential into strength, is a long and arduous process. "
For next year's Asian Games, Sheng Lihao wants to stand on the field, but also has to cross many hurdles, and the selection of the national team is the first hurdle. "Olympic selection, with the momentum of the newborn calf not afraid of the tiger, rushed into the Olympic arena, but now the mentality is different from then, the next Asian Games, for him is a very big test, but also an opportunity to enhance his personal ability." Yao Ye said.
What Sheng Lihao still has to overcome is the impact of being a man who grows too fast on technical movements. At the end of 2017, when Sheng Lihao came to jiangsu province to participate in the training, he was led by Yao Ye to train. When he first arrived, Sheng Lihao was less than 1 meter 6, "a child, very thin, almost watched him grow up." Yao Ye told reporters that when Sheng Lihao came, he was smaller than other children, and his body developed late, especially this year, his size was very strong, and the impact on his technical movements was also very large.
In Sheng Lihao," Yao Ye spent a lot of thought, "This child is very good, and the advantages and disadvantages are obvious. Yao Ye said, "The child's ability to communicate with people is very lacking, the inner things are hidden in the heart, and it is difficult to hook out his true thoughts through verbal communication, including his parents." Yao Ye hopes that Sheng Lihao will continue to mature mentally and intellectually through growth, "I believe that there will be improvement, and he will grow into an athlete who is very good in training and cultural learning." "
dialogue
Reporter: After the Olympic Games and the National Games, how do you feel that you have changed?
Sheng Lihao: In terms of mental adjustment, give yourself more psychological hints, cheer yourself up, be positive, and not be negative.
Reporter: What do you mean?
Sheng Lihao: Secretly cheering for yourself, you must give yourself confidence.
Reporter: The Olympic Games and the National Games have taken turns to play, how long have you not rested?
Sheng Lihao: Since November and December last year, I haven't had much rest.
Reporter: How to relax in normal times?
Sheng Lihao: Usually, in addition to training, I can adjust myself to relax, play games, and go online.
Reporter: What are your plans after the National Games?
Sheng Lihao: Seeing their own shortcomings, training should be more hard,to bear hardships and stand hard work, and constantly think about their own technical actions during training.
Reporter: After the End of the National Games, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also coming, what do you want to do when you return home?
Sheng Lihao: Adjust yourself well, I have been too tired lately and want to rest well. I want to stay at home and see my relatives.