Dahe Newspaper reporter Cai Junyan photographed Xu Junwen
Flowers, applause, cordial handshakes, big hugs... On April 28, at Zhengzhou East Railway Station, 12 disabled athletes and coach representatives from our province who represented Henan in the cycling competition of the 11th National Paralympic Games and the 8th Special Olympics Games returned home with honors, and were warmly welcomed by the leaders of the Henan Provincial Disabled Persons' Federation and the people of their hometowns.
The competition is an early competition of the 11th National Paralympic Games and the 8th Special Olympics, held in Shenzhen, with a total of 14 teams from 13 provinces (cities) participating. The competition consists of three groups: physical disability group, visual disability group and hearing disability group, which are divided into field time trial competition, field chase race, field team relay race, road time trial and road group competition according to the competition regulations and project arrangements. The competition consisted of a cycling group, a double group, a tricycle group and a hand crank group, and a total of 159 athletes competed in 85 sub-events.
Our province sent 12 disabled athletes to participate in the competition of the bicycle group and the tricycle group of the physical disability group, winning 7 gold medals, 6 silver medals and 12 bronze medals, and achieved the excellent result of ranking 4th in the country in both the number of gold medals and the number of medals.
Gratifying results, hard-won. According to Wei Baoxin, head coach of the Henan Provincial Disabled Bicycle Team, with the strong support of the leaders of the Provincial Disabled Persons' Federation, our province has focused on the "echelon construction" of the disabled bicycle team since 2015, excavating and cultivating young team members, in this competition, the athletes who won the championship in our province are the oldest 35 years old, the youngest 20 years old, "The average age of our athletes entering the top three is more than 20 years old, it can be said that after 4 years, our team will be stronger." ”
This is the second time that athlete Ji Zixian has participated in this national event, "this year is more prepared than the previous one, the teammates are more united, and the competition is more relaxed." Ji Zixian said that she won a gold medal in the last competition, and this time won two gold and two silver, which made her more confident and motivated her to continue to work hard.
Disabled athlete Wang Xian is a 35-year-old veteran, this expedition, achieved 3 gold medals of good results, triumphant return, what do he feel?
"To have today's achievements, one is persistence, and the other is faith." Wang Xian said that many years of participation in cycling, initially because of hobbies, gradually, has been integrated into life, become an indispensable part of life, "cycling sports bring me unparalleled happiness, my life has been inseparable from the bicycle, I hope to continue to ride." ”
In the interview, the athletes thanked the Provincial Disabled Persons' Federation for giving everyone a platform and opportunity to show their style, thanked the coaching team for their careful guidance, from day after day of training to adapting to the competition venue in advance, everyone prepared too much for this game in advance, and winning the gold can be described as a must-win.
The relevant person in charge of the Provincial Disabled Persons' Federation said that the disabled athletes dare to fight and strive to be the first in the competition, which fully reflects the development level of the sports cause of the disabled in our province, shows the good mental outlook of the disabled athletes, and also adds glory to Henan.
Source: Dahe Client Editor: Zhao Hongling