On the morning of August 3, at the men's 1000m single kayak final at the Tokyo Olympics, Weifang Linqu athlete Zhang Dong finished sixth with a time of 3 minutes 28.103 seconds, breaking the Chinese record and the best result for Asian athletes in the event so far. How was the first person in China's kayak refined? Qilu Evening News Qilu One-point reporter interviewed Zhang Dong's parents, teachers, coaches and wife Ma Qing to understand the reasons behind Zhang Dong's good olympic results.
In 2012, Zhang Dong studied at Xinzhai Junior High School in Linqu County, Weifang City, and in the winter of 2012, he was selected by the sports school due to his physical fitness advantages, and since then he has been in the sports career for 10 years.
<b>At the age of 15, he was 1.85 meters tall</b>
<b>Good seedlings for practicing kayaking</b>
When Zhang Dong was 15 years old, his height had reached 1 meter 85. The physical condition that is different from ordinary people is an important reason for Zhang Dong to embark on the road of sports.
Wang Guanyang, a physical education teacher at Zhang Dong Junior High School, said that before being selected for the Weifang team, Zhang Dong practiced volleyball and high jump, and later when Wang Zhenji, the coach of the Weifang team, came to select people, zhang Dong was selected because of his outstanding physical condition. Wang Zhenji, Zhang Dong's enlightenment coach and coach of the canoeing project of Weifang Sports School, commented on his beloved disciple: "Zhang Dong's hometown is in Linqu, the family situation is more difficult, when I met him, he was still in junior high school, which was a late entry age for athletes. I immediately took a fancy to him, he was much taller and burlier than his peers, and he was a good seedling for practicing kayaking. And he is particularly able to eat, a large basin for a meal, which is why his body is exceptionally strong. ”
<b>Smart and focused on both character and learning</b>
<b>Training skills are mastered quickly</b>
The height advantage gives Zhang Dong a better starting point, and the focused quality of doing a line of love is the key to Zhang Dong's achievements in sports.
Li Xiaojie, the second class teacher of Zhang Dong, told reporters that at that time, Zhang Dong's cultural class performance in the middle and upper reaches of the class, sports in all aspects of the performance was very good, is a child with excellent character and learning. At that time, I still hoped that he would develop through the cultural class, and finally respect the opinions of Zhang Dong and his family, as well as the physical education teacher, and send him to the sports school. Coach Wang Zhenji said that Zhang Dong started from scratch at the beginning, and his muscles were relatively stiff, but he was particularly smart and his skills could be mastered quickly.
Even the best players have failures, Zhang Dong does not bow his head in the face of failure, and the more frustrated and courageous the quality achieves his higher and stronger Olympic performance. Ma Qing, who is also a Chinese Olympic kayak athlete, is Zhang Dong's wife, in recalling a recent spring championship match, Ma Qing said that due to time constraints, coupled with project adjustments, the coach did not leave Zhang Dong too much training preparation time, Zhang Dong found time for himself, insisted on practicing every day, after the preliminary round and semifinals, Zhang Dong still felt that there was a problem with the starting and overall state, although a lot of adjustments and groping were made, but there was still an accident in the final, Zhang Dong's oar came off. For the kayaker, it is very likely that one hand will overturn the oar and lose his balance at high speed, but he grabbed the oar in time to continue paddling, although the final result was not ideal, but it did not hit his confidence. "I know he's sad, but he doesn't show it, and after the game he's been looking for the reason and analyzing what went wrong," Ma Qing said, "After constantly adjusting and practicing, now his speed has come up again, and he has played more steadily." "More and more frustrated, focused on sports, Zhang Dong proved his choice with practical actions."
<b>Unwilling to suffer after others</b>
<b>Practice blisters on your hands</b>
There were many students who went to sports school like Zhang Dong at that time, but very few really insisted on it. Zhang Dong's grandfather, Zhang Kesheng, is 80 years old this year, and in his eyes, his grandson Zhang Dong is his pride, "a child from a Zhuang family, willing to suffer hardships." ”
Of the 60 people who went to Weifang for training, only Zhang Dong and 10 others were left behind. Coach Wang Zhenji recalled that when he was training that year, Zhang Dong completely started from scratch, but because he was particularly able to endure hardships and was willing to pay, although the training intensity was very high and gradually increased, only Zhang Dong in the team could complete it all, and every time there was progress. After the weifang training, when the physical education teacher Wang Guanyang went to see him at Zhang Dong's house, his grandfather said to Wang Guanyang painfully: "Look at the bubbles on the child's hands." It turned out that because of the long-term soaking in the water, the bubbles on Zhang Dong's hands formed calluses after they broke, and one bubble overlapped with another bubble.
On the morning of August 3, in the final of the men's single kayak 1000 meters at the Tokyo Olympics, Zhang Dong finally overtook two runners in the sprint stage. Talking about Zhang Dong's final sprint, Ma Qing said that it was Zhang Dong's performance of doing his best, from the semi-final to the final, Zhang Dong was all out, without the slightest reservation, what you see is all, has been fully displayed, even if the physical strength is not supported, it is also insisting on rushing to the end. "This project may seem easy to others, that is, paddling on the water, visual impact as if it is not as good as other sports athletes. I practiced the project, and I knew how hard he played, including how hard he worked in training, how he gritted his teeth and persevered when he was in pain. ”
Ma Qing said: "Zhang Dong is a talented athlete in everyone's eyes, but when you really know him and understand him, you will find that he is a particularly serious and persistent person, after identifying a thing, he will use all his energy to do this well, he does not accept anyone who is faster than him, and he is not willing to fall behind others." ”
It is understood that Zhang Dong's alma mater, Xinzhai Junior High School in Xinzhai Street, Linqu County, Weifang City, is posted with an introduction page of Zhang Dong, and the school calls on students to learn from Zhang Dong, who continues to work hard.
<b>Husband and wife love the family and be happy</b>
<b>The divine "boat" hero went to the Olympics</b>
The 2018 Asian Games will let Zhang Dong and Ma Qing, who are also kayakers, spark love, and the two who have been in love for three years in February 2021 held a meaningful "wedding on the sports field". Zhang Dong's seriousness and dedication to his career are also reflected in his treatment of his family and lovers.
"When he sees you, he will give you all the good, make people very down-to-earth, and you are at ease with all things handed over to him." Ma Qing said happily. The reporter saw that the two had a lot of warm interaction on Weibo, and many netizens said that the love of the Olympic "God 'Boat' Hero" combination was sweet.
Zhang Dong often sends money home after work, in the eyes of the old two, Zhang Dong and his daughter-in-law Ma Qing are filial piety children who live a life, "They are all good children, you see my teeth are all set by children." An Rui'ai opened her mouth and showed reporters her two rows of neat and white new teeth, and last year Zhang Dong and Ma Qing took her to Rizhao to set new teeth, "all of which are the money spent by the children." ”
It is reported that at present, Zhang Dong and Ma Qing are still preparing for the Olympic Games, and the next two have a four-person kayak project. Ma Qing said that he and Zhang Dong will make every effort to prepare for the final and achieve better results.
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