On August 2, the Tokyo Olympic KayakIng Still Water Competition began. In the preliminary round of the men's 1000m double rowing in kayaking, Zheng Pengfei, a Foshan national who was assigned to the first group, and his partner Liu Hao paddled a time of 3 minutes 37.783 seconds to advance to the semifinals as the first group. It is reported that the final of the men's 1000m double rowing event will be held on the morning of August 3, and the Liu Hao/Zheng Pengfei combination is expected to hit the gold medal in this project.
It is reported that at the end of 2006, Zheng Pengfei, who was only 13 years old, came to Shunde Amateur Sports School. From 2007 to 2009, after special training and training in Shunde Sports School, Zheng Pengfei's special ability was gradually enhanced, and he was selected by Shunde Sports School to be sent to the Guangdong Provincial Rowing Team for training. At the end of 2010, Zheng Pengfei became an official athlete of the provincial team, and then Zheng Pengfei entered the national team. From Shunde Sports School to provincial team to national team, Zheng Pengfei achieved a career leap. Speaking of why he came to Shunde, Zheng Pengfei said that at that time, he was relatively young, and Shunde just happened to carry out kayak enrollment, and then he came to Shunde from his hometown to try it, and the result came to Shunde.
"I'm obsessed with the kayaking project and want to make a breakthrough in it." Speaking of his achievements, Zheng Pengfei said that at the same time, he also regarded participating in the Olympic Games as his first goal, and has been working hard to participate in the Olympic Games over the years. In Mao Guobin's view, Zheng Pengfei has a tenacity in his body, and once he has determined the goal, he will always insist on it. "He has a strong ability to understand and trains very hard." Mao Guobin said that various factors have made Zheng Pengfei an outstanding athlete.
Text/Guangzhou Daily, Xinhuacheng Reporter: Liu Pengfei
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