This is a push that should be written on demand.
On July 24, Sun Yiwen won the gold medal in the fencing women's individual epee event, allowing the Chinese national anthem to play for the third time in the day's competition.
The girl was particularly powerful, saying that she had thought of the award speech the night before, because she had never won a silver medal.
Just yesterday, July 26, Hong Kong' Zhang Jialang defeated Italy's Garrozzo in the men's individual foil final of the Tokyo Olympic fencing event.
Zhang Jialang won the second gold medal in the history of the Hong Kong Olympic Games, and it is also the first Olympic gold after Hong Kong's return to the motherland.
The first gold medal appeared in the women's skating event at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in the United States, but Li Lishan, who set a record in history, competed as a British Hong Kong athlete, and after winning the championship, the British flag was raised, the British national anthem was played, and after the return of the motherland, "participating in the identity of Hong Kong, China" is a completely different experience.
To seize gold after the return is to "win glory for the country and Hong Kong."
Therefore, at the age of 30, when she was married and her physiological function was a certain gap compared with the peak period, Li Lishan still appeared at the Sydney Olympic scene, and while participating in the war with a normal heart, she also carried the small wish of "hoping to listen to the national anthem again and see the flag raising".
When talking to Li Lizhen in the air, Zhang Jialang also laughed and said, "I was not born when you won the award", because he just happened to be the "return baby" in 97.
When he won the Asian Foil Championship before, Zhang Jialang also stressed the special significance of returning to himself.
Not only everyone knows that Wang Jia'er, who was once the Hong Kong fencing team, sent a Weibo to celebrate the two
Luo Xiaojuan, who won the 39-25 reverse with her teammates at the London Olympic Games and won the gold medal in the women's epee team, was also happy for everyone
Only fencers know what sun yiwen and Zhang Jialang, the north and south, both won gold in the individual events of this Olympic Games, which means to the fencing sport in China:
Open the relevant introduction of the website of the Chinese Fencing Association, and the first sentence is "Fencing originated in Europe." ”
As early as the Renaissance, fencing manuals written by aristocrats appeared in Spain, and it was widely accepted that "one-on-one attack competition between European knights" led to the birth of fencing.
Domenico Angelo of Italy founded the Fencing Academy in 1763, and the basic postures and footwork of modern fencing were also founded by him. As for the basic laws of fencing, they were proposed in the 1880s by the French fencing master Camille Prévost.
The official regulation of modern fencing appeared in 1896 and was formulated by the British Amateur Gymnastics and Fencing Association. In April of that year, the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, and fencing was already included in the official competition at that time.
Origin, birth, establishment, development... Everything takes place in Europe, so fencing is also regarded as a traditional project of Europeans, almost monopolizing.
In 1938, Jia Yurui, known as the "forerunner of modern Chinese fencing", went to Japan to study, and came into contact with and learned fencing at the Tokyo YMCA, but it was French missionaries who taught him swordsmanship.
In 1944, when he returned to China to teach at Peking University, Jia Yurui would take time to go to the Beijing YMCA to teach students to practice fencing, but at that time, after all, it had not been liberated, and the conditions for practicing fencing were many restrictions, so at that time, although some people in China had already been exposed to fencing, it could only be regarded as a mass activity, and it did not last long before it was interrupted.
Still in 1950, Jia Yurui was transferred to Beijing Normal University as a physical education teacher, and led the students to practice fencing.
Wang Shougang, who was the first captain of the fencing national team, recalled that in 1953, the "National National Form Sports Performance and Competition Conference" decided to introduce fencing projects, and he was selected by Jia Yurui to become one of the four students to show.
△ Wang Shougang (middle of the back row)
At first, it was all practiced empty-handed, because there was no sword that could be used, and the defensive posture and lunge were really mastered by him suddenly wanting to go to the dance troupe and get some bamboo whips to come back to compare.
Wang Haibin, one of the famous fencing "three musketeers", also mentioned in the self-description collection "Dance of the Sword" that the development of fencing is not easy in China:
Jia Yurui had brought back several swords from Japan, but they were not enough to teach.
It was also in 1950 that Professor Xu Yingchao, a well-known sportsman who was also teaching at Beijing Normal University, led a delegation to visit the Soviet Union and brought back some fencing equipment as gifts to Marshal He Long.
However, the symbol of the official introduction of fencing into China is generally believed by the academic community that the former Soviet Union expert Khrushchev opened a fencing course in 1955 when she was teaching at the Beijing Institute of Physical Education (now Beijing Sport University).
Because it is only then that students who study fencing are really exposed to the organization and rules of the relevant events.
Before that, even if there was teaching and training, there was no equipment, no teaching materials, and no theoretical and tactical guidance.
After the official completion of the class, the lack of conditions also affects the practice and development of fencing students.
After Sun Yiwen won the championship this time, Bai Yansong specifically mentioned Luan Jujie, the "first sword of the East", when he made a review:
"In 1978, as a fencer, China Luan Jujie won the runner-up in the World Youth Competition, when there was a famous literary report called "Raising the Eyebrow Sword Out of the Sheath", which suddenly triggered Chinese the understanding that sports have won more confidence for China, earlier than the Chinese women's volleyball team."
But Luan Jujie first came into contact with sports to practice athletics, and later entered the Nanjing Amateur Sports School to study badminton, and when the fencing coach looked at her to learn this "new" project, she was not willing at all.
In the eyes of Luan Jujie at that time, fencing was a "ghost fight", because the coach found her father to persuade her to talk, and Luan Jujie had to report to the fencing team.
Unexpectedly, only three months after studying, 16-year-old Luan Jujie won the runner-up at the National Fencing Championships.
In 1975, he entered the Jiangsu fencing team, and in 1976, he bravely entered the national team, and studied under Wen Guogang, the head coach of the later Chinese fencing team and a famous fencing master.
Mr. Wen Lao is also a legendary figure.
In 1959, a year before graduating from college, he preferred to give up his diploma to work as a fencing team member in Nanjing for fencing. Later, he was sent to Nanjing Instrument Machinery Factory as a fitter, but because of his good technology, he was "seconded" by the Jiangsu team to participate in the National Games and win the prize.
Because of this, when he took Luan Jujie, he could not go abroad with the team, Luan Jujie went to the game, and Wen Guo just returned to the factory to work.
In fact, looking back at the self-statements of Luan Jujie and Wen Guogang, we can find that fencing is unfavorable to Chinese players and biased towards European players:
At the 1978 World Youth Fencing Championships, when Luan Jujie broke the record and won the second place, she was severely injured in her left arm against the former Soviet Union player, and the part of the opponent's sword head that broke and flew out was 20 centimeters long.
But because the blood did not come out, everyone did not know how serious the situation was, and Luan Jujie completely signaled the referee to continue the game with the belief that "I have broken the monopoly position of the Europeans, and I will insist on fighting".
In the conversation with Chen Xiaonan, Luan Jujie said that at that time, there was no way to show weakness, because she always encountered the wrong judgment of the referee, saying that she had fouled.
Coach Wen Guogang also mentioned that it is difficult to split up and deal with the opponent's good action frequency and tactical methods, and the referee is also clearly biased in favor of Western players, and Luan Jujie needs an absolute advantage to win every game.
And the reporter always asks the question of "Are you wrong" and concludes with the comment of "Or are you not good enough", which makes our athletes suffer heavier grievances than imagined.
The conditions for practice are not enough, and the international competitions are not as good as those of European athletes, and Luan Jujie's repeated world-class rankings have made foreign media feel "unprecedented".
It was also Luan Jujie who won the women's foil event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, creating the first gold record for the Chinese fencing team.
However, fencing has still not been effectively valued in China's sports circles.
△ 1994 Asian Games, from left Dong Zhaozhi, Wang Haibin, Zhang Xiaoshi, Ye Chong, Wang Lihong
So in 1996, when the "three musketeers" of our men's fencing team, Ye Chong, Wang Haibin and Dong Zhaozhi, went to Atlanta with the group to participate in the Olympic Games, each team only had a mobile phone for the leader, and they could not communicate smoothly with each other.
In the end, our fencing team returned in the embarrassment of translating the wrong time of the game, resulting in the players being seriously late and not passing the first round.
At the same time, the international fencing competition objectively can not guarantee that the atmosphere of absolute fairness is still continuing.
At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Dong Zhaozhi insisted on the style of playing, did not take advantage of the situation when the opponent was injured, Wang Haibin and the opponent also clearly played a draw, and stabbed the opponent at the same time, but the referee awarded the victory to the French team.
If Sydney's silver medal this time can be regarded as "passing by", then in the next 2004 Athens Olympics, the "Three Musketeers" were really misjudged and pushed to the runner-up position.
At that time, the media reported that it was very sad, "The Italians were celebrating, and we could only leave the scene with our swords closed, just like that night in Sydney 4 years ago." ”
That was also the last time the "Three Musketeers" participated in the Olympic Games as a player, and the misjudged injuries have always accompanied these three people and affected the direction of Chinese fencing after the game:
Modern fencing rules, including the language of adjudication, are made in French as the official first language in order to respect the national culture of the country of origin.
So after the Sydney Olympics, Wang Haibin went to Nanjing University to study French, and even later went to France to study.
Even in France, Wang Haibin still carries his own sword and has not stopped training, that is, the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
Ye Chong said that as long as he calmed down, he would be restless because of the regret of not winning the Olympic championship.
After returning from Athens, Ye Chong chose to retire and work as a coach at the Hongkou Sword School, while studying for a master's and doctoral degree at the Shanghai Sports Academy.
Dong Zhaozhi, because of his injuries and conflicts with the Guangdong Provincial Team, retreated to Tianhe District, Guangzhou, as the vice president of the sports school.
Both himself and the Fencing Center hope that Dong Zhaozhi will be exposed to some new things about fencing from time to time, especially in refereeing.
And indeed it is.
In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Dong Zhaozhi was the referee, Ye Chong was the guest commentator, and Wang Haibin was the head coach of the men's foil.
The following year, Dong Zhaozhi was invited by the General Administration of Sports to return to the national team as an assistant coach.
Ye Chong also returned to the national team to teach after 2012, and cooperated with his former teammates to help China's fencing cause.
Wang Haibin later passed on his autobiography, also in order to make a memory of those old things in that year.
If it is not written by witnesses, who can know that at the 99 World Championships in Seoul, the Italian referee did not see who scored first when judging the French to win, but only judged the French to win by feeling?
Fluent in French and also participating in local club competitions, Wang Haibin, who has a wide network of contacts, also found out when he led the national team how important it is to have the right to speak for the "fairness" of international competitions.
By 2018, Wang Haibin, who has become the chairman of the Chinese Fencing Association, is still constantly emphasizing the urgent problems that need to be solved, such as the large gap in coaching and refereeing talents, the lack of theoretical guidance system for training, and the need for a complete and clear league system.
Frankly speaking, the setback in Rio in 2016 was a big blow to the Chinese and the players.
Wang Haibin, who was in danger of being appointed chairman of the Chinese Fencing Association, also said that the Chinese fencing team before entering the preparation period for the Tokyo Olympics was facing the embarrassment of retiring veterans and rookies, and was not competitive in the international arena.
When it came time to redeploy, he decided to personally take charge of the training of male and female foils, while comprehensively selecting new team members to reserve strength.
This time, carrying Sun Yiwen for her excited foreign teacher Yu Ge Oberley came from France
Judging from the special reports, Wang Haibin has enough respect for foreign coaches
It's also very good to get along
Whether it is Wen Guogang or Luan Jujie, or Wang Haibin, they have all had experience in foreign development, and they have also mentioned the popularity and popularity of fencing in Europe and the United States.
In an interview before his death, Mr. Wen said that he had encountered doubts before, "Fencing costs are quite high, can this sport in China continue?" "But it turns out Chinese can do it well too, and he's happy.
To make fencing projects that start late, promote slowly and are extremely unoppopular develop into what they are today, not only are athletes working hard, but the hands behind them that silently push everyone forward are also worthy of respect.
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