Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Wei Chaoran
The Tokyo Olympics men's double rowing 1000m final was held this morning, Guangdong's Zheng Pengfei and Liu Hao, after leading 750 meters, the final stage was overtaken by a strong sprint Cuban combination, regrettably picking silver.
Zheng Pengfei / Liu Hao has the strength to win gold. At the 2019 World Cup duisburg, the two won the championship together; Liu Hao and another Chinese player, Wang Hao, won the gold medal in the 2019 World Kayaking Championships.
Zheng Pengfei entered the Amateur Sports School in Shunde District, Foshan City at the age of 14 and began to receive basic training in the kayaking still water project, and Mao Guobin, who was the kayak instructor of the Shunde District Amateur Sports School at the time, was his enlightenment coach and special guide.
In addition to his own careful cultivation, Mao Guobin also invited Zhang Dan, an international swimmer, to help cultivate the swimming skills and special sense of water of "dry duck" Zheng Pengfei.
In 2009, Zheng Pengfei, who had outstanding ability among his peers, was selected to participate in the guangdong provincial kayak team to participate in the training camp, under the tutelage of Zhong Jinru and Yuan yuanhu, two national coaches.
In 2013, Zheng Pengfei entered the national team as he wished, participating in the preparation of the Incheon Asian Games and the Rio Olympic Games. In 2014, Zheng Pengfei won the runner-up in the men's double rowing 1000 meters at the Asian Games.
In 2015, Zheng Pengfei was awarded the title of "International Athlete" for the kayak still water project. From "a blank piece of paper" to the highest level of top athletes, Zheng Pengfei only took 7 years.
At the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, Zheng Pengfei, who was leading the way, failed to fold the laurel because of the accidental overturning of the boat before the sprint, and was once labeled as "unstable". However, in the following year or so, Zheng Pengfei focused on single-player projects while secretly exerting his strength and regrouping.
On the eve of the 2019 World Cup, the national team coaching staff made a new and bold attempt - to break up the Wang Hao/Liu Hao combination, which had already won the Asian Games, and let Zheng Pengfei partner with Liu Hao and undergo devilish run-in training.
Subsequently, the new combination, which had been paired with boats for just over a month, made a stunning appearance on the international stage - in the World Cup Duisburg station, it overwhelmed a number of foreign rivals with various championship titles and won the 1000-meter double row gold medal in one fell swoop.
Last year, the Tokyo Olympics were postponed, but Zheng Pengfei still trained hard every day and only raced for the day. "There are also times when I am tired and want to give up, so I use the process of Meng Guanliang and Yang Wenjun to create miracles to motivate myself over and over again." Zheng Pengfei said.
Today, although Zheng Pengfei /Liu Hao, who led most of the way, failed to win the championship in the end, the fighting spirit of the two of them, the last moment and the Cuban combination of you and me, the canine teeth are staggered, are all seen by the audience. There are no losers in this final, Zheng Pengfei, Liu Hao, good looks!