Jimu News Reporter Xia Yu
In the first match of the Tokyo Olympics, the Women's Football Group Stage China team lost 0:5 to the Brazilian women's football team.
In addition to summarizing the reasons for the fiasco, there is also a focus of the game, that is, the Brazilian women's football team Marta. Marta, a former Miss World Footballer who scored two goals, is 35 years old this year. What is even more surprising is that the 43-year-old, who has played 200 games for the national team and participated in 7 World Cups, Brazil's veteran Formiga is still running on this green field.
Dreams don't get old. In addition to them, Li Zhenqiang, Caroline, Ni Xialian, Chusovkina... There are also many people who use their four years and four years to prove to the world that dreams do not fade with age, and there will be shining miracles on the field, and they are miracles themselves.
Character 1
"Peasant Horse King" Li Zhenqiang
"I have endurance, I have never been a person who loses"
Age: 52 years old
Project: Equestrianism
Nationality/Delegation: China
Olympic debut: 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
On July 14, the list of Chinese sports delegations for the Tokyo Olympic Games was announced, with a total number of 777 people, including 431 athletes. The average age of 431 athletes from 28 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country is 25.4 years old, the youngest is Quan Hongchan, 14 years old of the diving team, and the oldest is Li Zhenqiang of the equestrian team.
Born in 1968 in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, Li Zhenqiang is a man of unknown origins, and after the Beijing Olympics, he will welcome his second Olympic trip in Tokyo, and this time, he will also play with his son Li Yaofeng, who was born in 1997 and is also an equestrian.
From a farmer to an equestrian champion, this is the most significant life trajectory of Li Zhenqiang's 30 years of deep cultivation in the equestrian industry.
In 1994, Li Zhenqiang, who was doing the business of earth and stone, accompanied his friends in the business field to dongguan Houjie Henggang Reservoir Racecourse, riding ordinary domestic horses and running a few laps on the simple horse farm, and he became addicted.
At the beginning of 1998, with his extraordinary talent and unremitting efforts, Li Zhenqiang, under the leadership of professional equestrian teachers, raised the level of equestrianism to a professional level comparable to that of the Guangdong Equestrian Team. After winning many honors at the racecourse, he made a major decision that would affect his life, gave up business, and became a professional equestrian.
At the 2002 Busan Asian Games, he finished sixth, setting a new record at the Asian Games of the Chinese Equestrian Games; at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, he became the first Chinese equestrian team member to stand on the Olympic field; later in the National Games, he led the Guangdong team to win many good results, and at the 13th National Games in 2017, he and his son Li Yaofeng joined forces with other teammates to help Guangdong win 6 golds.
In 2019, Li Zhenqiang qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games, and it was also in that year that Li Zhenqiang, who had been ill for many years, underwent waist surgery in order to prevent the impact of waist disease on the competition.
At that time, Li Zhenqiang's waist disease was very serious, the lumbar spine displacement was compressing the nerves, the entire left leg was uncontrolled, and he could only sleep on his side, standing for 5 minutes was a bit unbearable. "The doctor's advice is that it is possible to do (surgery), but whether you can ride a horse after it is completed is not guaranteed, especially in the Olympic Games, which requires a lot of movements on horseback. But because the Olympics are approaching, at this point, I think I still gritted my teeth to insist, to fight, and decided to do surgery, but also to buy time for the Olympics. The operation was successful, I felt that my waist was not numb, although the reaction was slower than before, but I could cope with it, the Olympics were postponed, and I had more time to recover. In an interview with the media, he recalled his original intention of deciding to let go, and when it came to the goal of participating in the Tokyo Olympics, Li Zhenqiang bluntly said that sticking to the end is victory. He will once again use his actions to prove the most powerful proof of what has been said, "I have endurance, I have never been a man who accepts defeat."
Chusovykina and son Arish
Character 2
"Mama" Chusovykina
"I don't care if these games are difficult or not, I know that when I get injured I have to stand up"
Age: 46 years old
Project: Gymnastics
Nationality/Delegation: Uzbekistan
Olympic debut: 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games
Regarding Chusovykina, the word "mother" seems to be enough, but it is not enough, there are too many tears, tenacity, and unfinished waiting to be continued. And her story begins with "I dont dare to grow old until my son is fully recovered." ）。
In 2002, 27-year-old Chusovkina was forced to announce her comeback after her 3-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia. The huge cost of treatment of 120,000 euros that year was astronomical, and she and her husband, the Uzbek wrestler Kpanov, sold all their possessions, but it was still far from enough. Chusovkina decided to participate in everything she could, and she had frankly told the outside world that it was all to treat her son, because a gold medal was equivalent to 3,000 euros. "For me, my son is my whole life. As long as he was sick, I kept going. He is my motivation. ”
And back in time, before retiring, she was already a star athlete who won many medals. In 1991, at the age of 16, she represented the former Soviet Union in the United States World Championships, winning 2 gold and 1 silver, making a name for herself internationally; in 1992, after the collapse of the former Soviet Union, Chusovkina represented the CIS for the first time in the Barcelona Olympic Games, winning the team gold medal in one fell swoop. In 1993, Uzbekistan declared its independence, when the training conditions in Uzbekistan were very backward, but even in extremely difficult circumstances, she still developed many new technologies, single-handedly supported the gymnastics façade of a country, and at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, she helped her country win 2 bronze medals. In the International Gymnastics Federation, there are 2 vaulting moves, 1 high and low bar moves named after her...
For the sake of her son, the mother who returned to the arena burst out with amazing super energy: at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, she won a total of 4 medals in vaulting and free gymnastics; in 2002, she won a gold medal in vaulting at the 2002 Gymnastics World Cup finals; at the 2003 Anaheim World Gymnastics Championships, she won a gold medal in vaulting; in 2005, at the World Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne, she won a silver medal in vaulting; in 2008, 33-year-old Chusovkina represented Germany at the Beijing Olympics with a name for herself. Chusovkina jumped "to get the silver medal...
The golden age of women's gymnastics is 15-20 years old, and for the elderly player, facing high-intensity training and constantly adding injuries to her body, she said, "I don't care if these competitions are difficult or not, I know that when I am injured, I have to stand up." ”
In November 2008, during the Swiss Cup, she injured her Achilles tendon so badly that she had to undergo surgery. When she desperately thought she would never be able to compete again, she was struck by the strong willpower of disabled athletes on TV and Paralympic coverage, "Compared with them, her own difficulties do not seem to be worth mentioning." Chusovkina used this belief, and when people thought she was really going to retire this time, it only took a year to miraculously stand on the field.
Also in 2008, Chusovkina's son was cured. After that she continued to walk, she began to fight for herself, for Uzbekistan.
At the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, at the 2016 Rio Olympics... This time, at the age of 46, she came as the flag bearer of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games of uzbekistan's Olympic delegation and as the only gymnast in the world to participate in the Olympic Games for eight consecutive times.
"Mother" Chusovykina is not old, and her legend is still being written.
Character 3
"Ping-Pong Grandma" Ni Xia Lian
"Although there is only one champion, the effort can be reflected in different aspects"
Age: 58 years old
Item: Table tennis
Nationality/Delegation: Luxembourg
Olympic debut: Sydney 2000
There was once a scene in the ping-pong arena where a winning athlete jumped high like a little girl with excitement, flew and kissed the fans and kissed the floor affectionately. She was Ni Xialian, the 57-year-old "table tennis grandmother" who was still active in the international arena at that time.
At this year's Tokyo Olympics, 58-year-old Ni Xialian, a super-aged table tennis player from Luxembourg, will continue to compete. This is Ni Xialian's fifth Olympic trip, and she has become the oldest player in the table tennis arena at the Tokyo Olympics. As an athlete of the same era as Guo Yuehua, Cai Zhenhua and others, she is still active in the table tennis arena, and every time she appears, she will give fans a feeling of being separated from the world.
In fact, this "table tennis grandmother" was once the world champion of national table tennis. Born in Shanghai in 1963, Ni Xialian was selected for the Chinese table tennis team at the age of 16 and won the Women's Team and Mixed Doubles championships at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1983. After retiring from the army, he developed in Europe and joined Luxembourg, where he was a national treasure athlete and appeared as the standard-bearer of the Luxembourg delegation at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
In an interview with the media earlier, talking about the mood of participating in the Olympic Games for the fifth time, Ni Xialian admitted that he was "very happy and lucky." "Before, for some reasons, I gave up two Olympic Games, one was the 96 Atlanta Olympic Games, one was the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, and when it came to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, because it was very attractive to me in Beijing, China, I made up my mind to return to my motherland to compete. I can stand on the Olympic field for the fifth time and I will do my best. Although there is only one champion, but the effort can be reflected in different aspects, I hope that I can show the world a full of fighting spirit, fighting spirit and full of positive energy image, I hope to give young children a good example, I think this is very important. ”
On July 20, Ni Xialian and her husband and coach conducted their first pre-competition training at the Olympic Training Gym, and she will compete for medals with Sun Yingsha, Ito Mimachi and other post-00s juniors at the end of this month.
Character 4
"Gatekeeper" Caroline
"Dreams don't get old"
Age: 40 years old
Project: Women's volleyball team
Nationality/Delegation: Brazil
Olympic debut: Tokyo 2020
In June this year, when the 12-man list of the Chinese women's volleyball team was still in suspense, the Brazilian women's volleyball team announced the list of 12 people who qualified for the Olympic Games: three Olympic champions were not selected, and brazil's 17-year-old rising star came true with a 40-year-old veteran, who was the deputy attack Caroline.
Although Caroline has been competing in international competitions for many years, she has never been on the Olympic stage. In an interview, she once said that "participating in the Olympics is her dream."
On July 20, Caroline posted a dynamic through the social platform: "Dreams will not get old", and with a group photo of herself and her favorite volleyball, although it is a side face, the eyes revealed are full of determination.
At the age of 40, she stepped onto the Olympic arena for the first time, perhaps her last. But no matter what, after waiting for many years, the dream came true and deserved her to cry with joy.
The Brazilian women's volleyball team is fiercely competitive on the secondary offensive line, and despite repeated defeats, she has never given up. Being named in the Olympic squad was partly due to luck, two rivals Fabiana were unable to compete if they had children, and Taiza refused to return due to injury. On the other hand, through long-term training, maintaining a very high level of competition, not only successfully selected, but also become the main secondary attack. She verified it with her experience: when happiness comes knocking at the door, people who insist on not giving up wait behind the door.
Archaeology of the Elderly Olympic Athletes——
1、Oscar Swahn
The oldest ever olympic athlete is Oscar Swahn from Sweden. At the age of 72, he competed in the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium, where he competed in the "Running Deer" shooting competition (shooting a moving object).
2，Hiroshi Hoketsu
The oldest athlete at the London 2012 Olympics, he competed in equestrian competitions at the age of 71 at the time.
3. Lorna Johnstone At the 1972 Munich Olympics, British rider Lorna Johnstone became the oldest female Olympian: she was 70 years old when she competed in a synchronized ride.
4、Lida Peyton Pollock
In 1904, at the Olympic Games in St. Louis, Missouri, American athlete Lida Peyton Eliza Pollock competed in archery. She won a gold medal that year as a member of the women's archery team when she was 63 years old.
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