Source: CCTV News
Taekwondo at the Tokyo Olympics
A special figure
Impressed a lot of people
She is Zhu Linfang
Among the referees of the Tokyo Olympics
The only Chinese active soldier
"Colonel of the Army" "Beautiful and Sassy"
Behind these keywords
It is the moving story of her struggle
She has won five taekwondo world championships
Wish Lin Fang
He is a colonel instructor at the PLA Army Special Operations College
As a good taekwondo athlete
Zhu Lin Fang has obtained
5 world champions, 1 national championship champion
5 national champions, 1 time "top ten athletes in the army" title
In addition, she was awarded the Collective First Class Meritorious Service once
Collective third class merit 1 time
Personal second-class merit 6 times, personal third-class merit 2 times
After the transition to refereeing
She was awarded separately on behalf of the state and the army
World Championships, Asian Championships, World Military Games, World Championships
4 major international events
The only "Best Female Referee" title
Currently, she serves as an international referee in taekwondo
Member of the Executive Committee of the Taekwondo Project of the World Military Sports Council
Despite the fact that so many honors have been added
I want to be a referee for the Tokyo Olympics
Zhu Linfang still has to pay for a difficult sports career that ordinary people can't imagine, resulting in a serious knee injury
Postponed surgery in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics
Old injuries left over from athletes
Zhu Linfang's anterior cruciate ligament in both knees was ruptured
The meniscus is basically exhausted and the cartilage wears 3 to 4 degrees
Equivalent to the joints of an 80-year-old
The pain in her heart kept her from sleeping
Painkillers must be taken to sleep for hours
The doctor recommended that Lin Fang do joint replacement surgery as soon as possible
However, in order not to affect the preparation for the Tokyo Olympic Games
Zhu Linfang postponed the operation
Relying on conservative therapy, I survived 5 years
He was kicked in the chest by a player
Persist until the end of the game until the treatment
During preparations for the Olympics
Zhu Linfang also suffered an "accident"
In December 2018, Zhu Linfang took charge
Tokyo Olympic Grand Slam Wild Card Tournament
Men's 80 kg over the course of the competition
An elector made a mistake and kicked Zhu Linfang in the chest
Causes rupture of capillaries in the upper chest
"It hurt so much that it was hard to speak and breathe
The brain was blank and almost collapsed."
But Zhu Linfang survived until the end of the game
After the game, the referee suggested zhu Linfang
Go to the hospital as soon as possible for check-up and treatment
But she chose to stick to the referee
The next few days
The difficulty of breathing made Zhu Linfang sleepless all night
Don't go to therapy until the end of the game
"Doctors say it would be life-threatening if they arrived another day late
Now that I think about it, I'm still a little scared."
She became a taekwondo referee at the Tokyo Olympics
The only Chinese referee
It took 5 years and 3 selections
Zhu Linfang participated in 35 times with injuries
International Olympic Points Race
and 8 international referee trainings
Finally stood out from the 3600 outstanding international referees
May 31, 2021
She was officially received from the World Taekwondo Federation
Invitation to be elected to the Tokyo Olympic Games
Became a taekwondo referee at the Tokyo Olympics
The only Chinese referee
"To be able to participate in the Olympic referee
It is both a responsibility and a dream"
Zhu Linfang said
"National honor and mission
The spirit and faith of special operations support me
Even the greatest the pain and difficulty
I'm going to stick with it too."
Mid-military instructors are in charge of the Olympic games
What a sass!
Source: CCTV News WeChat public account comprehensive People's Liberation Army Daily, army special operations college official public number