There is a lyric that reads, "When I grow up, I'll be you." There is nothing happier than winning an Olympic gold medal like an idol, not to mention that the idol immediately sent a "congratulatory message".
Today (27th), "post-00" Shanghai teenager Jiang Ranxin won the gold medal in the 10-meter air pistol mixed team at the Tokyo Olympic Games together with 35-year-old Pang Wei. This is the 7th gold medal won by the Chinese delegation at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
After winning the championship, Jiang Ranxin quickly received a congratulatory video from her idol, the 2000 Sydney Olympic champion Tao Luna.
Former Olympic champion Tao Luna posted a video on social media platforms to congratulate Pang Wei and Jiang Ranxin.
"I just watched the two of you play, and it's very special."
Tao Luna said that although they would be particularly nervous and stressful on the field, they finally overcame a lot of pressure and won a valuable gold medal for the Chinese delegation.
Tao Luna said she was proud and proud of Jiang Ranxin and Pang Wei
As Tao Luna said, Jiang Ranxin and Pang Wei faced great pressure on the field today, once falling behind 0-4. The last two shots, Jiang Ranxin hit 10.7 rings in a row, and then came on top to complete the counterattack, and finally defeated the opponent 16-14 to win the championship.
Earlier, some media reported that Jiang Ranxin's backpack often hung a golden pistol model sent by her sister Tao Luna. Jiang Ranxin said that she took Tao Luna as an example and hoped to become an excellent athlete like the latter one day.
Tao Luna said that after 2000, she used a golden gun, and gold is the most sacred color in the minds of athletes. "I'm very happy that you can hang my little gift for you on your bag all the time."
She also blessed Jiang Ranxin to attack to a higher goal, surpass herself, and overcome herself.
On July 27, chinese duo Jiang Ranxin (left) and Pang Wei won the gold medal in the 10-meter air pistol mixed team at the Tokyo Olympic Games
According to public information, Jiang Ranxin was born in Shanghai in 2000. At the age of 12, she began to be exposed to shooting on the recommendation of her physical education teacher and mother.
In 2014, Jiang Ranxin was recommended to join the Shanghai second-team team, and after more than two years, she became a first-team member and entered the national training team in the same year. At the 52nd Shooting World Championships in South Korea in September 2018, she won the women's 10m air pistol team competition. At the 2019 Asian Shooting Championships in Qatar, she also finished third in the women's 10m air pistol.
It is reported that Tao Luna is the sister of Jiang Ranxin in the Shanghai team, who won the World Cup finals in 1997 and the World Cup finals in 1998.
At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Tao Luna played well, winning the gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol and being elected the Best Female Shooter of the International Shooting Federation for two consecutive years.
2000 Sydney Olympics shooting women's 10m air pistol final gold medalist Tao Luna picture from Visual China
Jiang Ranxin once said that her dream is to "become the next Tao Luna."
At the moment, she is now moving forward on the road that her idol has walked. As encouraged by her idols, Jiang Ranxin will definitely surpass herself in the future and impact towards a higher goal.
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