Four years ago, at the Tianjin National Games, Dobje won the first gold medal in athletics at the National Games in Tibetan history.
Four years later, at the Shaanxi National Games, Dobje became the first athlete in Tibetan history to win the men's 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters double gold medals at the National Games.
From the 10,000m victory over Dong Guojian at the 2017 National Games, which is well known to everyone, to the defending 10,000m champion in 2021 has become a new legend.
Dobje's four years, there are brilliant, there are downfalls, there are successes, low-key and introverted is not affected by the media in the circle, always use strength to send themselves to the focus position again and again. Now in the National Games to win the double crown, the name written into the history of the National Games, become China's new "10,000 meters king", creating their own legend!
From cowherds to sports stars
Dobje, born in 1994 in the countryside of Lhasa, Tibet, his parents made a living by growing barley and raising yaks, and he was a real cattle herder.
In 2009, he entered the Tibet Sports School to start the training of the middle and long-distance running system, thanks to the "Plateau Talent Development Plan", Dobje slowly came to the fore, and has participated in various international competitions, such as the Asian Games, the Asian Championships, the World Championships, the Diamond League, the Olympic Games, and gradually grew from a cowherd to a national athlete.
Prior to January 2016, Dobje specialized in men's 10,000 meters. But in order to realize his olympic dream, Dobje followed the arrangement of Coach Kelsang and developed into a marathon project.
In the China Olympic Athletics Selection Competition in March 2016, Dobje, who participated in the marathon for the first time, took 2 hours, 13 minutes and 16 seconds, won the second place in the country and the sixth in the world, and was successfully selected for the 3-person roster of the Chinese sports delegation's athletics marathon project at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
At that time, the protagonists of the Chinese marathon were still Dong Guojian, Yang Dinghong and other people in the Yunnan team, and although Dobje was not well known to the public, he had become the number one enemy in the eyes of the provincial teams.
In the marathon project of the 2017 National Games, the Yunnan team adopted variable speed tactics under the high temperature weather, dragging the opponents down, and although Dobje stubbornly resisted, he finally lost around 35 kilometers, and lost to Dong Guojian and Yang Dinghong.
But later in the men's 10,000m event, Dobje completed his revenge. In September 2017, Dobje defeated big brother Dong Guojian with a time of 28 minutes 26.86 seconds, creating the best time in China in the past 12 years, winning the men's 10,000 meters championship at the Tianjin National Games, which was also the first gold medal in athletics at the National Games in Tibetan history.
Later, at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Dobje won the bronze medal in the men's marathon, helping China to make a historic breakthrough and giving the country hope for the Tokyo Olympic Marathon.
At this point, Dobje is known to more domestic runners.
From the Olympic standard, to the eclipse
In the 2019 Xuzhou Marathon, Dobje ran 2 hours, 10 minutes and 31 seconds, not only creating the best chinese men's record in the past decade, but also making Dobje the first male runner in the Tokyo Olympic Marathon event.
For the domestic hot marathon at that time, although the popular runner base was large, the elite runners have always relied on African runners to support the scene. Regardless of the size of the event, the top three of the Chinese marathon cannot escape the african face, and we always have to add a "domestic" champion in front of our China's first, which is inevitable to have some sighs.
Dobje's 2 hours, 10 minutes and 31 seconds not only let us see the "future Chinese champions", but also opened the "gap" of the Chinese marathon, activating a group of veteran newcomers to refresh their personal PB and lead China's speed.
In the 2019 Berlin Marathon, Dong Guojian ran the best chinese record of 2 hours, 08 minutes and 28 seconds in the past 12 years, becoming the first Chinese runner to break through 210 in active service;
At the Guangzhou Marathon at the end of 2019, Peng Jianhua ran 2 hours 09 minutes and 57 seconds with big brother Dong Guojian, becoming the second Chinese runner to break through 210 in active service;
In the 2019 Chengdu Marathon, Yang Shaohui ran 2 hours, 11 minutes and 40 seconds, although only 10 seconds away from reaching the Olympic Games, but the appearance of hard work let us see the bloodiness of China's elite runners.
On the other hand, Dobje, the Doha World Championships after Xuzhou, had no choice but to retire due to gastrointestinal discomfort, and the 2019 Shanghai Marathon also withdrew for the same reason.
The Chinese men's marathon as a whole is striding forward. The continuous improvement of the achievements of Dong Guojian, Yang Shaohui, Peng Jianhua and others has impacted the olympic standards, and rising stars such as Yang Le and Wu Xiangdong are also rising, and the eye-catching performance has covered up the already low-key and introverted Dobjie, so that many people have begun to gradually forget.
Until the 2020 Nanjing Marathon, Dobje ran a good performance of 2 hours, 09 minutes and 03 seconds, once again reached the Olympic standard, and the state has recovered.
But the results of Peng Jianhua and Yang Shaohui running into 209, as well as the emergence of newcomer Chen Tianyu, made Dobjie unable to become the protagonist like Xuzhou in 2019.
However, the active five-person all-Malaysian PB in the 210 Olympic Trials civil war has given the 2021 Xuzhou Marathon unprecedented attention.
When Dong Guojian, Peng Jianhua and Yang Shaohui fought in front of the finish line, we could not see Dobje's figure, and finally finished the race with a time of only 2 hours, 18 minutes and 26 seconds.
At the end of the game, pack your bags, dobje who "won the Olympic standard twice" left the field with his teammates, and Dobje was very calm after the game, as in the past two years.
From Dobje to Tibetan legends
It is a pity that two consecutive Olympic achievements have been achieved, but in the end, they have lost the opportunity to participate in the Olympic Games continuously. But because of this, Dobje was given enough time to prepare for the National Games.
On April 28, in the men's 10,000m final of the 2021 Athletics Division Invitational (North China Division 1), Dobje won the championship with a time of 29 minutes 21.78 seconds. A total of 10 runners scored 30 points in this race, which was the highest level of 10,000 meters in China in the past two years.
This is also the second time since April 13, 2019, that Dobje, who has been silent for two years, has stood on the highest podium in the domestic arena.
On May 16, in the men's 10,000m final of the 2021 Athletics Invitational 2021 Athletics Invitational, Dobje won the championship with a time of 29 minutes and 15.85 seconds, creating the best domestic men's 10,000 meters this season;
On June 25, the men's 5,000m final of the 2021 National Athletics Championships & National Games Qualification Tournament, Dobje won the championship with a time of 14:03.52;
On June 27, the men's 10,000m final of the 2021 National Athletics Championships & National Games Qualification, Dobje won the championship with a time of 29:46.14.
Finally, at the 2021 Shaanxi National Games, Dobje won the men's 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters double gold, becoming the second runner to successfully defend the title in the men's 10,000 meters of the National Games after the legendary Yunnan athlete Zhang Guowei, becoming the fifth athlete to win the men's 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters double gold of the National Games after Huang Zhiyong, Xie Baojiang, Zhang Guowei and Xia Fengyuan.
We can feel that after the defeat of the Xuzhou Marathon, Dobjie has been holding his breath.
From the double gold of the Chongqing National Games Qualification Tournament to the double gold of the Western Security Games, missing the Olympic Games seems to have made Dobje gain more, whether it is achievements or honors, Dobje has proved himself with strength, dominating the 2021 domestic middle and long-distance running venue race, from "Dobjie" to "Tibetan Legend"!
Son of Zambhu, heading for the future
Dobje, on the sports talent belongs to the rare genius level athletes, coupled with training hard work, tenacious competition style, and not tempted by the marathon market, is currently a chinese male middle-distance runner is one of the few people who have the hope of impacting the international competition rankings.
Looking forward to the Paris Olympics three years later, the 27-year-old Dobje is worth looking forward to. The road is very far, no matter fortunate or unfortunate, do not set limits for your life, so as not to block the sunshine of life. Life is very long, don't panic, walk through the darkness, you will meet the light.
Son of Zambou, heading for the future!