The Paper's reporter Chen Jun
Abe 123, Abe Shi brothers and sisters.
At the Tokyo Olympics, a pair of brothers and sisters shine on the field.
On July 25, in the Tokyo Olympic judo competition, "post-00s" youngster Shira Abe won the gold medal in the women's judo 52 kg category, and just 26 minutes later, Abe's brother Abe Ichi23 won the men's judo 66 kg championship.
According to statistics, this is the first time in the history of the Olympic Games that a brother and sister have won a gold medal on the same competition day.
Born on July 14, 2000, Abe had just celebrated her 21st birthday – after winning the championship, Abe cried bitterly on the spot, and her excitement overflowed into words.
Just 26 minutes after Abe won the title, at 18:29, her brother Abe Ichi23 (born 1997) defeated Georgia's Malki Vilashvili to win the Fifth Gold Medal of the Japanese delegation.
"Without my brother, I don't know if I would have gone into judo!" Before the Olympics, Abe was very emotional in an interview.
According to the official website of the Olympic Games, Abe Began to learn judo at the age of 5, and the reason why this little girl fell in love with this sport is because she often went to the judo gym to see her brother training, and fell in love over time.
"70% of my judo style is influenced by my brother, and learning from my brother reinforces many of my weaknesses." Abe said.
Their father recalled his sibling's judo path and said, "My brother has always influenced my sister, and whenever my brother goes to run 3 kilometers, my sister will also try to run." ”
Because of the small age difference, when I was in middle school, there were cases where brothers and sisters participated in competitions together and won the championship together. As adults, the siblings who entered the world stage also performed well - at the 2018 Judo World Championships, they won the world championship at their respective levels together, which became a good story in that tournament.
Fast forward to 2021, on the eve of the Tokyo Olympics, this pair of outstanding judo brothers and sisters have been given high hopes by the Japanese people. Looking ahead to the event, Abe Ichijizo once set a goal: "I not only want to win the Olympic championship myself, but also hope that our brothers and sisters are champions, and my sister's competition will be held first, and once she wins the championship, I will be more motivated in the final." ”
After creating history at the Olympic Games, the Abe brothers and sisters also attracted Japanese netizens to like, and even some netizens wrote: "The strongest brother and sister of the primate class, look at the kneeling." ”
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