A heavy rain "extinguished" Li Ling's hopes for the Tokyo Olympics! On the evening of August 2, Tokyo time, the Olympic women's pole vault preliminary round was about to be held, and a sudden heavy rain disrupted the rhythm of the entire competition, which also made Zhejiang player Li Ling finally miss an opportunity to show her training results. In the end, he lost three 4-meter 55 jumps and ended the Olympic journey ahead of schedule.
Born in 1989, Li Ling is a leading figure in Pole Vaulting in China, with the reputation of "Pole Vault Goddess". Since 2008, she has participated in four Olympic Games, and is also the double champion of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games and the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, and has set a new Asian record four times in seven years, and now the Asian record of 4 meters 72 is set by her two years ago.
Almost a day after the heavy rain, Li Ling recalled that she still said that she really did not expect such an unexpected situation." At 4 p.m. that day, Li Ling, along with other players, had already arrived at the Tokyo National Stadium to prepare for the evening preliminaries. It was a bit rainy when I tried the jump, and it didn't attract much attention, because there had been a race before in this kind of weather.
The race time is approaching. They were all about to take off, and the rain suddenly fell heavily. The match was suspended. It has been in a "pending" state and can only wait. At this moment, I moved to the check-in office to wait. The rain finally stopped and the game was ready to restart. Spend half an hour preparing. It wasn't until almost 21:50 that it was your turn to take off. "There were some strains, such a long wait, physical strength, energy consumption is too large, the playing field is a little slippery, the two ankles are a bit unsupportable, running is particularly difficult." Li Ling said that a toss of heavy rain returned to a depressed state. As a result, none of the three jumps were successful.
After the game, Li Ling said that she did have some regrets, but it also proved that she underestimated the difficulties and problems and did not respond enough. "There are still regrets." Next, we must prepare for the Shaanxi National Games, learn lessons, adjust our mentality and emotions as soon as possible, and revitalize and play well. Talking about the goals of the Shaanxi National Games, Li Ling said that she can give full play to her preparation level and strive for better results.
Women's pole vaulting is a traditional strength sport in Zhejiang. In addition to Li Ling, another Zhejiang girl, Xu Huiqin, also competed in the Tokyo Olympics and qualified for the final with a score of 4.55 meters. Four years ago at the Tianjin National Games, Zhejiang players won gold, silver and bronze medals. As the "big sister" in the team, Li Ling said: "In the process of training and competition, we will face many difficulties and setbacks, no matter when we must believe in ourselves, overcome difficulties, and have better performance." In particular, we cannot give up because of temporary difficulties, but we must be more and more courageous, and I believe that the Zhejiang women's pole vaulting project will also get better and better. ”
For her future, Li Ling also has a plan: after the Shaanxi National Games, she will also prepare for the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. "After that, my plan now is to transform into a university teacher."
Duty Editor: Ding Milk