The angel took the gold again, but the mother cried

Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, August 2 (Reporter Xu Dongyuan) "You are an angel given to us by God, you have worked hard, and your parents want to hug you." After seeing her daughter Zhong Angel win the championship on TV, Zhong's mother burst into tears with excitement, "It's not easy for a child." ”

In the Tokyo Olympics track cycling race, Shanghai athlete Zhong Angel partnered with teammate Bao Shanju to successfully defend the title with a time of 31.895 seconds against the German duo, achieving two consecutive championships.

From the age of 6, Angel Zhong rode a bicycle for the first time, and her life was deeply marked by the sport.

"This is a rare talent. At the age of 12, she was favored by Dongcheng School, the third youth sports school in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, but Zhong Angel refused. Coach Wang Haili of the school continued to persuade and finally persuaded Zhong Angel to enter the sports school and start the training of the bicycle project.

Like Mu Guiying Hua Mulan joined hands across the millennium, at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Gong Jinjie and Zhong Angel, who wore Peking Opera face-patterned helmets, won the championship in the track cycling women's team race, and people cheered for the pair of "scarf heroes". In August 2018, Angel Zhong and his new partner Lin Junhong went to the Jakarta Asian Games together, and the two won the women's team racing championship. This time, her helmet was printed with a phoenix representing the rebirth of the fire.

"I haven't been home for 12 Spring Festivals, I don't know how many Mid-Autumn Festivals haven't returned, and there are no festivals in our family." Mother Zhong said, "The hardships she suffered are unimaginable to ordinary people, and this gold medal is a due reward for her." ”

As he grew older, injuries have plagued the 30-year-old. "Angel once broke three ribs while preparing for the battle," said Wang Haiwei, vice chairman of the China Cycling Association and party secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Competitive Sports Training And Management Center.

"The phoenix means nirvana rebirth." Xu Weimin, director of the Bicycle Fencing Center of the Shanghai Athletic Sports Training and Management Center, said that according to this age, after winning the gold medal in the last Olympic Games, she can completely retire, but as a veteran, she has not given up at all, and she always has the belief of victory in her heart, looking forward to the rebirth of Nirvana like a phoenix. She kept her promise.

"The most wonderful thing in life is not the moment of realizing the dream, but the process of insisting on the dream." This is the motto of the Bell Angel. (End)