Text/Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Fu Chang Liu Zhuonan correspondent Yue Renxuan
Photo / Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Liu Zhuonan
On October 25, the 11th Paralympic Games and the 8th Special Olympics Swimming Competition continued to be held at the Swimming and Diving Hall of Xi'an Olympic Sports Center. In the men's S15 50m backstroke final, Li Haitao from Guangdong won a silver medal, and the gold medalist in the event was his twin brother Li Haibo.
It is worth noting that Li Haibo and Li Haitao broke the national record with a time of 28.57 seconds and 28.72 seconds, respectively. What was it like for twin brothers to compete in a Paralympic special olympics? After the game, the yangcheng evening news all-media reporter conducted an exclusive interview with Li Haitao.
In the men's S15th class 50m backstroke final of this Year's Special Olympics, Li Haibo won the championship, Li Haitao won the second place, and Cai Jialuo won the third place
"I'm excited right now." Li Haitao is a hearing impaired athlete, and the reporter can only type words through his mobile phone to "talk" with him, talking about the feelings of the competition, he admitted frankly.
Born in 2000, Li Haitao is still a rising swimming star. This year is his second national Special Olympics, and he regretted not winning the prize at the last Special Olympics due to fouls. In order to prepare for this year's event, he has been insisting on swimming training and physical training for two years, and has not returned home for nearly a year and a half. "The training process is very hard, but every time I encounter difficulties, I will face it and tell myself to work hard and persevere." He wrote.
Years of hard work have paid off. In the men's hearing impaired open class 4×200 meters freestyle relay competition held on the 24th, Li Haitao, as a member of the Guangdong-Tianjin Sugui United team, won the gold medal in the project with his teammates, and on the 25th, he won the silver medal in the men's s15th 50m backstroke. He said it was his first time winning a medal in a national competition, which meant a lot to him. "It makes me feel more confident in myself." He wrote.
In the men's s15th class 50m backstroke final of this Year's Special Olympics, Li Haibo (center) won the championship, Li Haitao (left) won the second place, and Cai Jialuo (right) won the third place
In this final, Li Haitao was in the 5th lane, and the 4th lane next to him was his twin brother Li Haibo. Throughout the game, the brothers have been chasing after me, the gap is very small, and finally the brother Li Haibo won the championship with a 0.22 second advantage.
"My brother and I were born about 10 minutes apart." Li Haitao told reporters that they are from Tianjin, began practicing swimming at the age of 14, and had been training in the Tianjin team before. "It can be said that swimming has changed our lives, making us stronger and more persistent." Li Haitao wrote.
Three months ago, Li Haitao came to Guangdong as an exchange player, and this time he also represented Guangdong in the Paralympic Games, while his brother Li Haibo stayed in Tianjin. "Usually, my brother and I also communicate some training methods. The feeling I got from this competition was that my brother was improving very quickly, which made me admire him. Li Haitao wrote.
Coincidentally, in the S15th class 50m backstroke preliminaries on the morning of the 25th, he and his brother also swam 29.65 seconds. "We've always had a tacit understanding." He laughed and "said" that this may be the "heart of the mind" between the twins, sometimes during training, their movements will be exactly the same, and sometimes their thoughts will be surprisingly consistent.
Li Haitao said that he and his brother will also "compete" in the men's S15 level 100m backstroke. "Hopefully I'll win him next time." Li Haitao wrote.
Edit: Mu Qing
Source: Golden Sheep Network