The Olympic craze is still warm, and the Paralympic schedule is over halfway.
At that time, more than half a month later, the five-star red flag was raised again on the banks of Tokyo Bay, the loud “Volunteer March” played again, and the blood in the chest was ignited again. In a different arena, Chinese athletes are performing the same wonderful, passionate and moving. Li Hao, the first gold winner of the Chinese delegation at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
He leaned back with his right hand, fending off the sword stabbed by his opponent, got up, and slammed with the sword in his left hand. The victory was set in the flash of lightning. In the men’s individual Sabre A-level final on August 25, Chinese player Li Hao defeated Ukrainian player Manko 15:12, winning the first gold for the Chinese delegation in the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
Facing opponents ranked two higher than himself in the world, Li Hao, who entered the Paralympic for the first time, fell behind 4:8 in the final, but he quickly adjusted his mentality and tactics, chasing points continuously, and finally achieved a reversal.
“I just dared to fight hard. I didn’t have the burden and pressure to participate in the Paralympic Games for the first time,” he said after the game.
As the exciting events are staged in turn, the good news of Chinese athletes winning gold and silver continues to come from the various events. As of 24:00 on August 29, the Chinese delegation ranked first in the gold medal list and the medal list with 46 golds, 29 silvers and 29 bronzes. The total number of medals has exceeded 100.
Good results are hard to come by. For athletes, behind every medal is their hard work and hard work.
On August 25th, the Paralympic Women’s 200m Freestyle S5 final staged a thrilling scene. After 150 meters, British player Kenny took the lead, followed by Chinese player Zhang Li. At the last moment, Zhang Li suddenly accelerated and stood up straight. Chasing, reversing the championship while almost hitting the wall, was only 0.12 seconds faster than Kenny.
“The last 50 meters, I just turned around to see the first place. I just wanted to try my best, and then I kept chasing and chasing. Finally I did it.” Zhang Li said excitedly after the game, “I used hard work to break through. Lost myself.” Guo Lingling.
Also surpassing herself is weightlifter Guo Lingling. In the women’s 41kg weightlifting competition that ended on the 26th, the former world record holder successfully lifted 105kg for the first time, breaking the previous Paralympic record of 104kg. And lock the champion.
Guo Lingling did not stop there. She successfully challenged 108 kg and 109 kg in the third and fourth moves respectively, breaking the world record continuously, which attracted the cheers of the audience.
“I know that Guo Lingling will definitely win the championship, but her performance in breaking the world record she has set again and again amazes me. She is so powerful.” Angiano, a staff member of the International Paralympic Committee, exclaimed.
Up to now, the athletes of the Chinese delegation have set new world records in a number of events including track and field women’s 200m T37 class, freestyle women’s 50m S11 class, and track cycling men’s C1 class 1000m. And what is remembered by the world along with these records are the touching moments they staged in the arena. Liu Cuiqing and lead runner Xu Donglin.
In the women’s 400-meter T11 finals on August 28, blind contestant Liu Cuiqing, led by lead runner Xu Donglin, ran 56.25 seconds and won the championship in one fell swoop.
After the game, Xu Donglin and Liu Cuiqing excitedly celebrated. The yellow lead rope in their hands was swaying in the air, which was particularly eye-catching. It was the only bond between the two on the field. From 2013 to 2021, the pair relied on their tacit cooperation and achieved great results in track and field. The two trusted each other. Liu Cuiqing said, “Brother Dong is my eyes.”
In the men’s 50m butterfly S5 finals that ended on August 27, armless veteran Zheng Tao won the championship with a time of 30.62 seconds and set a new world record. At the last moment of the game, Zheng Tao hit the pool wall with his head severely to cross the line, which was moving.
After the game, Zheng Tao was excited about the camera lens and shouted to his two-year-old daughter who was thousands of miles away: “Daughter, take a good look at me. You can swim so fast without hands.”Zheng Tao hit the swimming pool wall with his head severely.
The 56-year-old table tennis player Zhao Ping is the oldest Chinese athlete in this tournament. Although he missed the medal, the veteran is still satisfied with his Paralympic trip to Tokyo.
“I want friends with disabilities to see that if I can come here, other people will do as well.” He said, “I hope that through the Paralympics, I hope to show everyone the self-reliance and self-reliance of the disabled. Encourage more people with disabilities to “go out”, actively exercise their bodies, and integrate into society.”
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