Paralympic Games and Special Olympics | sprint to the dream and shine because of hard work
2021-10-29 17:30:06Source: CCTV
CCTV News: October 28 is the last match day of the Paralympic Games and Special Olympics. These days, the positive and tenacious spirit of the players on the field, the way they strive to sprint toward their dreams, infects and inspires everyone.
This is a scene in the semi-finals between the Jiangsu team and the host Shaanxi team in the women’s sitting volleyball event of this Special Olympics. Every time he wins a point, the No. 8 player who leads his teammates to celebrate in such a unique way is named Tang Xuemei, the captain of the team.
Tang Xuemei, a member of the Jiangsu Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team: When we chat in private, we want to inspire everyone with this kind of momentum, 1, 2, 3, and boom (this kind of momentum).
After more than an hour of competition, the Jiangsu team reached the finals and marched towards the championship.
Reporter: Every time you hit the ball, especially when you hit the ball, it is very heavy. Does your hand hurt?
Tang Xuemei, a member of the Jiangsu Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team: The pain must be pain, but I think that after the Wenchuan earthquake, this kind of pain can inspire my life more than the kind of pain.
Tang Xuemei, who was tenacious and persevering on the court, lost her left calf in 2008. Later, with the help of the country, she was fitted with a prosthesis. The joy of standing up again allowed her to pick up her confidence in the future, and the sitting volleyball she had come across by chance opened the door to Tang Xuemei’s life again.
Tang Xuemei, a member of the Jiangsu Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team: When I came into contact with sitting volleyball, I saw a group of disabled people who could hit a ball in the air and win glory for the country. At that time, I felt I found my own. stage.
Sports helped Tang Xuemei regain her direction in life, and it also enabled veteran Zou Lihong to realize her dream. In the women’s full marathon T54 wheelchair group in the Paralympic Games, 37-year-old Zou Lihong fulfilled her dream with a gold medal as she wished. When she took off her gloves, many of her hands were worn out.
Zou Lihong, champion of the women’s full marathon T54 wheelchair group at the Paralympic Games: Whether it’s a marathon or your future life, you can’t go smoothly all the way. After you have experienced the baptism of these competitions, any problems encountered in the future will not be a problem.
Because of faith in their hearts, every player in the Paralympic Games’ dream-seeking arena is shining in their hard work.
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