[Campionato di scherma di Hong Kong]Zhang Xiaolun returned and suffered a “round trip” after the match revealed that he may retire after this season

[Notizie sportive]Zhang Xiaolun, who has been recovering from his injury for more than six months, returned today (4th) at the “2022 Hong Kong Open Fencing Championships”. After the match, Zhang Xiaolun stressed that her injury has healed, but she still has a psychological shadow, and her poor hand feeling affects her performance today, and also revealed that this season may be the “last tango” of the his career.

Zhang Xiaolun was injured in the first round of the Korean Foil Grand Prix in May this year, and after returning to Hong Kong, he was diagnosed with a ruptured Achilles tendon in his left foot. After six months of recovery, “Big Brother” finally returned today, but his performance dropped significantly. Second place in the group, he was in the first round against Huang Junjie, who finished 17th in the local area. : 15 lost, 32 stops.

After the match, Zhang Xiaolun said that his foot injury has recovered, but he still has a psychological shadow: “The main purpose of this Open is to regain my sensitivity and confidence. I always have a psychological shadow after the injury and dare “Don’t fight too much. Now the left foot is no longer uncomfortable. , but it takes some time to regain the feeling and rhythm of the game. ” Having gone to Paris to continue the training camp, Zhang Xiaolun hopes to regain his trust during this period.

The 37-year-old ‘big brother’ of the Hong Kong squad, who joined the Hong Kong squad in 2005, has also revealed that this season could be the ‘last tango’ of his career: ‘Tell myself ‘enough’ , and I don’t want to run anymore. Injured. I’m playful, I can’t control myself in the game and I’m worried that something will happen again. ” Zhang Xiaolun said that as she gets older, she should pay attention to the feeling of her body: “For so many years in sword fighting, I followed my feeling and fought when I felt able to fight, if your body doesn’t feels good, don’t force yourself. You are not young. You have to listen to your body. I have suffered injuries of different sizes and it is difficult every time I come back. I have used many cells for rehabilitation in the last six months. The process is difficult, but how athlete you have to “hold on”. Zhang Xiaolun is happy to see that the current Hong Kong team has many strong young swordsmen. He said he will continue to play the role of “big brother” and accompany his teammates to fight for qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic team competition.

Image and text: Peng Cuiqi

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