[Sports Road to Hangzhou]Get your wishWinning the Asian Games gold medal, making the men’s double rudderless pair Lin Xindong/Wang Weijun, who have been working together for four years, a dream come true. The two have been aiming to win the Asian Games championship since they were training. This gold medal this year not only symbolizes the results of their hard work, but also successfully rectified the name of Hong Kong rowing. “In recent years, the results of other events have been very dazzling, and they seem to have been overshadowed.” Rowing. After training so hard, I hope Hong Kong people can support the Hong Kong rowing (team) more.”
Since the Hiroshima Asian Games in 1994, the Hong Kong rowing team has won a total of 1 gold, 11 silver and 7 bronze medals, including 1 silver and 2 bronzes in the previous year. However, Lam Sun-tung/Wang Weijun gave the Hong Kong rowing team another try after the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. Jin Zhiwei also won the first medal for the Hong Kong delegation at the Hangzhou Asian Games. When the national anthem was played and sung at the award ceremony, Lin Xindong couldn’t help but shed tears. He admitted that the gold medal was a hard-won achievement: “I think…it has been really hard these past few years. Both of us have given our all and gave 100%.” The time, energy and effort are just for the gold medal, and everything you get is worth it.”
The two upgraded to compete in the open group for the first time in 2019. After only a short period of practice, they won the bronze medal at the Asian Championships, which made the two feel that they have the potential to continue to develop. However, Lin Xindong laughed and said that he was born with insufficient qualifications, so he has always felt pressure. “I am so short that I actually won the open category event. I just saw on the podium that everyone is much taller than me. Although I am 1.83 meters, the others Everyone is half a head taller than me.” After Wu Jining took over as the head coach of the Hong Kong rowing team two years ago, he helped the two continue to train hard and challenge different open group events. The “Lin King Combination” also achieved their wish to win the Asian Championships last year. gold medal.
When Wang Weijun was interviewed, he held the gold medal firmly in his hands throughout the whole process, “I finally got it, because I have always set the gold medal as my goal. The hard thing is that I think about the Asian Games gold medal all the time in training, and everything I do is for the sake of it.” Asian Games.” In the early stages of this game, the Hong Kong team fell behind the Uzbek team by more than half a second, but soon overtook the team and then went back to win the gold medal. “Confidence” and “belief” are the keys to their victory. Whether it is for their teammates or their coach, they also pay attention to one thing. At the same time, Wang Weijun also did not forget to say to his partner, “Thank you for your hard work!”. They also felt that driven by the cheers from the audience and other members of the Hong Kong team, they felt that it was not just a game between two people, but that everyone was advancing and retreating together.
In addition to winning the first gold medal for the Hong Kong team in this year’s Asian Games, the two also brought the Hong Kong rowing team the first open-level Asian Games gold medal in history. Compared with events such as fencing and swimming, which have continued to create team history in recent years, Lin Xindong believes that the rowing team can also make a comeback and hopes to gain recognition from the Hong Kong people. “In recent years, the results of other events have been very dazzling, and it seems to have overshadowed the results of the rowing team.” After training so hard, I hope Hong Kong people can support the Hong Kong rowing (team) more.”
Wu Jining, head coach of Hong Kong rowing team
Wu Jining, the head coach of the Hong Kong Rowing Team, said that this year, in order to compete in the Asian Games, they gave up their first Paris Olympic Qualifying Tournament this year, but the next step is to help them fully enter the Olympic Games and prepare for the Paris Olympic Asian Qualifying Tournament to be held in May next year. He also encouraged his two teammates to continue working hard. As for the Asian Games champion pair, they said with a smile that they have not thought about their next goals too quickly. They just want to take a good rest during the holidays, but they will continue to improve their strength and strive for good results.
Pictures and text: Li Zizheng
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “[Hangzhou Asian Games·Direct Attack]The unique weight of the first Asian Games gold medal, Lin Xindong hopes to rectify the name of Hong Kong rowing」
2023-09-24 06:04:43
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