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■Reporter Nian Miaoyun/Exclusive interview
Lin Yuting (right) communicates with foreign players during on-site training. (Provided by Lin Yuting)
“Everything is the best arrangement. Treat it as an experience and test given to you by God. Only if you can survive it can you become more outstanding.” Saying goodbye to the failure of the Tokyo Olympics and the haze of gender testing, Taiwanese boxing queen Lin Yuting won the first prize at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year. China’s first Asian Games gold medal in women’s boxing. Looking forward to 2024, her biggest goal is the Paris Olympics, hoping to complete the milestone of a career Golden Slam. Through an exclusive interview with “Free Sports”, she and her coach Zeng Ziqiang shared the joys and sorrows of this experience.
Boxing is not just a sport for Lin Yuting, it also allows her to appreciate different aspects of life. (Photo by reporter Chen Zhiqu)
28-year-old Lin Yuting from Yingge was influenced by the cartoon “One Punch Man” when she was a child. She switched from track and field to boxing. She won the women’s 51kg gold medal at the 2013 World Youth Championships, becoming the first Chinese to win a world youth championship. The golden player became famous in one battle.
Lin Yuting (right) and her friend Peng Mingyang, a track and field athlete, usually cheer each other up. The picture shows the two greeting each other in the training room of the National Training Center. (Provided by Lin Yuting)
However, Lin Yuting’s boxing journey was not smooth. “At first, my mother and grandma wanted me to study hard and did not approve of me practicing boxing. They also thought it was a very violent sport and felt it was very dangerous, but more importantly, they were reluctant to give up.” Lin Yuting admitted frankly that she did not dare to let her family watch her competition. “I happen to have a body that is prone to nosebleeds. I was afraid that they would be worried if they saw it.” Although her family did not agree at first, she turned in her results in the ring and proved herself with actions. Determination.
Taiwan’s boxing queen Lin Yuting (left) has been with her coach Zeng Ziqiang since she was in junior high school. Together, the master and apprentice have created a legend in Taiwan’s boxing world. (Photo by reporter Chen Zhiqu)
Even the air is condensed, Tokyo Olympics wins gold after heavy setback
Lin Yuting (from left) and Asian Games comrades Huang Xiaowen and Gan Jiawei. (Provided by Lin Yuting)
Lin Yuting won the women’s 54kg gold medal at the 2018 World Championships and the bronze medal at the Asian Games in Jakarta. She was considered a gold medal hope at the Tokyo Olympics. Unexpectedly, she lost to the Philippines’ Petesio and was eliminated, which neither she nor her coach Zeng Ziqiang could accept. . Recalling the situation at that time, Zeng Ziqiang said: “Even the air was condensed. I didn’t know how to face other coaches and players. I could even feel the other person’s awkwardness. I couldn’t comfort you or not mention it.”
Gender test leads to Asian Games rebirth
“I tell Yu Ting, if you still want to box and feel that your strength is more than this, and if you want to get this honor back, you have to be brave and accept it calmly.” The master and apprentice quickly recovered their emotions. The next year, Lin Yuting won the World Championships. She won the gold medal, but she didn’t expect that the gender test would happen at the 2023 World Championships, pushing her down again.
Faced with rumors and malicious slander from the outside world, Lin Yuting believed that rumors only stop at the wise and did not respond much. In the end, she proved herself with her strength and won the gold medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, creating a milestone for Chinese women’s boxing. “There is no failure in the Eastern Olympics. There would be no gold medal in the World Championships later. Without the own test before the Asian Games, there is no guarantee that you will win the gold medal in the Hangzhou Asian Games. This is a feeling that you are determined to do it and put it to death. After all, there is nothing to lose. , just work hard and achieve the goal.”
Don’t ask for a fight, don’t refuse to fight, use boxing to understand life
Along the way, apart from the glory, there are more unknown hardships behind it. However, Lin Yuting said with a smile that if she had to do it over again, she would still choose boxing. “I am very grateful to boxing for giving me a goal in life, and I also learned a lot from it.” .Because this sport is not about people attacking you. If you keep dodging, you will win. To win, you have to face the opponent when he punches, dodge the opponent’s punch and then fight back. Just like in life, encountering difficulties and setbacks is not about escaping. It’s about finding ways to solve and overcome it.”
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2024-02-11 21:30:00
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