On the morning of the 23rd, in the women’s single kayak KL1 level event of the just-concluded Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Games, kayaker Xie Maosan (disabled) of the Chinese delegation at the Hangzhou Asian Paralympic Games won the championship with a time of 55.478 seconds. The championship won the first gold medal in this Asian Para Games and also made a “good start” for the Chinese sports delegation. Canoeing entered the Asian Paralympic Games for the first time, and this was also the first canoeing gold medal won by the Chinese delegation.
Xie Maosan in the game
Xie Maosan was born in 1986 in Suzhou, Anhui Province. When she was one year old, a sudden high fever brought her into the quagmire of polio and left her disabled. In 2015, on the recommendation of a Hangzhou Municipal People’s Congress representative, Xie Maosan joined the kayaking team. Although she heard repeatedly how difficult it was to train for the sports team, she still firmly said, “As long as the coach recognizes me, I will definitely be able to endure the hardship.”
When she entered the industry, Xie Maosan was already 24 years old, which was older than the average athlete entering the industry, and she was still a “blank slate” when it came to competitive sports. For this reason, Xie Maosan needs to put in more effort and perseverance than others to stand out in the game.
In the recently released Zhejiang-produced documentary film “Water Makes Me Reborn”, Xie Maosan serves as one of the protagonists, letting everyone see the story of her fighting against fate with her desperate courage.
After the game, Xie Maosan said that he was very excited and happy to win his first gold medal: “Finally I have the opportunity to raise the five-star red flag for the motherland in a competition at home. I will train harder next year and strive to stand at the forefront of next year’s Paris Paralympic Games. On the podium.”
Regarding today’s results, Xie Maosan admitted that he could have performed better. “For me, kayaking means rebirth. It also allows me to find confidence and gives me a new life.”
With a new starting point and a new goal, the little girl who was once trapped between her legs and her heart found the kayak of her life, relying on her own hands to paddle the paddle to ride the wind and waves. “Since I have chosen the path of kayaking, I want to stick to it.” This is Xie Maosan’s story, and it is also the story of thousands of people with disabilities “them”. (Zhang Xiaorong)
Source: Propaganda Department of the Organizing Committee of the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou
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2023-10-23 05:48:00
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