[Explanation] In the 500-meter double rowing final of the Tokyo Olympics Kayak still water women's 500-meter double rowing final held on the morning of August 7, the Chinese combination Xu Shixiao/Sun Mengya won the gold medal with a time of 1:55.495 and set an Olympic record.

Xu Shixiao’s husband Song Penghua, who is also a kayaker, said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency that his wife had struggled with her comeback for a long time, and she had done her ideological work. In the end, she decided not to leave any regrets for herself and returned to the competition. Hard work.

　　[Concurrent] Xu Shixiao's husband Song Penghua

　　At that time, she retired, retired in 13 years, and then came out in 17 years. In fact, she struggled for a long time, and then I said, I also did her ideological work, and then she finally came back. I must try my best. Support, after all, she is in her 30s, and she was also 27 when she came back just now. According to reason, this age should be the age of having a baby, and then in the end, she still wants to let her not regret, she may (still want to) fight hard on her own Let's win glory for the country and the people of Jiangxi.

　　[Explanation] The reporter learned that after Xu Shixiao retired in 2013, after several years of hard work, she has gone from an excellent athlete to the personnel manager of a well-known company in Nanchang, Jiangxi. After deciding to come back, she experienced a lot of hardships.

　　[Concurrent] Xu Shixiao's husband Song Penghua

　　When she just started to come back, both of her hands were broken. It was very hard. When she came back, it was very hard. Sometimes she couldn't sleep for several nights in a row.

　　[Explanation] Xu Shixiao’s head coach, Peng Hao, told reporters that Xu Shixiao has retired for four years, and his physical function is actually the same as that of ordinary people. He also needs to overcome disadvantages including thought change and age, so he can win the championship this time. It's not easy.

　　[Concurrent] Xu Shixiao coach Peng Hao

　　Her life pattern, including her getting older and the injuries on her body, has brought us very big and many difficulties, including even the postponement of the Olympic Games last year due to the epidemic, and an additional year for her preparations. It’s not easy for her to disrupt her thoughts.

　　Reporter Huashan Liu Zhankun reports from Nanchang, Jiangxi

Editor in charge: [Tang Weijie]