China News Service, Xuzhou, July 29 (Zhu Zhigeng) On the evening of July 29, the Xuzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and the People’s Government of Xuzhou City sent a congratulatory message to the State Sports General Administration. The participating athletes and coaches extend warm congratulations and high respect.
On the morning of the 29th, Zhang Yufei, a girl from Xuzhou, won two gold medals in the Tokyo Olympics and was crowned the "Queen of the Butterfly" by the media.
Zhang Yufei's mother, Zhang Min, cried with joy, saying that the child was great and not easy, "When my daughter comes home, let her sleep well for two days."
On the same day, Zhang Yufei's mother, grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt and other relatives and friends watched the live event together at the Xuzhou Sports Bureau.
"I only learned this morning that Yu Fei was going to participate in the 4×200m relay. I didn't expect her to perform very well in the group event. She was very surprised and pleasantly surprised to contribute to the national swimming team." Zhang Min was excited. Say.
"She is particularly willing to endure hardships, endure training, and never lazy during training."
Mother Zhang Min introduced the growth process of her daughter Zhang Yufei to the media.
It is understood that Zhang Yufei was born in a family of sports in April 1998. His parents are swimming coaches. When he was 3 years old, Zhang Yufei was already "in the water" with his mother.
At the age of 5, Zhang Yufei was sent to the Xuzhou City Swimming Team to receive formal training. Her outstanding talent and good water ability quickly made her stand out.
"When she was studying with me, she refused to admit defeat. Every time we finished training, there would be a game. Yufei always stood up first and challenged the older players. At the beginning, more losses were lost. Slowly. It takes a long time to start losing less and winning more.” Enlightenment coach Kong Miao said that Yu Fei’s home is far away from the swimming pool. Every time she comes for training, she has to transfer to the bus several times. She almost never takes time off. I've never been late.
"Zhang Yufei is the idol of our Xuzhou swimming team. The moment we saw her winning the championship, we were extremely excited and proud. It instantly gave us strong confidence and strength, and strengthened our dream of training hard and winning glory for the country." In Xuzhou City At the scene of the sports bureau watching the game, the young athletes said excitedly.
Zhang Yufei liked music since she was a child. When she was in elementary school, she was a member of the brass band of Minzhu Road Primary School in Xuzhou, playing tenor.
On the afternoon of the 29th, at Zhang Yufei’s home, his mother Zhang Min said: “She often said, Mom, if I don’t take the road of swimming, I will definitely choose to learn music.”
Some portrait photos of Zhang Yufei.
Photo by Zhu Zhigeng
After graduating from elementary school, Zhang Yufei went to Nanjing. She came into contact with other musical instruments such as Ukuleles. In the national team, she bought an electric piano herself and played it when she was fine.
Zhang Min pointed to the musical instruments in the room and said that these musical instruments were all self-taught by Zhang Yufei, and they are also a way of self-decompression.
Zhang Yufei never talked to her about the pain of training. When the mother and daughter were in contact, they mostly just talked about life matters.
"We made an appointment. We don't contact during the game, and we will send messages if necessary." Zhang Min said that Yu Fei has always made it her goal to break the Olympic record. She usually trains very busy and is very hard. There are many domestic and international competitions. , Basically can come back once a year.
If she can come back after the game, she will have a good sleep for two days, and then taste the delicacies of her hometown. "She loves Xuzhou's local pot chicken, rice noodles, and barbecue." (End)