China News Service, Shijiazhuang, August 26th, title: Paralympic champion Guo Lingling: Fate bound her legs, she lifted the future with both hands

　　Author Li Xiaowei

　　On August 26, on the first day of the weightlifting event of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, Chinese athlete Guo Lingling, who participated in the Paralympic Games for the first time, won the women’s 41kg championship and refreshed the world of the event twice with 108kg and 109kg. Record.

　　"Yesterday's birthday wish has finally come true today." Guo Lingling said with emotion in the WeChat circle of friends after the game.

　　Having engaged in weightlifting for only 10 years, this disabled rural girl from Dashanli, Ci County, Hebei has become the "terminator" of various records: before the Tokyo Paralympic Games, she played in the National Games, National Championships, Asian Games, and Asian Championships. She won the World Cup and World Championships, and broke the world record set by herself 7 times in a row.

In the 2021 Para Weightlifting World Cup, she broke the world record three times after moving from the 45 kg class to the 41 kg class.

　　Although her past performances have proved that she is the king of this level, Guo Lingling frankly said that she will still be nervous when she enters the Olympic arena.

In order to prepare for this Paralympic Games, she has not been able to accompany her children well for two years...

　　Guo Lingling, who said with a smile, "Life is still quite lucky", had an unfortunate childhood.

When she was one year old, she was disabled due to polio and could only crawl on the ground. When she was older, she dragged a small bench and moved step by step.

In elementary school, it took her ten minutes from the classroom to the toilet to move the short distance of one hundred meters.

"I never took physical education classes in junior or high school, but in the end it was sports that changed my destiny." She said with emotion.

　　Guo Lingling's destiny turned in 2010.

At that time, she was studying kindergarten teacher major at a vocational and technical college in Handan, and met Xue Shizheng, an enlightenment teacher and veteran athlete in sports career.

As Guo Lingling has a strong personality and is suitable for weightlifting, she showed amazing talent in just two weeks of training and was directly introduced to Sun Xiaogang, coach of the Chinese disabled weightlifting team.

　　"At that time, I felt that I was gambling and it was a lot of pressure." Guo Lingling said that at that time she already had a boyfriend, and both parents did not want her to be an athlete. .

But with unwillingness to fate, Guo Lingling insisted on her choice. Starting from the Eighth China Paralympic Games in 2011, she broke new ground in her life.

　　"The disabled athletes are no more than ordinary people. They need to work harder." Coach Sun Xiaogang, who has been coaching Guo Lingling, said that Guo Lingling not only has amazing talent, but also trains hard.

One thing made him unforgettable: when Guo Lingling had just given birth to a child, she needed to lose weight. A girl with a physical disability couldn't lose weight like normal people, and she was still breastfeeding, but she relied on a strong will for two to three months. 16.5 kg was lost in time.

Sun Xiaogang said with emotion, "This is really not easy."

　　In Sun Xiaogang's view, Guo Lingling has now shown great strength on the court.

Speaking of the future, he said that 32-year-old Guo Lingling is in her prime for weightlifting for the disabled, and there is still room for improvement.

After the Tokyo Paralympics, he will return to China for a short rest, and then continue training and competitions to prepare for the next Olympic cycle.

　　Guo Lingling believes that "the stars don't ask the travellers, and time pays off for those who care about it."

In the future, she may continue to set new records.

(over)