China News Service, Chengdu, August 30th, title: "One-legged Gun King" Dong Chao wins gold in the Tokyo Paralympic Games: There is no accident behind the success

　　Author Yue Yitong Chen Jing

　　Chinese athlete Dong Chao won the gold medal in the men's 10m air rifle standing R1-SH1 competition at the Tokyo Paralympic Games held on the 30th and broke the Paralympic record.

As a veteran of the Paralympics, the Tokyo Paralympic Games is Dong Chao's fourth participation in the Paralympic Games after the three Paralympic Games in Beijing, London and Rio.

　　Dong Chao was born in Zigong City, Sichuan Province in 1985. Unfortunately, when he was 3 years old, his left leg was amputated in a high position due to a car accident, but his athletic talent has not been buried.

In 2004, Dong Chao was recommended by the Zigong Disabled Persons’ Federation to participate in shooting training at the Sichuan Land Sports School and start shooting career.

In 2005, he was selected for the Sichuan Disabled Shooting Team.

In 2006, he was selected for the Chinese Disabled Shooting Team.

　　After a long period of hard training, Dong Chao has achieved outstanding results in major competitions and has won more than 200 medals in the shooting arena.

At the 2012 London Paralympics, he won gold in the SH1 men's 10m air rifle with 60 rounds. At the Rio Paralympic Games in 2016, Dong Chao won again in the SH1 men's 10m air rifle with 60 shots. Gold medal, and set a world record in the final.

This time the Tokyo Olympic Games won another gold medal, Dong Chao achieved three consecutive Paralympic personal championships.

　　In 2019, at the World Paralympic Shooting Championships held in Australia, Dong Chao won the men's 10m air rifle standing position R1-SH1 level competition champion, gathered the Paralympic Games, World Championships, World Cup and Asian Paralympic Games champions In addition to his "Grand Slam" dream, he is also known as the "One-legged Gun King".

　　Behind the success is no accident.

Now, Dong Chao is 36 years old. The lumbar muscle strain caused by training all the year has increased the burden on his body, but he still has the spirit to fail to reach the goal.

"Dong Chao's goal is clear, talented, and training is also very hard." Said Shen Jie, assistant coach of the Sichuan Disabled Shooting Team.

Hearing that Dong Chao won the championship, Shen Jie was very pleased and immediately sent a congratulatory message to Dong Chao.

Shen Jie said that Dong Chao did not live up to the hard work for so long. Every bit of hard work earns a little bit. Success is not accidental. Behind it is a solid contribution.

　　Shen Jie introduced that shooting sports is a relatively delicate event, which tests the athlete's psychological quality very much. Dong Chao's talent is reflected in his ability to maintain a good mental state and form a stable control of the body during long-term training.

Dong Chao's training went through three stages of posture changes: lying on the ground, sitting in a wheelchair, and leaning on a stool.

After adapting to the adjustment of the movement, he must pass repeated training to fix the movement and sink the center of gravity to achieve a good shooting state.

　　The title of "One-legged Spear King" is not easy to come by.

When preparing for a major event, Dong Chao could not go home for several months or even six months.

Since December last year, Dong Chao has only gone home three times.

His wife Huang Xuemei can only share some interesting facts in daily life through video chat, and help him relieve the pressure of high-intensity preparations.

"I'm very happy!" Huang Xuemei was overjoyed when she learned that her husband would win another Paralympic gold medal. "He is a veteran player, and there is a certain gap between him and younger players in terms of physical strength. It is really not easy to win a gold medal. , He usually trains very hard."

　　At this Paralympic Games, Dong Chao will also participate in the three events of prone shooting with a mixed 10-meter air rifle, three positions with a 50-meter men's rifle, and a 50-meter mixed group with 60 rounds.

After the Tokyo Paralympics, the shooting "veteran" will also compete in the China Paralympic Games, and may not be able to return home to reunite with his family until the end of October.

Huang Xuemei smiled and said that when her husband comes back, she will cook his favorite hot pot and Zigong dishes.

"The children missed their father a lot. The elder son said he would start eating hot pot as soon as he entered the house, and the younger daughter hoped that his father would be safe and safe." (End)