(Shaanxi National Games) "Post-95" veteran tears in the arena: Go ahead with injury, don't say goodbye
China News Service, Xi'an, September 26th, title: "Post-95" veteran tears in the arena: Go ahead with injury, don't say goodbye
Reporter Zhang Yichen
"I am not a person who gives up easily. When I may really be unable to persist, I will ask myself, is it possible? It is not easy to win the (gold medal) today. I also want to thank the coach for his company." Facing the camera , Fan Yilin shed tears.
On the 25th, in the uneven bars final of the 14th National Games in Xi'an, Fan Yilin of Shanghai team defended the championship with 15.200 points. Henan team player Lu Yufei and Guangxi team player Wei Xiaoyuan won the runner-up and third runner-up.
"Although it is so difficult to recover every time, but every time I can compare the results, I felt that I was actually not that bad at that time. At this rhythm and state of practice, the difficulty, movement, including injuries seem to be different. Too big a problem." As a veteran, Fan Yilin said.
Fan Yilin was born in 1999. She became famous at the age of 10. She joined the national team at the age of 14. She won the uneven bars of the World Gymnastics Championships at the age of 16. She has the action named "Fan Yilin" named after herself. She was in the first half of the final at the Tokyo Olympics. The set moves were completed smoothly, but in the end it was regrettable that there was a mistake in the move, which resulted in a not-perfect ending.
But from 2018 to the present with a knee injury, it is not easy for Fan Yilin to be able to maintain her competitiveness against the gold medal.
"When my knee was injured, conservative treatment was taken in consideration of the Tokyo Olympics. However, the Tokyo Olympics was postponed due to the epidemic, and I missed my best condition." Fan Yilin said that after the National Games, she would go for surgery because she was worried. The injury will have an impact on future life.
After winning the gold medal at the National Games, Fan Yilin was not eager to look to the future, but recalled all the past.
"What's the future? I don't want to think so far." Fan Yilin said bluntly that after the Rio Olympics, she had thought about retiring. After a serious knee injury in 2018, she had the idea to retire. She has come to today.
Regarding the Hangzhou Asian Games, Fan Yilin said frankly that she would not participate in the event. "During the preparations for the Tokyo Olympics, the physical state has been switching between recovery and start-up, which is very difficult for big athletes."
"When I was a small player, it was difficult to understand when watching the veteran players sometimes couldn't get the energy up. Now as the only'post-95' veteran of the national team, I fully understand." Fan Yilin said.
When asked whether she will transform into a coach in the future, Fan Yilin seemed to be very open-minded, "I think I can try to see if I am suitable, after all, I am still young. Or maybe I will promote youth gymnastics for the development of Chinese sports. Do your best," she said.
As the "three-dynasty veteran" of the National Games, Fan Yilin wrote on social media before the current National Games: "Take a good process, leave no regrets, and hope for a good ending."
In the gymnasium of the Shaanxi Olympic Sports Center today, her wish came true.
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