“I am no longer young.” Zhong Qixin said helplessly. The gold medal was lost in the way of running foul, which broke the heart of this rock wall elf, known as “Spider-Man.
On August 23, the Jakarta Asian Games rock climbing competition began to compete for the final day in Jugang sports city. In the first speed competition, the Chinese team sent the world championship Champions Zhong Qixin and He Cuilian to take the lead, supplemented by Guangdong junior generals Song Xiaoling and Li Jinxin to impact two gold medals.
Contrary to his wishes, Zhong Qixin successfully entered the final against Iran’s famous general Resa Ali Poole. Unfortunately, he did not control the shift of the center of gravity at the first moment before the start of the match. As a result, the hasty start led to a foul rush, he was sentenced to be defeated and eventually became the runner-up. Li Jinxin won the 13th place in the men’s speed race. In the semi-final of the women’s speed race, He Cuilian and Song Xiaoling both stopped the semi-final and failed to win the gold medal. Finally He Cuilian won the bronze medal.
It is a great pity to fail
After the game was stopped, Zhong Qixin paused in the air. After returning to the ground, he fell to the ground on the spot.
“I am in a very good state today. I have been suppressing my opponent, but I didn’t expect that I didn’t control it in the end.” Zhong Qixin shook his head regretfully after the game, looking helpless, “at the last moment, the center of gravity was a little backward, not well controlled, and there was a mistake……”
“I just want to vent in the final and calm my emotions with a fierce confrontation.” Zhong Qixin said after the game. This World Championship champion, the former world record creator, cannot accept such an ending. “Of course, the opponent’s strength is also very strong, but I still have confidence in myself.”
“The atmosphere of the stadium today is very good, and the local rock climbing mass base is still good.” Zhong Qixin said, “maybe the noise on the stands has affected me, but it is mainly because I have not controlled it well.”
This is the first time that rock climbing has become an official event of the Asian Games. There are also two gold medals in the rock climbing event of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
“There are other projects next, and we still have the strength to win medals.” Zhong Qixin said, “after the Asian Games, we must continue to train and maintain the state and prepare for the Tokyo Olympic Games.”
29-year-old still in sports Spring
The reporter once witnessed the coronation of Zhong Qixin and He Cuilian at the Kaohsiung World Games in 2009. Time flies and nine years have passed. Today, Zhong Qixin is 29 years old. In his words, “no longer young”, He Cuilian is also 26 years old.
In 2009, Zhong Qixin successively refreshed his world record; In 2012, he won the championship in the world championship in France.
This year, Zhong Qixin created the second best result in his career of 5.80 seconds in the World Cup preview, only 0.01 seconds away from the best result. I hope this 29-year-old veteran can continue his career, at least now, he still has spring.
For Chinese rock climbing, there is still a lot of work to be done to make a difference in the Tokyo Olympic Games. The research on innovative competition system, maintaining the advantages in speed competitions and improving the competitiveness in difficult competitions at the same time, it is already an urgent matter.