Pingyang brother and sister compete in the Paris Paralympic badminton competition. The brother has won a gold medal, and the sister is going for the gold medal_Hangzhou.com

Pingyang brother and sister compete in the Paris Paralympic badminton competition. The brother has won a gold medal, and the sister is aiming for the gold medal

Hangzhou.com Release time: 2024-09-03 09:09

Zhejiang Daily News (Reporter Shen Yin, Correspondent He Yiwei) In the SH6 final of the badminton mixed doubles at the Paris Paralympic Games on September 2, Beijing time, Zhejiang disabled athlete Lin Naili and his partner Li Fengmei performed well and lost in a straight line 21:14, 21:12 In two games, they defeated the American team and added another gold medal to the Chinese delegation.

Lin Naili achieved great results in his first Paralympic Games, and this gold medal is also the first badminton gold medal won by Zhejiang in the Paralympic Games.

During the mixed doubles final, Lin Naili’s father, Lin Xingji, watched the match with fellow villagers in front of the screen and cheered for him. Lin Xingji said: “I am proud of my son when I see him win the gold medal.”

Lin Naili was born in Pingyang in 1992. His sister Lin Shuangbao, who is three years younger than him, also came to the Paris Paralympics and successfully entered the SH6 final of the women’s singles badminton.

Badminton is one of the “youngest” sports in the Paralympics, and it only became an official event at the last Tokyo Paralympics. Lin Xingji told reporters that the brother and sister are actually “latecomers” to badminton. When the younger sister Lin Shuangbao was in high school, she started to try disabled badminton. “She played well. She first practiced in Wenzhou and later in Hangzhou,” said Lin Xingji.

At that time, Zhejiang lacked male players in the SH6 level badminton event. Knowing that Lin Shuangbao had an older brother at home, the coach suggested that his brother Lin Naili also try it. This match made the brother and sister duo on the court today. 2020 Brazil International Para Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Gold Medal, 2020 Dubai International Para Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Silver Medal, Hangzhou Asian Para Games SH6 Men’s Doubles Gold Medal, Men’s Singles Bronze Medal, Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal, Hangzhou Asian Para Games SH6 Women’s Doubles Gold Medal, Mixed Doubles Silver Medal, Women’s Singles Bronze Medal… The brother and sister brought home medals one by one with their unyielding spirit. Para badminton has allowed Lin Naili and Lin Shuangbao, brother and sister, to step out of the countryside and onto the international stage.

At about 2 a.m. Beijing time on September 3, Lin Shuangbao will launch an attack on the gold medal. Her opponent is her brother’s mixed doubles partner Li Fengmei, and the two have already secured one gold and one silver for the Chinese delegation.

Source: Zhejiang Daily Author: Reporter Shen Yin Correspondent He Yiwei Editor: Chen Zhouying