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■Reporter Nian Miaoyun/Exclusive interview
Lin Yuting (right) communicates with foreign players during on-site training. (Provided by Lin Yuting)
“Everything is the best arrangement. Treat it as an experience and a test given to you by God. You can only become more excellent if you can survive it.” Saying goodbye to the failure of the Tokyo Olympics and the fog of testing gender, Taiwan the boxing queen Lin Yuting won the first prize in the Hangzhou Asian Games last year, China’s first Asian Games gold medal in women’s boxing. Looking forward to 2024, her biggest goal is the Paris Olympics, hoping to complete the Golden Slam career milestone. Through an exclusive interview with “Free Sports”, she and her coach Zeng Ziqiang shared the joys and sorrows of this experience.
Boxing is not just a sport for Lin Yuting, it also allows her to appreciate different aspects of life. (Photo by reporter Chen Zhiqu)
Lin Yuting, 28 years old from Yingge, was influenced by the cartoon “One Punch Man” when she was a child. He switched from track and field to boxing. She won the women’s 51kg gold medal at the 2013 World Youth Championships, becoming the first Chinese to win the world youth championship The gold player became famous in one fight.
Lin Yuting (right) and his friend Peng Mingyang, a track and field athlete, usually cheer each other up. The photo shows the two greeting each other in the training room of the National Training Center. (Provided by Lin Yuting)
However, Lin Yuting’s boxing journey was not smooth. “At first, my mother and grandmother wanted me to study hard and did not approve of me practicing boxing. They also thought it was a very violent sport and felt it was very dangerous, but more importantly, they were reluctant to give up.” Lin Yuting frankly admitted that she did not dare to let her family watch her competition. “I happen to have a body that is prone to nosebleeds. I was afraid they would be worried if they saw it.” Although her family did not agree at first, she turned her results around and proved herself with actions.
Taiwan’s boxing queen, Lin Yuting (left) has been with her trainer Zeng Ziqiang since she was in junior high school, and the master and apprentice teamed up to create a legend in Taiwanese boxing. (Photo by reporter Chen Zhiqu)
Even the air is condensed, the Tokyo Olympics win gold after a heavy obstacle
Lin Yuting (from left) and Asian Games fellows Huang Xiaowen and Gan Jiawei. (Provided by Lin Yuting)
Lin Yuting won the women’s 54kg gold medal at the 2018 World Championships and the bronze medal at the Asian Games in Jakarta. She was considered a gold medal prospect at the Tokyo Olympics. Unexpectedly, she lost to the Philippine Petesio and was elimination, which neither she nor her coach Zeng Ziqiang could accept. . Recalling the situation at that time, Zeng Ziqiang said: “Even the air was condensed. I didn’t know how to face other coaches and players. I could even feel the other person’s awkwardness. I couldn’t comfort you than not to mention it.”
A gender test leads to the rebirth of the Asian Games
“I say to Yu Ting, if you still want to box and feel that your strength is greater than this, and if you want to get this honor back, you have to be brave and accept it calmly.” The master and the apprentice quickly regained their The next year, Lin Yuting won the World Championships. She won the gold medal, but didn’t expect the gender test to happen at the 2023 World Championships, pushing her down again.
Faced with malicious rumors and slander from the outside world, Lin Yuting believed that rumors stop only at the wise and did not react much. In the end, she proved herself with her strength and won the gold medal in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, creating a milestone for Chinese women’s boxing.” There is no failure in the Eastern Olympics. There would be no gold medal in the World Championships later. Without the test itself before the Asian Games, there is no certainty that you will win the gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games. This is a feeling that you are determined to do and give it to death. After all, there is nothing to lose. , nothing but work hard and reach the goal.”
Don’t ask for a fight, don’t refuse to fight, use boxing to understand life
Along the way, apart from the glory, there are more unknown hardships behind it. However, Lin Yuting said with a smile that if she had to do it over again, she would still choose boxing. “I am very grateful to boxing for giving me a goal in life, and I also learn a lot from it.” punch the opponent and then fight back. Just like in life, encountering difficulties and setbacks is not about escaping. It’s about finding ways to solve it and overcome it.”
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