On July 27, in the first gold medal battle of the Paris Olympic Games, 17-year-old Huang Yuting and 19-year-old Sheng Lihao partnered to win the gold medal in the 10-meter air rifle mixed team event, which was the first gold medal of the Olympic Games.
It is worth mentioning that Huang Yuting is a high school student from Taizhou, Zhejiang, and the youngest female athlete in the Chinese shooting team.
Huang Yuting's hometown is located in Xianshi Village, Shangzheng Township, Huangyan District, Taizhou, where the scenery is beautiful, and her success has also brought honor to her hometown. At the beginning, Huang Yuting's parents, who had an ordinary family, deliberately went to rent a house near the shooting hall in order to take care of their daughter's training, and today's battle of Huang Yuting not only changed her fate, but also changed the fate of her family.
According to Huang Yuting's father, Huang Linjiang, revealed in an interview that he and Huang's mother rented a house 50 meters away from the shooting gallery in order to facilitate the training of their children. Huang's father said that the rent was too expensive for them at that time, and the conditions at home were not good.
In order to share the monthly rent of 3,000 yuan, Huang's father even became a second landlord and rented the extra room in a suite to others, so he survived the most difficult time.
Looking back on Huang Yuting's student days: she studied at Huangyan Xijiang Primary School and Chengguan Middle School, and is currently studying at Huangyan No. 2 Senior High School. Even in addition to intense training and competitions, Huang Yuting's cultural class results are still at the top of the grade, and she is a veritable top student.
In the summer of 2016, Huang Yuting was selected by the shooting rifle team of the District Junior Sports School to start summer training, studying under coaches Lin Kehan and Liang Jun.
Since then, in order to allow Huang Yuting to concentrate on training, her parents rented a house near the school to take care of her, and the whole family has given great support to her sports career.
Although her performance was not outstanding at first, after a few months, Huang Yuting showed great concentration and coordination, and quickly improved her shooting skills.
With her outstanding performance in various events, Huang Yuting was selected for the national rifle pistol shooting team, and entered the provincial shooting team, and finally selected for the national team to prepare for the Olympic Games.
In the 2022 World Shooting Championships, Huang Yuting participated in the competition as the youngest member of the team and won 2 golds and 1 silver.
At the Hangzhou Asian Games, Huang Yuting became the first "triple crown", winning three gold medals in the women's 10m air rifle individual, team and mixed team.
Huang Yuting also performed well in the trials of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, successfully winning the women's championship in the 10m air rifle mixed team trials, and was selected for the list of athletes participating in the Chinese national rifle pistol shooting team, which also laid the groundwork for today's victory.
Huang Yuting's achievements are not only reflected in her athletic achievements, at the age of 15, she also won the 2022 Zhejiang Province "Top 10 Sports" Best Female Athlete Award, which shows her extensive influence in Zhejiang.
Wong's success is no accident, as her early experience shows that she developed a keen interest in shooting from an early age and showed exceptional talent and potential as a teenager. From the district junior sports school shooting rifle team to the smooth progress of the national team, Huang Yuting's parents have also suffered hardships.
What is rare is that Huang Yuting is only 17 years old, not only an Olympic champion, but also a good student, her story will surely inspire many young people to chase their dreams, amazing girl!