Editor's note: In the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, 37 Zhejiang athletes will compete in glory, and in 6 events, 7 people will win 8 gold medals and 20 people will win medals, continuing to write Zhejiang's honor of "gold medals in the Olympic Games".
What is the mystery behind the amazing performance of the sports Zhejiang army in the Paris Olympics? From September 26th to 27th, around the overall arrangement of the theme activity of "Sports Power and Youth Role Model" for Zhejiang athletes in the Paris Olympic Games, more than 10 central and provincial mainstream media in Zhejiang opened the "Olympic Champions from 'Zhejiang' to the World" - visiting the news of Zhejiang Athletic Sports Base Camp, talking to athletes, coaches, and scientific and medical logistics support personnel, and decoding why Zhejiang Sports "produces" Olympic gold medals in batches. Recently, the Sports Daily has opened a special column and successively launched this set of manuscripts for readers.
Let the gold medal "speak": deep roots can flourish
"Olympic Champion Goes from 'Zhejiang' to the World" (1)
In the bright starry sky of competitive sports, echelon construction is like a starry sky, laying a solid foundation for brilliant achievements. From the silent cultivation of grassroots sports schools to the fierce competition of provincial teams and even national teams, athletes at every level are working hard for their dreams and weaving a glorious chapter of Zhejiang sports together.
Zhejiang swimming
"China swims to see Zhejiang", this sentence has been widely spread in the industry. Grassroots swimming represents "more participation" and competitive sports represents "swimming faster", symbolizing the base and top of the pyramid, respectively.
Wang Shun was interviewed
From Luo Xuejuan's victory in the Athens Olympics in 2004 to the birth of Pan Zhanle in 2024, the Zhejiang swimming team has been famous for 20 years. Behind this long-term prosperity is the accumulation and precipitation of Zhejiang swimming for at least half a century, which has led to today's accumulation.
Huang Wei/photo
At present, the scale of amateur swimming training in Zhejiang Province has reached 18,000 people, and more than 7,000 people have insisted on training all year round, and the scale of Hangzhou, Wenzhou, Ningbo and Shaoxing is larger, which is unique in the country. The reporter learned that among these cities, Wenzhou has the highest enthusiasm, and Pan Zhanle, Xu Jiayu and Liu Yaxin, who frequently won gold medals in the Paris Olympic swimming pool, are all from this city. Zhejiang badminton projects are also rolled out across the board - three years ago at the Tokyo Olympics, the Zhejiang badminton team won 2 golds and 1 silver; In the 2024 Paris Olympics, Zhejiang won 1 gold and 1 silver. From Chen Yufei and Wang Yilu to Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong, four Olympic champions were born in the two Olympic Games, why is it "mass production"? The answer is also to "consolidate the grassroots". Wang Lin, the first-line head coach of the provincial badminton women's team, shared with reporters the secret of continuous success - inheritance.
Wang Lin was interviewed
Xia Xuanze, Wang Lin, Sang Yang and other world champions have all transformed into coaches after retiring, passing on the scriptures and sending treasures, teaching and solving doubts, and working intensively. It is the inheritance, dedication and dedication of generations that have laid a solid foundation, enhanced competitiveness, made dreams come true, and "badminton flowers" are in full bloom. Shen Xuanyao, who has just won the mixed doubles championship of the 2024 National Badminton Individual Championships, is already a "veteran" of the provincial team, born in 2004, and has entered the national youth team and the national second team, which was transported by Wenzhou. Players of the same age as him have formed fierce competition in the province. Sang Yang, head coach of the provincial badminton first-line men's team, said that the current badminton foundation in Zhejiang is very solid and the atmosphere is also very good, which provides more space for the selection of high-level athletes. To this end, the provincial team has set up a strict talent selection mechanism to ensure that outstanding talents can stand out.
For example, a series of trials will be held every year, with a total of 4 stops, and a total of about 1,500 contestants. At the same time, the provincial team will also be expanded in a timely manner, flexibly set the recruitment age group, if the average age structure of the current provincial team members is relatively young, then it will recruit more reserve talents with a younger age group, so that the team always maintains rich echelon resources. At present, there are 13,320 provincial registered badminton students in the province, and 21 people have been sent to the national team. Zhejiang Canoe is located in the Provincial Water Sports Management Center of Chun'an Qiandao Lake, and is the "maiden home" of the Zhejiang Canoe Rowing Team. In 2004, at the Athens Olympic Games, Zhejiang player Meng Guanliang and his partner won the championship, creating the history of the Chinese canoeing team. That year, Ji Bowen was two years old. Four years later, the duo won again. And Ji Bowen's gold medal is the "baton" 16 years apart - the only three Olympic gold medals in the history of Chinese men's canoeing, all engraved with the glorious name of Zhejiang athletes.
Photo courtesy of Ji Bowen (right) CFP In order to better reserve reserve forces, the provincial kayak team has been deployed in the province as early as possible. "At present, 10 districted cities in the province have carried out industry training." Fang Haibo, deputy director of the center, said that canoeing is a sport that tests speed and endurance, and it will not be limited to canoeing when selecting materials. "Events such as swimming and athletics also test speed and endurance, so they are also key areas of material selection." Fang Haibo said.
What is gratifying about Fang Haibo's interview is that with the listing of the Hangzhou Representative Office of the International Canoe Federation, Zhejiang has become the Asian headquarters for the development of canoeing, and I believe that more Meng Guanliang and Ji Bowen will come out of "Zhejiang" in the future.
(Zhejiang Sports)