Original Title: Overcome Difficulties and Unite to Win (Quotation)
The two badminton events were tested and successfully held (theme)
China Sports News reporter Zhou Yuan
From December 16 last year to January 6 this year, the Chinese Badminton Association will hold the 2022 National Badminton Championships and National Badminton Championships consecutively. These two events were held under the new epidemic prevention and control policy. Although they encountered unprecedented difficulties, all parties united to overcome difficulties and actively promoted the smooth holding of professional badminton events in China.
On December 19 last year, there were only 7 people on the workbench in Xiamen Jiageng Gymnasium; the players playing in the stadium coughed from time to time, and many coaches had no one on their seats… This happened during the 2022 National Badminton Championships. “It’s not easy for everyone. The athletes showed their tenacious fighting spirit on the court, the coaches gave selflessly, and the referees worked hard to stick to their posts.” Wang Wei, vice chairman and secretary-general of the Chinese Badminton Association, said, “Through hard work, we successfully held two games. After major events, all competitions of the association can enter a normal rhythm and promote the development of the national badminton industry.”
Every day in the competition area, the Chinese Badminton Association faces new problems, working for 29 consecutive days, and constantly adjusting the plan.
The two events attracted a total of 25 teams, including more than 800 athletes, coaches and team leaders. The game spans a long time, during which many athletes and coaches fell ill, but returned to the game after recovering. The Shanghai badminton team won 4 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze in two competitions. “Thanks to the Chinese Badminton Association and Xiamen for hosting the competition in a special period. The team has encountered great difficulties, but everyone cherishes the opportunity of the competition.” Zhu Xiaocheng, the head coach of the women’s doubles of the Shanghai Badminton Team, said, “After recovering from illness, the players have to ensure their health. This competition has given us valuable experience on how to play at the competitive level under such circumstances.”
Despite the difficulties, the athletes still worked hard on the field and showed a good spirit. Zhang Chi, a Hunan women’s doubles player from the national training team, fell ill at the start of the match. After recovering, she successively participated in the National Championships Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles, the National Championship Mixed Team and Women’s Doubles, and won the women’s doubles gold medal in two events. “The two championships are a test of the previous training. This time the competition is long and requires high physical requirements. I am also more self-disciplined than usual.” Zhang Chi said.
About 150 referees participated in the refereeing work of the two major events, and they encountered many challenges. The 59-year-old Wang Zhenghe is an Asian-level badminton referee and has served as the deputy chief referee for two events. From arriving in the competition area on December 9 last year to the end of the competition on January 6 this year, I stayed in the competition area for nearly a month. During this period, I did 27 nucleic acid tests, all of which were negative. During the game, he also temporarily took over a lot of work due to the illness of other chief referees. In the competition area these days, he is facing dual pressures both at work and physically. During that time, Wang Zhenghe was always thinking “what if I fall down again”, so he paid special attention to protection every day so that he could persevere until the end. “Everyone is making up for each other to ensure the smooth progress of the event.” Looking back on this experience, Wang Zhenghe said that there were times when he felt difficult and painful, but when the game was successfully completed, everyone was very pleased and rewarded.
Faced with various difficulties, the Chinese Badminton Association still decided to continue the competition. The main goal is to consider the needs of various sports teams and the needs of athletes’ training and training. If there is no competition for a long time, the goal of athletes’ training is not very clear. Find the strengths and weaknesses through the competition, and then you can train better. During the two consecutive games, the players got exercise, built confidence and accumulated experience through the game. After the national championship game, the Chinese Badminton Association will hold an adjustment match in Lingshui, Hainan. Players born between 2000 and 2004 who have won the top eight in each of these two competitions can participate in the adjustment match and launch an impact on entering the national first team.
