On August 14th, China’s 19-year-old Liu Zige won the gold medal and broke the world record in the women’s 200m butterfly final at the Beijing Olympic Games. this is ChinaswimThe first gold medal won by the Legion in this Olympic Games is also the 18th gold medal won by the China Legion in this Olympic Games. China News Agency issued Du Yang photo
China News Service, Benxi, August 14th (Shen Diancheng, Feng Shuli) On the morning of 14th, in the women’s 200m butterfly final of Beijing Olympic Games, Liu Zige of China won the gold medal with a time of 2: 04.18 and broke the world record. this is ChinaswimThe legion’s first gold medal in this Olympic Games.
Liu Zige, registered in Shanghai, was born in Benxi City, Liaoning Province, and started from Benxi.swimCareer.
After Liu Zige won the championship, the reporter interviewed her first coach Dong Liu. Today it is still Benxi Sports School.swimDong Liu, the coach of the team, said: "I selected her."swimTeam, she also can’t at all.swim.
According to Dong Liu, in 1996, Liu Zige, then seven years old, was in the first grade of primary school. Because of her tall figure and good physical conditions, she was selected by Dong Liu to enter Benxi Sports School.swimTeam, after trial training, Liu Zige has a good sense of water and swims very lightly, so she left her behind.swimTeam. After more than two years of training, Liu ZigeswimWhen the performance improved obviously, coach Liu transferred her to Shenyang Sea Ship.swimClub, agreed at that time, Liu Zige not only represents the naval ship club, but also represents Benxi Sports School.
From 2003 to 2004, Liu Zige’s performance suddenly improved, and he was at a higher level among the players in the same group. Later, she moved to Baoshan District of Shanghai.swimTeam.
According to Dong Liu, Liu Zige didn’t call this name when he was in Benxi. His name was Liu Qi.
Dong Liu said that the last time he and Liu Zige met was at the end of last year, when Liu Zige went back to Benxi to visit his parents. At that time, there was no talk about the Olympic Games between master and apprentice, because "it was not clear at that time that Liu Zige could be selected as a country."swimTeam to participate in the Olympic Games ".
In China in 2008.swimIn the 200-meter butterfly event in the championship and Olympic trials, Liu Zige won the first place with an excellent score of 2: 07.76 reaching the A-level standard, and Liu Zige, who was originally unknown, undoubtedly won the Olympic participation quota.
Dong Liu revealed that around 2006, Liu Zige encountered a sports bottleneck, and her performance could not be broken. She was once discouraged and depressed and wanted to quit the national team. Therefore, leaders of Dong Liu and Benxi Sports School visited Liu Zige in Beijing and advised her to stay in the national team and strive to break through the bottleneck.
In the women’s 200m butterfly final of the 14th Olympic Games, Benxi Sports SchoolswimNearly 30 coaches, team members and sports school leaders of the team gathered in a conference room to watch the game live. Seeing that Liu Zige won the championship, they cheered with excitement.
Dong Liu told reporters that Liu Zige called her family in Benxi the first time after winning the championship. She only said to her father, "Dad, I won!" (End)
Editor: Li Dan