During the Spring Festival
A New Year film called "Hot and Spicy" was a hit.
In addition to the film's heroine Du Leying
and her actor Jia Ling
The end of the film
As the heroine's opponent, the blue corner contestant Liu Hongxia
also left a lasting impression on the audience. I was deeply impressed
especially her superb boxing skills
which became a highlight of the film
Stills of Zhang Guiling (middle) in the movie "Hot and Spicy"
In fact
Liu Hongxia is played by
She is an excellent professional boxer
Won many national championships
Changed from track and field to boxing
Continuously breaking through oneself and chasing dreams
The struggle story of this "post-95s"
Similarly "hot and hot"
Zhang Guiling during fist training
Her name Zhang Guiling
was born in 1997 in
an ordinary farmer's family in Chaoyang Community, Xiangda Town, Longling County, Baoshan City, Yunnan Province
In 2011, 14-year-old Guiling
performed outstandingly in the track and field competition in Longling County
and was selected by a sports school in Baoshan City
Participate in track and field training.
In 2014, 17-year-old Zhang Guiling participated in a boxing match in Yunnan Province.
At that time,
was very talented in boxing. Half a year later, Zhang Guiling became a dark horse.
Won the Yunnan Provincial Games Women's Boxing 60kg Championship
In 2015,
Zhang Guiling became more and more courageous in the Vietnam War.
Won the National Youth Boxing Championship.
This is her first national championship.
From boxing "novice" It only took 4 years to win the national championship
Zhang Guiling stood on the podium
Zhang Guiling, who had always been stubborn, cried and blushed
In 2018 and 2019
she won the first place in the 60kg category of the National Boxing Championship twice again
Zhang Guiling's award certificate
The road to pursuing her dream seems to be smooth.
In fact, it is difficult for ordinary people to imagine.
Because she has to play competitions everywhere
Zhang Guiling has rarely gone home since she was a teenager.
The longest time she has not been home for the Chinese New Year is in 2005.
Think about it. After eating the food at home
my parents cooked it overnight
and sent it over the next day
It doesn’t matter
When practicing boxing, the most common injuries are
perforated eardrums, broken nose bones...
There are many injuries, big and small
So many times she didn't dare to practice boxing on video
with her parents. Her parents also supported
but over the years
they had only watched their daughter's match live once
because they really couldn't accept that their daughter was injured or even "beaten".
The two elders never had the courage to show up at their daughter's competition.
Instead, they chose to silently cheer and pray for their children from behind.
On December 28, 2018, Yunnan team player Zhang Guiling (right) and Jiangsu team player Zheng Mengting competed in the 60kg competition. level finals. In the end, Zhang Guiling defeated Zheng Mengting 3:2 and won the 2018 National Women's Boxing Championship.Xinhua News Agency (photo by Feng Kaihua)
Once during a training camp in Hainan
after being hit by a heavy punch
Zhang Guiling’s eye corner cracked
and blood flowed profusely
and then she received several stitches
“As a parent, no one suffers "I can't do this kind of scene"
Recalling her daughter's experience growing up in boxing
Father Zhang Bizhi had tears in his eyes
In 2019, Zhang Guiling trained with her teammates during the national team. But in the end, she survived.
What has always supported her is her love for boxing.
"I am very grateful to myself for not giving up at that time."
In 2019, Zhang Guiling trained with her teammates during the national team.
In 2023,
Zhang Guiling retired from the national team. Retired
said goodbye to the boxing arena
but her fate with boxing has not been interrupted
She runs a boxing training gym in Kunming
and competes with a group of people who love boxing every day
Shares her understanding and insights about boxing
"No matter whether she can win in the end or not
We must dare to shake our fists against the adversity of life.
Accumulate the power of growth again and again.
Become the best version of yourself.
Some materials are provided by the interviewees.
(Source: Xinhua News Agency)
