The referee declared Changyuan the winner.
Southeast Network, August 10th (Fujian Daily reporter Xiao Rong) "From the regret of the Tokyo Olympics to the gold medal in the Paris Olympics, I was very excited to have the national flag raised at Roland Garros Stadium because of me. For the last few minutes of today, I It took 15 years," Chang Yuan said.
On the evening of August 8, local time, Chang Yuan stood on the field of the women’s 54kg boxing final of the Paris Olympic Games, opposite Turkish player Akbas. After three rounds of competition, Chang Yuan defeated his opponent and won the gold medal. This is not only the 29th gold medal for the Chinese sports delegation this year, but also the second Olympic gold medal for Chinese boxing since 2012. It is also the first gold medal for a Chinese female boxer at the Olympics.
At the award ceremony, Zhang Hong, the first speed skating gold medal winner in the history of China's Winter Olympics, put the Paris Olympic gold medal on Chang Yuan's head. At this moment, Chang Yuan shed tears again, but this time they were tears of happiness.
Unlike the last Tokyo Olympics, which ended with regrets, Chang Yuan had the last laugh this time. The Tokyo Olympics was Chang Yuan's first appearance in the Olympics, and he finally ended up in the quarterfinals. Since then, Chang Yuan's top work on his personal social media has always been the copywriting "leaving the Olympics with regrets."
In the current Olympic Games, Chang Yuan met the No. 1 seed player and Bulgarian star Petrova in the quarterfinals. In the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, Chang Yuan was unfortunately eliminated against Petrova. Fortunately, Changyuan has improved a lot compared to three years ago and defeated its opponent 4:1 to advance to the semi-finals. In the
semi-finals, Chang Yuan also met his old rival, North Korean player Fang Zhemei. At the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, Chang Yuan once regretted losing to his opponent 2:3. This time Chang Yuan repeated the score of 3:2 and advanced to the finals after eliminating his opponents.
"Victory belongs to the most tenacious", this is the motto in the stands of Roland Garros, and it is also a vivid portrayal of Chang Yuan. This victory came at just the right time.
In an interview after the game, Chang Yuan said that in the past three years of preparations, his mentality has changed a lot, and he is not as emotional as before. "In the past three years, every day during training, I always felt like I was being ripped off. It was a layer of skin and very tiring, but now that I think about it, I find that the memory of this pain or sadness is very vague.” Chang Yuan said that this victory gave her endless strength, "I hope I can stand on the Olympic ring again."
At the press conference, Chang Yuan also mentioned her understanding of female power. She said that more and more girls like boxing and have begun to practice boxing. On the one hand, boxing can bring the external effect of fat loss to many people, on the other hand, it can also bring people confidence and courage.
