Good news in the table tennis court! In the 12th National Disabled Persons' Games and the 9th Special Olympic Games Table Tennis (Popular Group) competition that just ended in Guangzhou, the Sichuan Provincial Disabled Table Tennis Team worked hard, overcome difficulties, and achieved excellent results. Among them, Zheng Can won the singles gold medal in the men's standing group and the men's doubles silver medal. Zhou Zaixing, a coach of the Sichuan Provincial Disabled Table Tennis Team, said in an interview with a reporter from Chengdu Daily Jinguan News on the 12th: "This is Zheng Can's first time participating in a large-scale national event. It is not easy to be able to withstand the pressure to win the championship. I also especially thank the Chengdu Table Tennis School for providing us with all-round logistics support and support during the preparation period."
In the training hall of Chengdu's national key table tennis schools, the Sichuan disabled table tennis team has been training for more than ten years and has achieved success in domestic and international competitions. The table tennis (mass group) competition for this Paralympic Games was held at the Guangzhou Sports Vocational and Technical College Stadium from September 7 to 9. A total of 109 athletes from 20 teams across the country participated in the competition. Sichuan player Zheng Can won the singles gold medal in the men's standing group and the silver medal in the men's doubles in one fell swoop, and Xiong Yu won the sixth place in the men's singles in the deaf and mute group.
Zheng Can, 22, is from Dazhou, Sichuan Province. He has shown great potential at a young age. Since he started to get involved in table tennis in 2019, he has insisted on conducting six hours of high-intensity training every day, and has continuously broken through himself with his extraordinary perseverance, and finally stood on the highest podium in the country. Zheng Can said that his dream is to represent the Chinese national team in the future, and winning this championship is undoubtedly an important milestone on his dream pursuit. Coach Zhou Zaixing added: "This is Zheng Can's first participation in a large-scale event in this mass group competition. The final opponent was the host player, and thousands of spectators cheered the home team on the spot, which was very stressful. I kept encouraging him to calm down, and in the end he withstanded the pressure and successfully won the championship." He also specifically mentioned: "For more than ten years, we have been training and preparing for the city table tennis school, and have won gold medals in the Paralympic Games, Asian Paralympic Games, and national competitions. These results cannot be separated from the meticulous guarantee of the staff, and they have also made a contribution to the medals."
Sichuan table tennis has a deep mass base, not only continues to provide reserve talents to the national team, but also performs outstandingly in mass sports. Previously, in the table tennis event of the 15th National Games mass competition, Sichuan player Huang Yingjun won three championships in the men's 50-59 years old group, and wrote a legend in this event that represents the highest level of amateur in the country. Now, young player Zheng Can wins gold at the National Paralympic Games, which once again confirms the depth and breadth of Sichuan's table tennis development.
Chengdu Daily Jinguan News Reporter Chen Hao Photo According to Interviewer Editor Zeng Xuerou
