Ma Hongda took a photo in front of the work. Photo provided by the interviewee
"I never thought that 'shave putty' could still go to the world stage." On October 23, local time in France, the 2022 World Skills Competition Special Competition French Division ended in the southwestern French city of Bordeaux . The Chinese delegation won 2 gold and 2 bronze medals, among which Zhejiang player Ma Hongda won the gold medal in the plastering and partition wall events, achieving a breakthrough in the "zero" gold medal in the event.
World Skills Competition is known as the "World Skills Olympics" and is the world's highest-ranking, largest and most influential professional skills competition.
, a young player Ma Hongda, who won this breakthrough gold medal in
, was born in 2000. He studied at Zhejiang Construction Technician College and has participated in the plastering and partition system training for 5 years. In 2019, he went to 45th World Skills Competition with the school coaching team to cheer for the school contestants. Through the Internet connection, he told reporters that when he stepped into the competition site, he made up his mind, "I also want to be the one who represents China." The
Plastering and Partition Wall System project refers to the use of paints, decorative materials, etc. to build, improve and renovate house buildings, testing the contestants' metal frame construction and gypsum board installation technology, as well as the use of sound insulation, heat insulation, fire protection, plastering, decorative line production and installation, and artistic creativity.
In order to prepare for the World Championship, Ma Hongda "took ruthless" against himself. Every morning at 8 o'clock, his figure always appears in the training room on time. The amount of training for no less than 7 hours a day can make every movement engraved into the muscle memory. In summer, Ma Hongda always has several sets of training suits around him, because a few sets of movements can make his clothes soaked. A pair of 5 cm thick steel-toe shoes that can be used for a year often wears out of the bottom in two months.
Ma Hongda won the gold medal. Photo provided by the interviewee
In September 2021, Ma Hongda joined the national training team as he wished. Due to the age limit for participating, he knew this was probably the last chance to make it to the world stage. He seized every opportunity, learned from books and coaches, and after completing the training competition, he silently observed the operating skills of the contestants around him and improved his operating procedures. Ma Hongda's English basics are not outstanding, but in order to better understand the technical documents of the World Skills Competition, after every day, he will follow the project to translate and learn, recite short English sentences, and try to learn basic communication sentences by himself.
"Many people believe that plastering and partition walls cannot see the technical content. But in the field of world competitions, the operational error often cannot exceed one millimeter." Coach Xu Zhen told reporters that the project schedule lasts for 4 days and the competition questions are only made public before the competition. The contestants not only need to understand the English drawings, but also have to complete the construction in a short time. Ma Hongda's winning of the gold medal this time tests not only his skills, but also his physical and psychological comprehensive qualities. The creative module of the
competition last creative module, Ma Hongda's works require the most and most complex skills. The whole work consists of red, blue and white. The red Eiffel Tower and the blue sky complement each other. A rolled white feather in the center of the top is surrounded by a flock of doves. "Feathers and pigeon flocks are the biggest difficulties in the entire work. They are not flat, but 3D. In the subtle places, you need to use tweezers to pick out the details bit by bit, and you can't be careless at all." Xu Zhen said. Ma Hongda in the
competition. The photo is provided by the interviewee
's creative work wants to express love, peace and romance. After Ma Hongda's skillful hands, he also successfully impressed the judges of the World Championship.
Why choose to challenge such a difficult work? Ma Hongda smiled: "There is a clear rule for the World Competition that a contestant can only participate once in his life. Before going, our goal is to be a gold medal, and we just want to show the highest skills."
It is reported that the 2022 World Skills Competition Special Competition is a substitute for the 46th World Skills Competition in Shanghai , 2022, and it was held in 15 countries from mid-September to late November, with a total of 62 competition events. In the 23 events that have ended, the Chinese team won 13 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze and 4 winning numbers, temporarily ranking first in the medal list.
