speed down, take the air, leap, sprint! In the BMX women's racing competition of the 14th National Games of , Gansu athlete Lu Yan sped down from the top of the 8-meter-high ramp, leading the way on the 400-meter-long undulating track, defending the champion with a speed of more than 60 kilometers per hour.
The 14th National Games is the third National Games that Lu Yan participated in. On the track of the third National Games, she stood on the podium three times and achieved good results of two gold and one silver. It is precisely the super personal strength that Lu Yan showed that she was named "female number one" in the domestic BMX project. On the road to "female number one", Lu Yan started sprinting since she was 16 years old.
Lu Yan is from Pingliang, Gansu. She was born in 1992 and has shown her strong athletic talent since she was a child. She can be seen at previous sports meetings in the school. In 2007, the Gansu Bicycle Training Management Center selected BMX athletes across the province. After a series of rigorous and complex tests, Lu Yan got her wish and became a professional athlete. After
entered the provincial small-block team, Lu Yan devoted almost all her time and energy to training and competitions, and worked hard to practice physical fitness and special technology from scratch. In the day after day, repeated boring training and competition, Lu Yan strictly demands himself, practices with sincerity, works hard, and constantly improves his skills and surpasses himself.
With dreams in hand, Lu Yan gradually entered the national and even international competitions. More than a year after training, she won her first gold medal in her life in the first youth group competition of the 2008 National BMX Championship. In July 2010, Lu Yan represented Pingliang City in the BMX competition of the 12th Gansu Sports Games, winning the gold medal in the women's individual competition; in September of the same year, he won the gold medal in the National BMX Championship; in October, he represented China in the 5th Asian BMX Youth Championship and won the gold medal in the women's individual competition of the event. In 3 months, Lu Yan achieved the goal of " triple jumping " from provincial champion, national champion to Asian champion. In October 2014, he won the runner-up of the Women's BMX Race in the Incheon Asian Games. He participated in the national championship again, and Lu Yan won all five championships in one fell swoop, creating his best result in a season.
Now, Lu Yan is at the peak of her career. She plans to promote this small bike project in her hometown so that more people like this project, develop this project, and let the Chinese stand on a higher podium.
text丨Benliu News reporter Cai Duan
poster 丨Benliu News illustrator Zhong Wenjing
