The picture shows a group photo after winning the World Championships Women's 10-meter air rifle team competition (the second on the left is Zhang Yu) Zhang Mingjun Photo
The picture shows Zhang Yu in shooting training. Photo by Zhang Mingjun
At the 2022 International Fire Union Shooting (Pistol) World Championships held in Cairo, Egypt, Henan girl Zhang Yu , who participated in the World Championships for the first time, represented the Chinese team in the women's 10-meter air rifle team competition, 10-meter air rifle individual competition and 10-meter air rifle mixed team competition, winning one gold and two bronzes, with remarkable results.
"Post-00s" Chinese female shooting athlete Zhang Yu was born in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. She was selected for the list of athletes in the shooting event of the Chinese sports delegation at the Tokyo Olympics. In 2022, you will be admitted to Fudan University .
Zhang Yu won the grand prize this time, and Zhang Yu's parents, who were thousands of miles away, did not receive these good news as soon as possible.
Zhang Yu's father Zhang Mingjun explained in an exclusive interview with China News Service reporters on October 17 that on the one hand, he was worried that contacting her would bring her psychological pressure; on the other hand, because Zhang Yu's mother was nervous, his family didn't dare to watch the game.
Zhang Mingjun is a retired soldier of a field force in Xinjiang . When Zhang Yu was a child, he often told some military stories to encourage his daughter to serve the country when she grew up.
"Perhaps because of this, she acted careless since childhood, didn't like rag dolls, but liked toy gun ." Zhang Mingjun recalled.
Zhang Yu When she was 11 years old, she and her father were walking in the park and accidentally encountered a balloon shooting booth. After staying for a while, Zhang Yu told his father that he wanted to give it a try. Zhang Mingjun agreed without thinking and told his daughter to pay attention to three points and one line when shooting and aiming.
never thought that it was this accidental game shooting that Zhang Yu fired the "first shot" of her life.
Zhang Mingjun recalled that in the first round, Zhang Yu knocked out ten "bullets" and broke nine balloons; in the second round, Zhang Yu hit all ten "bullets" and the paver owner even gave him a prize. This scene happened to be seen by the local sports bureau staff, and then they sent an invitation to the father and daughter to try it out at the shooting training range. The test of
became the beginning of Zhang Yu's shooting athlete's career. According to Zhang Mingjun's recollection, his daughter was training during the summer vacation and was practicing repeatedly on the training range in a thick leather jacket. "I saw her sweat dripping down. She put a towel and a trash can next to her. When she got closer, she saw that the trash can was filled with sweat from the wrinkle of the towel. It looked distressing, but she kept insisting."
Another time, on the way home, Zhang Mingjun took his daughter home, he quietly asked Zhang Yu: "Niu Niu, do you feel tired? If you are too tired, we won't practice."
Zhang Yu replied: "Dad, I like guns, and I still want to continue practicing!" This year, Zhang Yu was only 12 years old.
Hard training and care and guidance from parents and coaches, Zhang Yu grew up quickly and stood out among his peers. At the age of 17, he was awarded the title of "Athletic Sportsman" and entered the national team.
stands on a higher stage. Faced with more intense competition, Zhang Yu, a post-00s generation, experiences the setbacks of failure in the game and bears the pressure of competition competition alone.
On weekdays, Zhang Mingjun could feel one or two from the call with his daughter Zhang Yu. He asked his daughter again: "If the pressure is too high, how about we not practice anymore?"
Zhang Yu still replied: "Dad, I am going to climb the target, and I will climb in the target direction too!"
At that moment, Zhang Mingjun deeply felt that Zhang Yu had really grown up. The child who used to play in the park has grown into a climber who is constantly moving upward.
In recent years, Zhang Yu has become more determined, faced difficulties, and achieved good results repeatedly. In 2021, she was selected for the list of athletes in the shooting event of the Chinese sports delegation at the Tokyo Olympics, represented the Chinese team in the Tokyo Olympics shooting mixed team 10-meter air rifle competition, and now she has stood at the highest podium in the world.
Talking about the future of her daughter, Zhang Mingjun said: "I believe that the girl can properly cope with the pressure when she goes to this level. Next, let it go. Her mother and I actually want to tell the girl that if we are tired outside, we will stay at home for two more days."
Zhang Mingjun told reporters that every time Zhang Yu goes home, he has to eat baked buns and vegetables made by his mother and and seafood. Although the food guarantee is good when training and competitions outside, Zhang Yu still misses the taste of his mother cooking.
