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Table tennis captain Li Haoqing chasing the Olympic dream, she drops out of school to become a full-time mother of athletes: has struggled many times

2021-08-05T09:11:33.589Z


The Tokyo Olympics are in full swing, and the Hong Kong team defeated Germany and won the bronze medal in the women's table tennis team. Li Haoqing, known as "the veteran of the three dynasties," passed the medals in the last two Olympics. Her mother described this time as finally "


The Tokyo Olympics are in full swing, and the Hong Kong team defeated Germany and won the bronze medal in the women's table tennis team.

Li Haoqing, known as the "older of the three dynasties," passed the medals in the last two Olympics. Her mother described this time as a "dream come true", and she couldn't hide her excitement after learning the results.


When Haoqing entered the traditional prestigious school, Diocesan Girls' School, she decided to quit school halfway through to pursue her "table tennis dream" and became a full-time athlete.

Li's mother mentioned that there has never been a precedent for turning to full-time table tennis players at the age of 15. At that time, the mother and daughter experienced many struggles. Finally, her daughter entered into a "three-year agreement". She bluntly said that the results this time are for Haoqing. An affirmation, "I am sure that he persisted until he was patient and did not give up halfway."


A three-year agreement was signed with the girl who dropped out of school from a traditional prestigious school

The Tokyo Olympics are in full swing. The Hong Kong team defeated Germany and won the bronze medal in the women's table tennis team and won the first women's table tennis Olympic medal in history.

Li Haoqing, known as "the veteran of the three dynasties", has participated in three Olympics so far. He stopped in the quarterfinals in the last two London Olympics and Rio Olympic team competitions. He passed the medals and finally won the bronze medal this year.

My mother mentioned that there has never been a precedent for a full-time table tennis player at the age of 15. The mother and daughter also experienced many struggles at that time.

(Provided by interviewee)

Li Haoqing entered the traditional prestigious school Diocesan Girls' School in middle school. Then in 2008, in pursuit of the "table tennis dream", she decided to drop out of school and become a full-time athlete.

My mother mentioned that there has never been a precedent for turning full-time table tennis players at the age of 15. The mother and daughter also experienced a lot of struggles at that time.

So she entered into a "three-year agreement" with her daughter. "If her grades are stable, she will go back to school." She also asked her daughter not to give up her studies completely.

According to her mother's request, Haoqing scored 12 points in the examinations, passing scores in Chinese, English, and Mathematics. Now she is studying physical education at the University of Education.

The Hong Kong team defeated Germany and won the bronze medal in the women's table tennis team.

(Kin Cheung/Associated Press)

My mother described her daughter as a "very dedicated child"

The process of chasing dreams is not easy, and Hao Qing has persisted to this day with her passion for table tennis.

Mom said that this time’s results are affirmation for her daughter, “I’m sure that she will persist until she is patient and can’t give up halfway.” She also described, “Haoqing is a very dedicated kid,” and said with a smile, “I used to learn to play the piano. Dancing, learning for a while, I don’t like it, but table tennis has always been my favorite.”

Her mother revealed that Haoqing was influenced by her six-year-old elder brother when she was a child, "playing (table tennis) in the house, holding a pat to scare," and then her elder brother took her to participate in the competition.

Although she was not tall enough when she was young, her elder brother taught her to "have good 㩒台" during the competition, and finally won the first place in the competition.

Since then, Haoqing has developed a keen interest in table tennis, and even began to participate in the general education plan of table tennis.

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"Olympic Dreams" finally come true, mothers can't hide their excitement

Hao Qing has won many good results in different competitions, including the 2012 World Championships Women's Team Bronze Medal, 2018 World Cup and World Championships Team Bronze Medal.

In the same year's Jakarta Asian Games, they won the bronze medal in the women's team with Du Kaiyan and Su Huiyin, and also won the bronze medal in the mixed doubles with He Junjie.

My mother recalled Haoqing’s 27th birthday. A friend specially made a birthday cake in the shape of an Olympic gold medal for her. At that time, Haoqing made her wish to win the Olympic medal and said with a smile that the girl’s "Olympic dream" finally came true today.

Haoqing succeeded in picking copper, and her mother couldn't hide her excitement.

She pointed out that every match was watched live, and the quarterfinals were even more intense. "It was astonished as if the quarterfinals of the last year stopped." Her mother was pleased to see Haoqing doing her best in the match. , It’s never like this time (the competition) is ecstatic.”

My mother also mentioned that as a "big sister" Haoqing, the pressure before the game is unavoidable, "I don't know that Zhong has the fourth time (to participate in the Olympics), and she wants to lead the newcomer." She said that after each game, She also talks with Haoqing via video call, "I will shout every time (after the game) when I see him call, I am so happy." She described the quarterfinal post-match interview as "wet eyes."

Back to the Rio Olympics, the German women's team is knocking out the Hong Kong team in the quarter-finals.

Therefore, on the eve of the semi-finals, she only sent Hao Qing "Don't be too fond of me, and try my best to move toward my dream."

My mother also believes that "it is good enough to be in the semi-finals." Although she hopes to be delisted, the mother and daughter also reminded themselves to keep their minds at home, so they never thought that they could achieve such a good result.

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