new network reporter Anna
"good Tong Tong!" In the sound of a sound, the 9 year old Shenzhen girl Zhang Yuetong finally climbed to the sixth most difficult track in the women's first competition of the China open rock festival of the 2013 China International Rock Festival, and entered the semifinals with the result of ninth in the preliminaries. After the end of
, Zhang Yuetong changed his climbing shoes and put on his outer set of magnesium powder bag. He ran back on his backpack and ran to the referee to hand in his transcript. From the age of 4, rock climbing has been studied since now. Zhang Yuetong has been an experienced veteran with 5 years of climbing experience.
"when I was 4 years old and 8 months old, I saw a climbing wall at Decathlon's door. I thought it was fun to let my family take me to school." Zhang Yuetong is now studying in grade four of primary school. For climbing hobby, she spends four or five days in rock training. "Every time we train for four or five hours, we go to school in the afternoon." Zhang Yuetong said.
"interest is the biggest teacher of Tong Tong. From the beginning of rock climbing up to now, she has always maintained high enthusiasm for rock climbing." Zhang Yuetong's father, Zhang Jiandong, told reporters that with his interest and enthusiasm a "Climbing" is 5 years of Zhang Yuetong, has won various kinds of rock climbing Championships, including the difficulty and speed of the National Youth Rock Climbing Championships.
this Chinese rock climbing open is Zhang Yuetong's third competition with adults, and 1 meters and 33 of Zhang Yuetong is particularly "small" among women 1 meters and 7. "In addition to the fourth track, because the height is not enough to cause some restrictions in rock climbing, the other three tracks are climbing smoothly." Zhang Jiandong introduced to the reporter.
"Tong Tong is sixth completed, she will be very mental, constantly try different movements to complete the line, height can not limit her, great!" At the scene, a climber saw Zhang Yuetong in fourth ways and 6 different attempts.
3 climbers from Spain are also impressed by Tong Tong's performance. "She is a great rock climber. Her climb is very passionate." ShirleysNoriega, a rock climbing athlete in Spain, said that the climbing sport in Spain is developing well, and now there are some 10 year old rock climbers.
according to the organizers, the climbers and rock climbing enthusiasts who participated in the competition were not very old, and the students of large and middle schools almost became the "main force" of the competition. "There are many children on the rock training ground. The youngest is only one year old." Zhang Jiandong told reporters that with the constant popularity of rock climbing, more and more young children began to experience the joy of rock climbing.
MarcoJubes, a Spanish rock climber, agrees with the younger age of rock climbing. "It's really good to start learning rock climbing from a young age so that when you grow up stronger, you have more experience in rock climbing."
and for small Tong, professional rock climbers are not her ideal in the future. "Do you want to be a professional rock climber or something else?" When Tong Tong, 9, heard the reporter's questions, he thought about it and said he chose second. "I haven't thought of what to grow up later, but rock climbing is just interest." Tong Tong told reporters carefully.