'51-year-old' cyclist Lee Do-yeon wins third straight ParaAG title "I beat myself again today"
Lee Do-yeon.
Para-cycling's "iron man" Lee Do-yeon (Sport Class WH4, North Korea Para-Cycling Federation) has won his third consecutive Para-Asian Games title.
Lee won the women's handcycling (H1-5) road solo gold medal at the Hangzhou 2022 ParaAsian Games on Saturday, covering 13.5 kilometers of the Chun'an Jiexiu Sports Center Cycle Road Course in Hangzhou, China, in 23 minutes, 35.80 seconds.
Lee completed a hat-trick of titles in the event after winning in Incheon in 2014 and Indonesia in 2018.
Para-cycling involves riding different bicycles depending on the type of impairment, and Lee, who has a lower limb impairment, rides a handcycle, which involves lying on her back and rolling the pedals with her arms.
In a road solo, competitors start one minute apart and compete for their personal best time.
Lee clocked 10:21.91 in the first leg of the race, 4.11 seconds behind China's Sun B & N (10:17.80), but she picked up the pace in the second half. Her final time was 15.65 seconds faster.
After the game, Lee said, "I'm the oldest player here. I was intimidated by the younger guys, but I was here for the national team, so I didn't use my age as an excuse, and I ran like hell."
Lee's accomplishments as an athlete are remarkable. Paralyzed in an accident at age 19, he didn't pick up a table tennis racket until he was 34. At 40, he took up track and field, winning three gold medals at the 2012 Paralympic Games (Korean records in the javelin, discus, and shot put) before switching back to handcycling in 2013. The following year, she became the first Asian athlete to win an international Para-cycling event (2014 Para-Cycling World Cup in Italy).
In 2018, he won the Para Nordic skiing (cross-country and biathlon) gold medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics, just over a year after learning to ski. "I'm grateful to my ancestors. I've always been physically gifted from a young age. I was tired of being disabled and rehabilitated, but I think I did well every time because of my natural body," he laughed.
"I like (cycling road solo) the most because it's not a battle with others, but with myself," Lee said, "I feel proud that I beat myself."
"I think a lot while I'm running," he said, "and when I'm pushing myself, my body isn't my own." "I tell my body and my bike, 'You two are one, run well,'" he said.
Lee will compete in the 41.4-kilometer individual pursuit on Sunday. If he wins gold in this event, he will have won two gold medals in three consecutive Para Asian Games.
Earlier in the day, Yoon Yeo-geun (Sport Class MH4-Chungcheongnam-do), who competed in the men's 13.7-kilometer handcycling road race, finished third in 21:52.01. She won two titles in Indonesia in 2018, but had to settle for bronze this time.
Yoon returns to action on Sunday in the 55.2-kilometer handcycle individual pursuit. 슬롯사이트
Para-cycling's "iron man" Lee Do-yeon (Sport Class WH4, North Korea Para-Cycling Federation) has won his third consecutive Para-Asian Games title.
Lee won the women's handcycling (H1-5) road solo gold medal at the Hangzhou 2022 ParaAsian Games on Saturday, covering 13.5 kilometers of the Chun'an Jiexiu Sports Center Cycle Road Course in Hangzhou, China, in 23 minutes, 35.80 seconds.
Lee completed a hat-trick of titles in the event after winning in Incheon in 2014 and Indonesia in 2018.
Para-cycling involves riding different bicycles depending on the type of impairment, and Lee, who has a lower limb impairment, rides a handcycle, which involves lying on her back and rolling the pedals with her arms.
In a road solo, competitors start one minute apart and compete for their personal best time.
Lee clocked 10:21.91 in the first leg of the race, 4.11 seconds behind China's Sun B & N (10:17.80), but she picked up the pace in the second half. Her final time was 15.65 seconds faster.
After the game, Lee said, "I'm the oldest player here. I was intimidated by the younger guys, but I was here for the national team, so I didn't use my age as an excuse, and I ran like hell."
Lee's accomplishments as an athlete are remarkable. Paralyzed in an accident at age 19, he didn't pick up a table tennis racket until he was 34. At 40, he took up track and field, winning three gold medals at the 2012 Paralympic Games (Korean records in the javelin, discus, and shot put) before switching back to handcycling in 2013. The following year, she became the first Asian athlete to win an international Para-cycling event (2014 Para-Cycling World Cup in Italy).
In 2018, he won the Para Nordic skiing (cross-country and biathlon) gold medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics, just over a year after learning to ski. "I'm grateful to my ancestors. I've always been physically gifted from a young age. I was tired of being disabled and rehabilitated, but I think I did well every time because of my natural body," he laughed.
"I like (cycling road solo) the most because it's not a battle with others, but with myself," Lee said, "I feel proud that I beat myself."
"I think a lot while I'm running," he said, "and when I'm pushing myself, my body isn't my own." "I tell my body and my bike, 'You two are one, run well,'" he said.
Lee will compete in the 41.4-kilometer individual pursuit on Sunday. If he wins gold in this event, he will have won two gold medals in three consecutive Para Asian Games.
Earlier in the day, Yoon Yeo-geun (Sport Class MH4-Chungcheongnam-do), who competed in the men's 13.7-kilometer handcycling road race, finished third in 21:52.01. She won two titles in Indonesia in 2018, but had to settle for bronze this time.
Yoon returns to action on Sunday in the 55.2-kilometer handcycle individual pursuit. 슬롯사이트
2023-10-27 11:10
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