Luan Jujie’s banner ＂Good Motherland＂ touched the audience.

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Luan Jujie expressed his heartfelt thanks to the people of the motherland with a picture of "Good Motherland". Photo courtesy of CFP

　　On August 3rd, 1984, Luan Jujie won the gold medal in women’s foil individual competition in the 23rd Los Angeles Olympic Games, becoming the first Asian to win the gold medal in Olympic fencing. The picture shows Luan Jujie trying his sword before the final. (data picture)

　　Twenty-four years ago, in Los Angeles, where Xu Haifeng won the first Olympic gold medal for the China delegation, 26-year-old Luan Jujie became the first female swordsman in China history, which is the only Olympic gold medal in China fencing history so far.

　　Luan Jujie, who has been away from the competition for 20 years, participated in the women’s foil individual competition as an athlete on behalf of the Canadian team today. Although she stopped at the top 32, she moved everyone present with her actions. A picture of "The motherland is good" expressed her deep gratitude, and she cried all the people who interviewed her for her love for her daughter with congenital heart disease.

　　Special correspondent for this topic Min Yang, Beijing, August 11th.

　　Luan Jujie’s competition was held at 11: 00 a.m., dressed in a snow-white sword suit, wearing a mighty shield and holding a shining sword. The 50-year-old female swordsman had just appeared, and the cheerleaders in the stands had already flashed the words of refueling.

　　The traces left by the years on Luan Jujie are only reflected in her slightly chubby figure, and the changeable movements in her hands and the flexible pace of movement seem to make people see the dashing and heroic spirit of her eyebrows and swords drawn out at the Olympic Games 24 years ago.

　　In the face of Tunisia’s rival Bubeck, who won the African championship, Luan Jujie patiently responded, "I have been telling myself to be calm. I know that she is less than 20 years old and has been practicing sword in France, but she doesn’t even say hello every time she meets me."

　　What the opponent lacked was the basic demeanor of the swordsman. Luan Jujie seized this psychological weakness and won 13-9 and became one of the top 32. In the eyes of her husband and three children who came to cheer on the scene, Luan Jujie should be the best.

　　Hand-made "Good Motherland" banner before departure.

　　Luan Jujie, who successfully advanced, didn’t leave the stadium immediately. She slowly took out a red and yellow banner from her backpack with the words "Good motherland" written on it. The banner is so big that Luan Jujie’s upper body is almost covered in order to hold it high. After showing a circle, she left with satisfaction. Many spectators at the scene were moved to tears after seeing the banner, and their applause for Luan Jujie became more and more enthusiastic.

　　Although she lost to the Hungarian opponent in the 1/16th final at noon, Luan Jujie won the respect of the audience. All the media waiting at the scene rushed to interview her. Seeing that the reporters in the mixed interview area had stood three floors away, the leader of the Canadian fencing team decided to borrow a press conference hall.

　　Luan Jujie brought her husband, Gu Da, to the press conference. Whenever a Canadian reporter asks questions, she answers them in fluent English. If a reporter from China asks questions, she answers them in Chinese. What everyone is most curious about is how she thought of showing this "good motherland". It turned out that this banner was made by her own hands, and she made it well before departure, ready to show it to the world at the opening ceremony.

　　"Originally, I was one of the four candidate flag bearers of the Canadian delegation, but I didn’t choose it later, but the regimental headquarters said I could stand in the first row and enter. I was going to open this banner at the opening ceremony, but later, the regimental headquarters stipulated that all members should not display any slogans during the admission process, otherwise they would be expelled. I think I have made such great efforts to participate in the Olympic Games and I can’t be expelled like this. " Luan Jujie later brought the banner to the opening ceremony, but she didn’t take it out until the whole delegation entered the prescribed area. "The banner was too big, covering my face. It was lifted by people from our regiment and I took a photo."

　　Luan Jujie set another time to show "the motherland is good" after today’s first appearance. "I dedicated my youth to the country. It was the party and the country that trained me. If I didn’t go abroad, I might not feel how happy I am as an athlete in China." Luan Jujie said that it was the wandering overseas for more than 20 years that made her fully feel how superior the conditions for representing China in the competition were. "I printed this banner just to thank my motherland for training me and let me practice such a good technology. I want to use the stage of the Beijing Olympic Games to express my heartfelt thanks to the people of the motherland."

　　Open fencing school in Shanghai after the Olympic Games.

　　Luan Jujie believes that it is not important which country she represents. What is important is to show the Olympic spirit. "I have made up my mind. After playing the first game, I will take this opportunity to thank all the audience regardless of winning or losing. I have already earned it."

　　Luan Jujie knew that there were many spectators cheering for him today. "I feel that what they care about is not my winning or losing, but encouraging me:’ You are so old, you must hold on.’ What I want to show is that I am still young, and I don’t look like 50 years old. "

　　Luan Jujie prepared for the Beijing Olympic Games for 15 months, and even took part in nearly 10 points races with his own pocket, which cost nearly 100,000 RMB. "If the Olympic Games were not held in Beijing, I would never take part. After all, I have retired for 20 years. My starting point is that the motherland sent a team to participate in the Olympic Games for the first time, and I participated. This is the first time that the motherland has hosted the Olympic Games. I also want to show young people that the reason why I can stand in the Olympic Games is accumulated through years of hard training. "

　　Luan Jujie intends to open a fencing school in Shanghai after the Beijing Olympic Games to contribute to the development of fencing in China. "I was in China for more than 20 years before, and I was in Canada for more than 20 years after. It is estimated that I will be half in China and half in Canada in the next 20 or 30 years."

　　Stay in a foreign country for my daughter.

　　When Luan Jujie explained why she flashed a banner, many reporters were red-eyed. Then, when she talked about why she moved to Canada far away from her native land, she directly cried herself and all the reporters around her, because she mentioned her eldest daughter with congenital heart disease.

　　Luan Jujie has three children named Gu Mengjia, Gu Mengyuan and Gu Hongtao. Luan Jujie was 33 years old when she was pregnant with her eldest daughter. When she gave birth to her daughter by caesarean section, she was told that her child had congenital heart disease before she had time to experience the feeling of being a mother for the first time.

　　Originally, Luan Jujie went to Canada because her husband went abroad to do business. Her original intention was to learn French well so that she could be a referee in the future. "Because I was misjudged by the referee when I was competing, I felt that China could not be without people in the International Sword Federation. I wanted to learn a foreign language well and then seek development in it."

　　The eldest daughter had 10 operations to replace the pacemaker.

　　Unexpectedly, her daughter’s illness forced her to choose to live in Canada for a long time. "This happened to the boss, and he began to put in a pacemaker at the age of two. Later, the operation to replace the pacemaker was done 10 times. I sent her to the operating room repeatedly. It can be said that not many parents came like us, but it was really difficult …" At some point, Luan Jujie began to choke.

　　At that time, she insisted on carrying her eldest daughter home, although the doctor predicted that her life would not exceed 6 years old. But now, her eldest daughter is 16 years old. "After so much experience, I feel that nothing is more important than life. The medical conditions in Canada are more suitable for her, so we stayed."

　　In order to take care of her daughter, Luan Jujie’s family has become a "woman in charge and man in charge". Her husband takes care of the children at home, and she works hard outside.

　　In Canadian fencing, Luan Jujie is a famous figure, and more than 60% of the medals are won by her disciples every year. She is rated as an excellent coach by the Canadian Fencing Association every year. The "Luan Jujie Fencing Open" is also held permanently in Canada as an annual event. "Today, when I return to my motherland, I want people to know that I have not humiliated Chinese. I have been recognized in Canada, and I am Chinese wherever I am."

　　Today, all three children in Luan Jujie went to the scene to cheer for their mother, and the second daughter also attended the press conference. Everyone just didn’t realize that the pretty girl around him was Luan Jujie’s second daughter.

Editor: Wang Jiaolong