Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, athletes of all provincial teams in our province have been under closed training for a long time. Recently, the temperature has been very high in Zhejiang. However, the athletes are still training hard, with the aim of seizing the opportunity of summer training to strengthen physical fitness and make up shortcomings.

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In Zhejiang Sports Vocational and Technical College, the base camp of Zhejiang competitive sports, the athletes are training, and their clothes are soaked with sweats.

Lu Gang, the vice president of the college, said: "since the Tokyo Olympics postponed, the athletes' original pace of training and preparation was disrupted, and it takes time for athletes to adapt to new training programs." Secondly, due to the impact of the epidemic, all kinds of sports events have been suspended, which greatly reduces the opportunity for athletes to practice.

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It is understood that the major athletes of the college have returned to practice since the third day of the first lunar month. And Zhejiang Sports Vocational and Technical College is the only college in the province that is still in normal operation during the epidemic period. 

At the same time, through careful organization and implementation, the athletes from Zhejiang province who are training or participating in the games around China returned safely and orderly, thus ensuring the training and preparation process.

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The indoor training gym in summer is as hot as a steamer. Here, Xie Zhenye, the sprinter who transferred back to Hangzhou, is doing warm-up training. This summer, he will spend 45 days of intensive summer training at the college to prepare for the National Championships in Athletics, which will open in September.

Under the influence of the epidemic, all competitions were suspended and Xie had been training in Beijing for nearly four months. He revealed that in addition to adjusting the state and increasing physical fitness, this summer training will further polish skill. "I’m in good shape. This year, due to the epidemic, we need to adjust the training cycle and make a new training plan," Xie Zhenye said.

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Besides, he thought that the return to Hangzhou can not only change the environment for proper adjustment, but also can test the effect of the training through the competition. The national championships in athletics in September will be a periodical test for him, which will also help to arrange the follow-up training plan. Now, Xie is systematic training for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo and the National Games in Shaanxi. "I want to keep improving myself and achieve good results at the Tokyo Olympics next year," he said.

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Wang Runiu, the department head of athletics, said that in order to better prepare for next year's National Games, all sports teams attach great importance to strengthening physical fitness. Every Tuesday and Friday, they arranged morning exercises for physical fitness training. In daily special training sessions, specific physical fitness training plans are customized for athletes according to the characteristics of each event, so as to achieve the perfect combination of physical fitness and skill. In addition, training teams will actively organize physical training as well as other activities for coaches and athletes to win the hard battle of strengthening physical fitness.

(Compiled by Xu Yuhong, translated by Yu Fei)