Qian Hongyan (Girls with disabilities are outstanding) from China

Qian Hongyan had an accident and lost both legs and even hips, and need to find a way out.

Her family in China are poor and can not afford a prosthetic leg, so she uses a basketball to facilitate movement. Qian Hongyan also known as Basket Ball Girl. Qian uses two wooden strut to drag his body and did not complain, even though he was already 6 times mutually exchange using a basketball.

He remains the school, although he is very difficult to get there.

And he still smiles welcome the world.

And he always smiles greet her life.

After a while, there were generous and donated two prosthetic limbs to Qian Hongyan.

Qian began learning to walk with his artificial leg.

Qian finally able to walk on his own with his artificial leg without help from others.

Qian entertain people who experienced the same thing with him to greet the world with a smile.

Qian override exam is very heavy. Imagine, at a very early age, three years (October 2000 to be exact)-he had a fatal accident that resulted in half of his body to the limit to be amputated waist.

The condition is worsened by the economic condition of the poor parents Qian. Therefore, a family girl who lives in Zhuangxia, China was unable to provide artificial limbs to Qian. Instead, the family propped Qian with a piece of basketball. A solution that is far from comfortable, like other false legs.

However, despite growing limitations, Qian prove that the world is not yet finished for him. He grew into a vivacious girl smiling-as if nothing happened one anything in him. By bouncing a basketball in his lower body, and assisted a buffer to help him move, Qian can still be agile boy like most normal children.


With the shortage in the body, Qian abstinence despair, though he did not know how his future and how he can change his life. Until, one day he went to a national sporting event held in Kunming in May 2007. There, the seeds that grow ideals grow.

At that time, he every day to watch disabled athletes that come to enliven some matches. Watching them struggle with the spirit though bodied disability, his spirit up. If others are able to excel in the sport despite the flawed body, why did not he do the same? Thoughts that make fiery spirit of Qian to do the same thing that is being an athlete.

Then, after the national sport, he soon realize his determination to join the club a special pool of people with disabilities. His desire is supported entirely by parents Qian. So they went to the swimming coach Zhang Honghu specifically to train the disabled, who has scored a lot of people with disabilities to swim champion. Qian begged the chance to join, to be trained as a champion.

Zhang is known as the cold-handed coach just said that it all depends on the willingness and determination Qian. Because, he says, with a shortage of part of the body that is not owned, rather difficult for Qian to swim by just relying on his arms. However, a very strong determination apparently managed to lure Zhang. So he gave special training portion for Qian to be better able to balance both shoulders and arms.

Coach Qian amazed by the determination and enthusiasm of Qian, the portion of the exercise is quite heavy, especially with the difficulties experienced since the beginning of the exercise, Qian never complained. For him, dreams of being an athlete ideal that can not be extinguished. Within a day, at least a distance of 2000 meters was taken Qian in the water arena to train his muscles. In addition, other exercises such as sit-ups, lifting weights, with different types of exercises performed with enthusiasm.

The spirit is what makes Qian is now known throughout China and even the world. Life story of strength and determination have inspired many people to be able to solve all the limitations. The story of Qian many published in various print and online media that bears his name. Now, he wants to represented China in 2012 to take part in the championships in the Olympic pool for the disabled. Unmitigated, Qian set a target to win the world championship in the Olympic pool. He worked hard to achieve that dream. If you see the seriousness and determination Qian, looks like a dream impossible to achieve. But the true seriousness and determination that is based on hard work will be able to conquer any challenge.