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China’s 15-year-old Chen Ye won gold in the Men’s Park Final of Skateboarding at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sept. 25.

Chen started getting into this sport in 2016. “I remember one day I went to a sports store, and by chance, I saw a skateboard. I decided _________ it a try,” Chen told China Youth Daily. _________ it was really challenging(挑战性的) to stay on the board at first, Chen found it very interesting. “Every time I did some difficult tricks, I felt the joy of making breakthroughs(突破). _________ wonderful feeling it was!” said Chen.

Gradually, Chen needed _________ better skatepark for training. To meet the need, his father decided to make a skate bowl _________. “He would work on it late into the night, sometimes until three or four in the morning,” said Chen. “I’m really thankful for my _________ support.”

As a junior high school student in Huizhou No.1 Middle School, Chen needed to find a balance _________ his schoolwork and skateboarding. His only “privilege (特权)” was being free from PE classes, during which he would do schoolwork because he needed to practice in his own skate bowl for hours after _________ home.

He trained in the morning, _________ in the afternoon and sometimes had to have extra (额外的) classes with the teachers’ help. Looking at the seven years of learning skating, Chen said this experience made him __________ and more determined to do something he truly loves.