Tragic News! National Table Tennis Team member Lin Gaoyuan posted on social media, revealing that his father passed away due to illness.
Upon hearing this news, it was quite unexpected. After all, Lin Gaoyuan's father was not very old, so how could he have left us?
Lin Gaoyuan posted a tribute to his father on social media.
From the article Lin Gaoyuan posted, it can be seen that his father passed away due to illness. A few days ago, Lin Gaoyuan participated in the men's team semi-finals of the Ping Super League. He represented Shantou Mingrun and played two matches. However, Shantou Mingrun lost to Huangshi Base and missed out on the finals. Despite this, he was awarded the Men's Doubles MVP. Originally, on the day of the finals, he was supposed to go on stage to receive the award, but due to family matters, he returned early. His teammate Xu Haidong accepted the award on his behalf. It was unexpected that Lin Gaoyuan's family would experience such a major misfortune.
According to Lin Gaoyuan, his father was also a table tennis player who loved playing table tennis since childhood. However, due to family circumstances, his father was unable to continue pursuing table tennis. In his father's social media introduction, he referred to himself as Lin Gaoyuan's启蒙教练 (enlightenment coach). Lin's father previously worked as a physical education teacher and table tennis coach at an elementary school.
After Lin Gaoyuan was born, his father cultivated his interest in table tennis from a young age and even opened a ballroom, hoping for his son to continue his own dream of table tennis. Under his father's guidance, Lin Gaoyuan also developed a fondness for table tennis and achieved remarkable results in the sport, with a world ranking consistently in the top ten.
Lin Gaoyuan mentioned that his father was very strict and has always been his role model. Moreover, their family's conditions were not very good in the past. To support his son's growth, Lin's father made many sacrifices and endured great hardships.
To improve Lin Gaoyuan's table tennis skills, his father sent him to train in Hebei when he was eight years old. They traveled on a green-skin train for three days and two nights to reach the training base in Hebei. Being away from home at a young age and with parents often absent, Lin Gaoyuan felt very lonely and frequently cried due to missing his parents.
In order to better cultivate Lin Gaoyuan, his father sent him to train in many different places, which required significant expenses. To support Lin Gaoyuan, Lin's father went to Shenzhen to conduct business. To improve his performance, he worked diligently until he suffered a gastric hemorrhage and had to rest. Lin's father lived frugally, giving the best to his son.
Lin Gaoyuan has been very successful in the table tennis arena, carving out a name for himself. Unfortunately, his father accumulated health issues over time.
Judging from his father's social media account, he frequently posted about his son. He paid close attention to his son's matches and would even attend them in person. To avoid disturbing his son, he would go secretly. He would take photos with his son's advertising boards.
Sometimes, Lin Gaoyuan's parents would visit their son together. Lin Gaoyuan's mother is gentle and affectionate, with a beautiful appearance. Many people believe that Lin Gaoyuan inherited his high looks from his mother.
In the past year, Lin Gaoyuan's state has fluctuated greatly, possibly also affected by family issues. One can imagine the immense pressure that Gao Yuan must be enduring.
Lin Gaoyuan deeply mourns his father: "For the rest of my life, you will never be by my side. I can only miss you in dreams of a distant land. May heaven be free from pain and sorrow, and may everything be well in another world!"
After seeing this news, netizens were shocked. After all, Lin's father was not very old. Lin Gaoyuan has not yet started a family. Netizens have been leaving messages under Lin Gaoyuan's account, comforting him and urging him to stay strong and adapt to change.