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Olympic silver medallist Daniel Dhers: “Coaching the Chinese women’s team motivates me too”
Olympic Qualifier Series
Speaking at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai where Sun Sibei, Sun Jiaqi, and Deng Yawen finished first, second, and third in the women’s final, the Venezuelan details the athletes’ tough journey to the top, and the reason behind their success.

Daniel Dhers was beaming with joy at the conclusion of the BMX freestyle park final at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai, where home athletes Sun Sibei, Sun Jiaqi, and Deng Yawen secured first, second and third respectively.

The Venezuelan Olympic silver medallist has coached the China national team since 2023, and while happy with the result, he seemed even more pleased with his athletes’ dedication after persevering through some tough times over the past year.

“They all did amazing and I’m proud of all of them for different reasons. Deng Yawen had a very difficult couple of months with a lot of injuries. She had an awful crash in practice when she crashed into another girl. At one point she was not going to compete,” Dhers told Olympics.com at OQS Shanghai.

“Sun Jiaqi had a bad accident last year where she came back in the World Cup and she didn’t do well. Then we went to Japan and she did terribly, so her confidence was not there. But we made a plan and I noticed that she trusted the process.

“And then Sun Sibei has been swimming against the current because she’s got second at every event and has never won a major event. So I know here she was going all in. She put everything into the second run, she just lit up and I knew she was in the zone and she got first place.”

Their hard work paid off.

The year 2024 is the year of the dragon in the People’s Republic of China, symbolising power, good fortune, and strength. Those traits were certainly on display on a memorable day at the Huangpu Riverside OQS Urban Park where red dragons were on display in front of the main stage.