High school senior at National Nei-pu Senior Agricultural-Industrial Vocational High School, Pan Hung-ming is a member of the school boxing team and was courageous enough to overcome his personal difficulties and make progress to receive the Presidential Education Award this year. Pan has already been admitted to National Taiwan University of Sport’s Department of Martial Arts and will continue to bring glory to Taiwan in the boxing ring. The school principal Chen Yung-li and coach Fu Chih-chun also feel proud of him.
Pan is a member of the Paiwan Aboriginal Tribe and comes from a single-parent, low-income household. Pan’s father works as an ironworker and relies on a meager income to support his family’s livelihood. Although his family is poor, by virtue of active athleticism and the determination not to allow his spirits to be dragged down, his talent begins to shine once he is in the boxing ring. Over the past two years, Pan has already received the national championship three times, been chosen numerous times to represent the Taiwanese team, including at the 2014 world youth and Asian youth competitions and is currently a well-trained young domestic boxer.
Pan stated that he started boxing in junior high school because he did not want to go to class and did not want to be bullied. After joining the boxing team he slowly built up an interest. On obtaining a national championship in junior high school, Pan gained a lot of confidence and deepened his love for the sport.
Photo: Chiu Chih-jou, Liberty
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He also said, he used to behave inappropriately, but after receiving guidance from his enlightened coach Lin Yuan, he gradually became more disciplined. Coach Lin taught Pan, “a person learning martial arts must know how to respect their teachers, but more importantly, they should have martial value.” Pan memorized this teaching by heart.
After entering high school, the competitions Pan entered changed from lightweight to middleweight, which means stronger opponents and more difficult matches. However, being a lover of challenges, after his daily training is over, Pan utilizes his time in the evening, at night and even on days off to train himself. He hopes to become a world-class athlete and a gold or silver medalist at international competitions like the Olympics and the Asian games, bringing glory to his country.
(Liberty Times, translated by Zane Kheir)
國立內埔農工體育班三年級拳擊隊員潘宏銘，勇於突破困境，奮發向上，今年獲頒總統教育獎。他已考取國立台灣體育運動大學技擊運動學系，將繼續在拳擊場上為台灣爭光。校長陳勇利、教練傅志群以他為榮。
潘宏銘是排灣族原住民，來自單親且中低收入戶家庭，父親從事鐵工靠微薄收入維持全家生計。雖家境清貧，但他憑藉著活躍的運動細胞及堅毅不拔精神，在拳擊場上嶄露頭角，近兩年已獲得三次全國冠軍，並多次入選國家代表隊，包括二○一四的世青、亞青賽。是目前國內拳壇極力栽培的年輕好手。
潘宏銘表示，他國中開始練拳擊，因為不想上課也不想被欺負，才加入拳擊隊，卻慢慢練出興趣。國中拿過一次全國冠軍後，讓他自信心大增，加深他對這項運動的喜愛。
他還說，他一度行為偏差，因啟蒙教練林源的教導，才逐漸獲得導正。林教練教導他「習武之人要懂得尊師重道，更要有武德。」他銘記在心。
高中之後，潘宏銘參賽量級從輕量級升到中量級，對手更強，難度更高，但喜歡挑戰的他，在每天日常的訓練結束後，還會利用傍晚、晚上，甚至假日，自主訓練；他希望能成為世界級的選手，在奧運、亞運等國際賽會上摘金奪銀，為國爭光。
(自由時報記者羅欣貞)
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