The mixed-race athletes who joined the Chinese nationality turned out to be more than one Gu Ailing

China's first Olympic participation was in 1932, when Liu Changchun became the first Chinese athlete to officially participate in the Olympic Games.

During that period, Liu Changchun floated on the sea for 3 weeks to participate in the Olympic Games in the United States, unfortunately, the long road made him physically weak, and only participated in two of the 3 events he signed up, although he did not get the rank, but carried forward the Chinese sportsmanship.

Nowadays, China's national strength is constantly rising, and sports are also developing rapidly. More and more foreign athletes want to have a "Chinese heart", join The Chinese sports team, and continue to promote the spirit of sportsmanship.

1 Gu Ailing (Mixed Chinese and American)

On June 6, 2019, 15-year-old Gu Ailing announced through personal social media that he had officially changed his Chinese nationality and posted "Chinese freestyle skier Gu Ailing reports"

Gu Ailing's father is an American, and her mother Gu Yan is a Beijinger, Gu Yan attaches special importance to Gu Ailing's Chinese and traditional Chinese culture education, so Gu Ailing, who has been wandering in Beijing hutongs since childhood, is not only fluent in Chinese, but also quite authentic, and she also calls herself a "Beijing girl" who grew up in the hutongs.

On February 8, at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Gu Ailing was injured in her foot, and a "1620" movement made her stand on the podium of the gold medal.

2 Guo Meilin Gymnast

Gymnastics beauty Guo Meilin was a Ukrainian national, she is of mixed Chinese and Ukrainian descent, her father is From Henan, her mother is Ukrainian, and naturalization in China is her dream, and she joined The Chinese citizen in March 2021. When she got the hukou book, she was very happy and publicly wrote: "I love China, come on", saying that it is her honor to be able to fight for China.

Guo Meilin, who just turned 15 this year, won the junior championship of rhythmic gymnastics in Ukraine, and her strength is outstanding among athletes of her age. She is currently training in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, and will represent the Shaanxi team in the 14th National Games.

3 Huatian Equestrian athlete

Hua Tian is of mixed Chinese and English descent and was born in London, England in 1989.

Hua Tian began to learn equestrianism at the age of 5, and at the age of 11, he went to the United Kingdom to study and began to receive systematic equestrian training. In 2016, Huatian represented China in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Equestrian Competition and achieved a good result of eighth place, and it was also the first time that a Chinese athlete reached the final in an Olympic equestrian competition.

In 2014, Huatian finished second in the equestrian triathlon at the Incheon Asian Games.

4 Zhu Yi (Chinese figure skater)

Zhu Yi (born September 19, 2002 in Westwood, Los Angeles, California) is a Chinese female figure skater.

In January 2018, Zhu Yi won the women's singles championship in the rookie category of the National Figure Skating Championships. Subsequently, he joined the "Morning Road Project" Chinese figure skating training team. In 2019, Zhu Yi joined the Chinese nationality and began to represent China in international competitions. Officially represented the Chinese team in figure skating events.

Zhu Yi's ability and difficulty are among the best among children of the same age in China, and she still has hard work in her bones, which is a very valuable element for young athletes.

Zhu Yi is not only talented and skilled in figure skating, but also has a good face, full of charm and attraction.

5 Nina Cheng (track and field athlete)

Zheng Nina Li is a Chinese-Canadian mixed race, born in a sports family, and her grandmother is Zheng Fengrong, who once broke the world record in athletics. Grandpa Duan Qiyan was the men's high jump champion at the first Games of the People's Republic of China in 1959, his mother Duan Li was a Chinese high jumper, and his brother Zheng Enlai was an ice hockey player.

On November 12, 2018, On her 20th birthday, Zheng Submitted an application to the IAAF to apply for Chinese citizenship. According to the IAAF's requirement that athletes who change their nationality cannot participate in international competitions for three years, on April 12, 2021, Zheng Ninali was officially qualified to represent Chinese athletics in international competitions, and also became the first naturalized athlete in Chinese athletics

China's strong sports strength is inseparable from every outstanding athlete. As more and more foreign athletes join, China's sports industry will surely set sail.

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