Speaking of China's naturalized athletes, then the first thing that everyone thinks of is Gu Ailing, indeed, Gu Ailing, as China's most successful naturalized athlete, is proud of the achievements achieved by China, but there is also a naturalized athlete, who is not only good-looking and good-looking, but also the grandson of Hua Longyi, the first special meritorious hero of the Chinese Air Force, he is Huatian!
Huatian gave up his British citizenship at the age of 18 to return to China, and recently, Chinese equestrian rider Huatian won the championship again, he won the championship with a total score of 26.5 points in the Kelsar Mountains International Regional Competition in the United Kingdom, which was the second title won by Huatian after joining the Chinese nationality, the last time being the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Qualification Tournament held in the Netherlands
Also naturalized athletes, many people are familiar with Gu Ailing but not familiar with Huatian, the main reason is that Huatian participated in the competitive sport is equestrian, this sport in China started late and the popularity is low, so many people are not familiar with him, but just before the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Huatian, who was still a British citizen at the time, gave up his British citizenship and joined the Chinese nationality
The reason why he was a British citizen before is because Hua Tian's father Hua Shan is a Chinese, but his mother Luo Shan is British, so he is of mixed Chinese and English descent, and he studied at the famous Eton College in the United Kingdom, and when he was in college, he decided to engage in professional equestrianism, so he quit school
After joining the Chinese nationality, he represented China in the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, the first equestrian triathlete in the history of the Chinese Olympic Games, and then participated in the 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and the Tokyo Olympic Games, especially the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Huatian also successfully broke through to the Olympic finals, and finally won a record eighth place
Then when it comes to Huatian's family, it is really amazing! Especially Huatian's grandparents and grandparents, first of all, let's talk about Huatian's grandfather, who is a famous World War II veteran, that is, the prototype of British Army Colonel Nicholson in the movie "Bridge on the River Kwai"! And the grandmother is a descendant of henry VIII's third wife's family, a proper nobleman
Grandma was a doctor in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and Grandpa was Hua Longyi (the first batch of pilots), the first special meritorious hero of the Chinese Air Force, who participated in the War of Resistance Against Japan, the War of Liberation, and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, especially on the battlefield of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, single-handedly challenged 14 enemy planes, and was later awarded the famous "Lone Hero."
Then because of the heroic deeds of his grandparents, Huatian always cared about China, until he was 18 years old, he made the choice to return to China, not only that, Huatian's younger brother Huaming is now also a member of Chinese sports, he is the Chinese national cricket team
Contributing Editor: Jason