There are many athletes in the Chinese sports arena who can not only win glory for the country on the sports field, but also have excellent personal education. Shi Zhiyong, who has won gold medals at two consecutive Olympic Games, is one of them. As a master's student at ningbo University's School of Physical Education, Shi Zhiyong recently ushered in his graduation season.
Recently, Ningbo University held the graduation ceremony of the class of 2022, and Shi Zhiyong, as an outstanding student representative, took the stage to deliver his graduation speech. Standing on the stage, Shi Zhiyong was extremely excited, he first thanked Ningbo University for his cultivation, thanked them for all the support and help they provided when preparing for the Olympic Games, and then he said that as a student of Ningbo University, he participated in the world competition many times, broke the record and won medals, and he felt very proud and proud to share this joy with the teachers and students of the whole school.
It is understood that now Ningbo University has opened a doctoral program in physical education, and Shi Zhiyong can continue to study at Ningbo University as a doctoral student after graduating from graduate school. Shi Zhiyong, who has now obtained a graduate diploma, has become another academic bully in the Chinese sports world.
As a member of the Chinese weightlifting team, Shi Zhiyong once won the 69 kg weightlifting championship at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, and last year's Tokyo Olympic Games, Shi Zhiyong went out again and still achieved remarkable results, not only creating three Olympic records for snatchlifting, deadlift and total results, but also creating his own new world record with a total score of 364 kg. And he also won a gold medal again, becoming the Olympic double gold king of China's weightlifting industry.
Born in Guilin, Guangxi, Shi Zhiyong came to Zhejiang from Guangxi at the age of 11 under the leadership of a coach to start formal weightlifting training. He was not only smart but also willing to work hard, and finally the 15-year-old Shi Zhiyong was selected for the Zhejiang provincial team. In Zhejiang Province, Shi Zhiyong became the main player of the team with his outstanding ability and began to compete in major competitions.
Since making his mark in 2014, Shi has won dozens of titles, mostly at international level, including two Olympics and three World Championships. The most amazing thing is that he once broke his world record 8 times in 4 years, and in his current sports career, he has broken the world record 12 times before and after, and is a well-deserved legend in the history of Chinese weightlifting.
After winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics last year, Shi Zhiyong was interviewed by this reporter, and this domineering athlete on the field revealed his good news to reporters, saying that he would get married when he returned home after the Olympic Games, and finally he also expressed his lover affectionately through the lens: "Let you wait a long time, and when I go home, I will marry you."
Shi Zhiyong's wife, Chen Xiaodan, is also an athlete, was once a member of the Zhejiang Provincial Youth Women's Volleyball Team, and also competed with the team in the 2013 National Games. But now she has gone from being an athlete to a professional volleyball coach and continues to cultivate talents for the cause of Chinese volleyball.
Chen Xiaodan and Shi Zhiyong were once classmates in sports school, but they had always been friends. Later, after Chen Xiaodan interviewed Shi Zhiyong, who had just won the gold medal at the Rio Olympics as a trainee journalist, the topics between the two people became more and more numerous, and coupled with the fact that they were already familiar, they naturally became lovers.
In September last year, Shi Zhiyong prepared a special marriage proposal ceremony for Chen Xiaodan, hanging his two Olympic gold medals and the National Games gold medal on his girlfriend's neck and proposing sweetly on one knee. Chen Xiaodan was also deeply touched by him and excitedly agreed. After the successful marriage proposal, the two held a grand wedding on November 12, and Shi Zhiyong finally embraced the beauty.
The 29-year-old Shi Zhiyong is still in very good form, and he himself is full of hope and confidence in the future. Every championship is a new starting point for him, and now he has competed in two Olympic Games, and in the next 2024 Paris Olympic Games, he will do his best to create glory again!