In those years of the early 21st century, if you pay attention to the relevant competitions of Chinese badminton, the name "Zhang Ning" has always been a difficult to avoid, Li Yongbo once commented: "Zhang Ning is a type of late bloomer, she has created too many miracles on her body, and it is not too much to put more praise on her." ”
However, Zhang Ning's miracle on the court did not continue to the marriage, her love life was full of twists and turns, but fortunately now she finally has a stable home.
High-profile sports athletes
The competitions that most attracted Zhang Ning's attention from the outside world were the two Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008.
In the women's singles final of badminton at the Athens Olympic Games held on August 19, 2004, Zhang Ning defeated his rival Zhang Haili 2:1 and won the Olympic women's singles championship.
After that, she also instantly became one of the brightest stars, and fans always felt a thrilling feeling in her body, because at the China Open after Zhang Ning won the Olympic Championship, Zhang Ning lost to Xie Xingfang 1:2, only stopping in the quarterfinals.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, which attracted worldwide attention, Zhang Ning went out again, and she qualified for the women's singles competition at the Beijing Olympic Games without any danger, and also let everyone sweat for her.
In the women's singles final on August 16, Zhang Ning once again defeated Xie Xingfang with a score of 2:1 to win the Olympic women's singles championship, this time, she once again made everyone boil.
Not long after the Olympic Games, Zhang Ning held a retirement ceremony at the Shanghai Yuanshen Gymnasium and bid farewell to the world of football.
Perhaps because of the two-time Olympic champion, many fans have full interest in Zhang Ning's private life.
Her first marriage was also in the spotlight.
According to media reports on October 8, 2004, Zhang Ning and Yu Yang entered the palace of marriage in Dalian.
Friends who love badminton should be familiar with the name Yu Yang, he is the men's doubles coach of the national badminton second team.
The wedding scene was also very lively, and at the suggestion of the host, Zhang Ning, who wore an Olympic flower crown, presented the Olympic gold medal to her husband Yu Yang.
At this time, many people knew that the date of Zhang Ning and Yu Yang's registered marriage was November 1, 2001, and Zhang Ning was able to win the badminton women's singles championship at the Olympic Games, and Yu Yang's efforts to this end can also be imagined.
The girl's dream wedding has become a reality, Zhang Ning and Yu Yang have also achieved success, and the faces of the two newcomers are full of happy smiles.
At that time, Yu Yang's evaluation of Zhang Ning was still "enthusiastic and stubborn", but Zhang Ning felt that Yu Yang was "very naughty".
The two were accompanied by two Olympic badminton mixed doubles champions Zhang Jun and Gao Lan, in addition to the Chinese badminton team head coach Li Yongbo and others also attended the wedding, it can be said that the impact of this wedding in the badminton industry is also very large.
At that time, for Zhang Ning, who is still struggling, the completion of the wedding does not represent the end of the career, but a new beginning.
Interestingly, Li Yongbo still left a hand when evaluating "athletes in love", and his attitude was: neither support nor oppose.
This is also the biggest public appearance of Zhang Ning and Yu Yang, and since then the two have also run in their respective careers.
After that, the fans naturally thought that the two of them would always be so happy and happy, after all, one person participated in the growth process of another person, which was a very romantic thing in itself.
For athletes and coaches, their main business is also for the continued development of China's badminton industry, and private life should not occupy too much public resources.
In the winter of the year zhang Ning retired, Li Yongbo also confirmed that Zhang Ning would officially become the women's singles coach of the national team, and she herself achieved the transformation of her life, from an athlete to a coach, and has since retreated behind the scenes.
But her first marriage also came to an end during this time, but Zhang Ning did not mention it much.
Just when everyone "ate the melon" and did not "eat" to understand, in December 2012, Zhang Ning gave birth to a baby girl in Beijing, and the mother and daughter were safe.
This news was sent through the official account of Beijing Wuzhou Women's and Children's Hospital, and it was quickly discussed on the Internet.
Because, just 4 months before this incident, Zhang Ning also appeared on the London Olympic Games as the Chinese badminton women's singles coach, and from the scene at that time, it was not at all obvious that she was 6 or 7 months pregnant.
An interview video in February of that year was also found by the vast number of netizens, and a family magazine once asked Zhang Ning about his views on "whether he would have children", and Zhang Ning said at the time that he would not consider it for the time being.
In May, the reporter of Chengdu Business Daily also interviewed Zhang Ning, according to this interview data, it can also be seen that her state is no different from other coaches on the field, but her face is a little haggard, and everyone also feels that it is caused by pressure, and there is no sign of pregnancy at all.
Many fans also launched a fierce discussion, in addition to "Zhang Ning as a mother" itself, the focus of everyone's attention is actually "whether the child is Yu Yang." ”
Since the beginning of 2010, there have been gossip that the two have divorced, but Neither Zhang Ning nor Yu Yang has responded to this matter.
Since Zhang Ning has just given birth to a child, the body is still in the process of recovery, the breakthrough of the news finally came out of the hospital, and the Beijing Wuzhou Women's and Children's Hospital introduced Zhang Ning's situation after conception on the social platform.
During the preparation and competition of the London Olympic Games, although Zhang Ning was pregnant, she still participated in various training as the head coach.
Every time she returned to Beijing, she would find Professor Chi of the hospital for the first time to receive various examinations and health consultations, and spend the entire pregnancy safely.
Zhang Ning gave birth very smoothly, the baby was very healthy, and at that time, the delivery room said in unison that another Olympic champion had been born.
From these words, it is enough to see that the hospital is very happy about Zhang Ning's smooth delivery, and some netizens have also found that Professor Chi in the hospital text is also one of the health care experts of the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Zhang Ning's second marriage
Because the hospital also exposed photos of Zhang Ning's husband and wife and daughter, Zhang Ning's new life was revealed.
It turned out that Zhang Ning's current husband was Li Ang, a former national player who played for the national team at the same time as Li Yongbo.
Li Ang is a native of Tianjin, the original time was also in the Tianjin team, Sichuan for a period of time lack of players, so it took the way of introducing talents, the introduction of Li Ang into the Sichuan team, Li Ang also has an ex-wife, was also a member of the Sichuan badminton team.
They also had a son between them, and Leon's ex-wife and son also lived in Germany.
Compared with Zhang Ning and Li Yongbo, Li Ang does not seem to be so famous, but the news that he and Zhang Ning are combined is indeed more surprising, which can also prove from the side that the gossip that "Zhang Ning and Yu Yang divorced" was true.
However, when exactly the two came together, and through what channels they met, they are tight-lipped, and it is difficult for the outside world to learn any useful information.
According to the Chengdu Business Daily, at the 2011 China Open Badminton Championships in Shanghai, Li Ang and Zhang Ning had already scored in pairs.
The newspaper also revealed that Li Ang has lived in Germany for many years and also founded a european sports and cultural exchange company called Eurokieseng Sports and Culture Exchange Company, and he is also the European agent of Li Ning Company.
In the course of nearly ten years, Li Ang has been responsible for the reception of Chinese badminton teams during European competitions, and has been settling in Germany for Chinese badminton in Europe to collect project information, technical information, etc.
People in the badminton industry also know Li Ang better, and some people jokingly call him "the director of the European office of the Chinese badminton team." ”
When Wang Lin and Wang Xin went to Germany for treatment, Li Ang helped contact them.
After getting these news, the reporter dialed Li Ang's phone, and the other party politely refused the reporter's interview on the grounds of "driving", and neither of them did much explanation.
For the majority of fans, the child is born, then everything has a landing.
Perhaps, Zhang Ning and the "Li Ning brand" have a close relationship in recent years, and there are also reasons for this.
On March 31, 2021, the Li Ning Badminton Products Ordering Conference opened in Yangzhou, and dealer partners from all over the country and members of the Li Ning badminton family gathered in Yangzhou to participate in this Li Ning badminton new product event, and the atmosphere on the scene was also full of warm feelings.
The appearance of Olympic champion Zhang Ning once again made the atmosphere of the whole venue reach a small climax.
Zhang Ning said at the scene: "Thank you to the friends who came to support Li Ning badminton, Li Ning is China's Li Ning and the world's Li Ning, I hope that Li Ning badminton can bring more surprises to everyone, and I wish Li Ning better and better." ”
I have to say that Zhang Ning is still focused on the badminton career and often promotes Li Ning.
The BWF also announced the "2021 Hall of Fame" list in June 2021, and three chinese badminton players were selected, namely Zhang Ning, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng.
Paul Erik Hoyer, president of the World Badminton Federation, said: Zhang Ning is an iconic figure in recent years, and she has shown amazing super high standards.
After winning such an honor, Zhang Ning also said: "I am now actively engaged in the training of badminton youth, this honor is a spur to me, I will pass on the knowledge of badminton to the children, and also pass on the sportsmanship and Olympic spirit to the children." ”
At this time, Zhang Ning also spent more than 30 years with badminton, And Zhang Ning also believes that badminton is an important part of her life, she said:
"Badminton has taught me how to face difficulties and challenges, through the sport of badminton I have made a lot of friends, badminton has also made me establish my own outlook on life, I hope that under our drive, more people can exercise through playing badminton, and harvest happiness."
Also this year, many fans also found that Zhang Ning was the public welfare ambassador of lai mao ai yu growth children's badminton development public welfare fund.
By 2022, Zhang Ning is still focusing on these things, and it can be seen that she wants to do these things well.
This year is also a bit special for Zhang Ning's hardcore fans, because on May 20, "Internet Valentine's Day", Zhang Ning, who used to be low-key, rarely posted photos of his family.
Among them, there is a mother-daughter group photo, Zhang Ning and her daughter are wearing dark T-shirts together to "compare hearts", expressing the love between each other, it can be seen that some shy Zhang Ning is obviously a little rusty about the concave shape, but netizens have felt the full love of the two.
It is a bit surprising that among the photos posted by Zhang Ning on this day, there is also a group photo with Li Ang, and it seems that her husband, who has been doing business overseas for many years, has also returned to visit.
Previously, there were often some discordant voices and speculations on social platforms, and as the photo was posted, those doubts should also disappear.
The daughter's change is also relatively large, when she is younger, she is more like her mother, and when she grows up, she is a bit like her father, and her daughter has also inherited her mother's fair skin, and the daughter's size has exceeded the position of her mother's neck, and it is estimated that she will be a big tall one when she grows up.
Overall, Zhang Ning is still very well maintained, and it is impossible to see that she is 47 years old, and so is her 58-year-old husband, and the muscles in her arms are still strong.
Zhang Ning's career also continues in 2022.
In August of this year, more than 30 students from Wei County, Hebei Province, participated in a summer camp initiated by Zhang Ning, and she still did not forget her original intention, hoping to bring happiness to everyone through the sport of badminton.
In the face of the young students, Zhang Ning said: "As the initiator of the badminton training summer camp, I hope that through the 7-day training, we can make everyone master more badminton skills, and also cultivate the love in everyone's heart. ”
In some interviews about her, her expression is still the same, hoping to make more and more young people like the sport of badminton and become a truly happy person.
For these goals, Zhang Ning is still working hard, and fans have been looking forward to her getting better results.
reference
Zhang Ning's current husband is 48 years old and was a national hand in London when she was pregnant in June Sichuan News Network
The BWF announces the 2021 Hall of Fame list Zhang Ning, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng were inducted into the Chinese Badminton Association