In 2008, at the Beijing Olympics, 26-year-old Du Li said to his 22-year-old junior brother Pang Wei: "You proposed to me, right? I'm older and I can't wait long. Pang Wei smiled happily after hearing this, and he nodded happily.
In August 2009, Du Li married Pang Wei, a marriage four years older, but they are still very happy. Du Li has finally found her perfect partner.
So how did Du Li and Pang Wei's love begin? Let's start with their upbringing.
Du Li is 4 years older than Pang and also became famous before him. In 2004, Du Li, a 22-year-old girl from Shandong, won the first gold medal for the Chinese Olympic team, a moment that inspired many people.
That year was indeed the most brilliant year in Du Li's sports career, Du Li won the gold medal in the 10-meter air rifle event with a score of 502 rings, which was the first gold medal decided by the Athens Olympics, and countless Chinese people met this sweet smile of the female sharpshooter through TV.
Du Li later won a gold medal in the 50m 3X20 at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Eight years later, Duri won a silver medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the Rio Olympics in 2016; At this time, Du Li was already 36 years old, and both age and injuries had affected her performance.
After that, Du Li's results were even worse than before, and she later won the bronze medal in the women's 50m rifle three-position final at the Rio Olympics, and after this Olympic Games, Du Li officially announced her retirement. Du Li is currently the women's rifle coach of the national shooting team.
Du Li's career development is actually good, and her relationship has also encountered some setbacks.
Du Li's shooting seems to be talented, her father is a police officer, known as a sharpshooter, she seems to have inherited her father's good marksmanship.
Du Li only entered the field of shooting at the age of twelve, and the person with a keen eye is Zhou Bing, the shooting instructor of Yiyuan County Sports School, which is also the first Boleth on the road to Du Li's Olympic championship.
Du Li's parents finally agreed to let her participate in this training, and Du Li actually went from not good at the beginning to emerged.
In fact, because many training children can't endure hardships, and finally quit and give up, Du Li has the strength to not admit defeat despite her young age, not afraid of hardship and tiredness, and actually persevered to the end.
As the saying goes, persistence is victory, and Du Li also confirmed this with her practical actions.
Du Li joined the Zibo city team in 1996, when she was just 14 years old, but in 2002, after only six years, Du Li became a member of the national team. At that time, she was already a 20-year-old girl.
With the beginning of her relationship, she was also in the national team and met her first Prince Charming Zhang Fu. Zhang Fu has also won multiple championships, and he won the individual championship at the 2001 National Games; After that, Zhang Fu won the individual championship in the 2002 World Cup; In 2002, he won the team championship at the Busan Asian Games, among other things.
Although Zhang Fu had not yet won the Olympic championship at that time, it was also very possible according to his development momentum.
At this time, Du Li really fell in love with Zhang Fu at first sight, he is so good, and he is also a handsome guy, of course, Zhang Fu is also impressed by Du Li. The two of them soon became an inseparable couple.
However, for the sake of discipline in the team, they can only carry out underground romances, because falling in love with the team is to be criticized. Because being in love will be distracting, it's like a teacher doesn't allow students to fall in love.
But the eyes of the two people who love each other are full of sweetness, and their affairs are quickly known by the team.
But both of them are the best, and both of them are very conscious, the leader of the team criticized, the two of them made a guarantee, no matter how sweet they must do their careers first, so that their love could continue, but with the different achievements of the two of them, they eventually lost each other.
In the 2004 Athens Olympics, Du Li won the first gold, the robe was added, she became famous in the first battle, and her value doubled, and she was refreshed at the age of 22 that year.
It's just that Du Li at this time is admired by many people, but Zhang Fu has to endure the situation of no one applauding and comforting alone, because he has nothing to gain in the Olympic Games.
Zhang Fu no longer insisted at this time, and he chose to give up. Their relationship was suspended, which also affected Du Li's mood, but it was also helpless.
The smile on Du Li's face was much less from then on, until her little junior brother Pang Wei came to the sports team, and Du Li was slowly infected by this enthusiastic young man.
Pang Wei, as Du Li's little fan brother, he has long admired Du Li, and as long as he has time, he will circle around Du Li, train with her, and take care of her. In fact, he knew very well in his heart that he already had a soft spot for Du Li.
Once, Du Li fell ill and did not go to training. Pang Wei would go to Du Li at least once a day, so Du Li didn't come to train him to know the first time, and quickly ran to take care of it, shushing and asking for warmth, more anxious than he was sick.
Du Li was a little moved and a little moved, but in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Pang Wei became famous, but Du Li failed to win the first gold.
Since Du Li won the gold medal in the last session, everyone's eyes are focused on her. Hoping that Du Li can create brilliance again and be expected by everyone, Du Li is very stressed.
Du Li did not play at his true level in the first round of the 10-meter rifle competition, let alone win the gold medal, even if he won the bronze medal, he had no chance.
However, the first gold of the Olympic Games fell into the hands of Pang Wei. It turned out that the young player Pang Wei had a stable mentality and played extraordinarily, and his 10-meter air pistol competition steadily won the first place in the Chinese sports delegation.
The moment he won the award, he was also very excited, and the Chinese audience also praised him, and he became famous in one fell swoop, and honor and applause surrounded him.
But he remembered the goddess Du Li in his heart, and after knowing Du Li's results, he was also worried about Du Li. So Pang Wei was the first to find Du Li after finishing the game. He wanted to comfort her in the first place.
Pang Wei looked at Du Li, who was depressed, hugged her, and said, "In my heart, you are the best." ”
Du Li slowly adjusted under the company of Pang Wei, and Pang Wei was her strongest backing.
Du Li quickly adjusted her form, and she played steadily in the following competitions, and she became a gold medalist in the 50m sports rifle.
At that moment, Du Li thought about Pang Wei the most, and she finally recognized what she was thinking, and she decided to walk through the three meals and four seasons of life with Pang Wei.
Du Li as a girl she knows Pang Wei's intentions, at that moment Du Li wanted to have a home, she took the initiative to ask Pang Wei: "Let's get married, I'm older, can't wait." ”
Pang Wei showed a sweet smile, and he had been looking forward to this moment.
Du Li was very brave, and although Pang Wei had just won the Olympic championship at that time, he did not hesitate.
They don't have any concerns together, they don't care what the media says, they don't care what other people say, they are all together.
Even if they are dating, they will not deliberately avoid, their road to love is down-to-earth.
The two of them made up their minds at the 2008 Olympics, and the Olympics were their "matchmakers". A year later, they were married.
Du Li chose to retire in 2016, and she devoted more time and energy to her family, and she also coached the women's rifle for the national team.
Pang Wei's career has continued, and on July 27, 2021, the Chinese pair Jiang Ranxin/Pang Wei also won the gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team at the Tokyo Olympics.
Judging from Du Li's current state, she is very happy, and her son is more than ten years old, because of a beautiful marriage and family, and her career is particularly stable, Du Li will be happier and happier.