On the morning of October 8, Olympic badminton champion Li Xuerui joined Chongqing University and became a teacher in the school's Physical Education College. According to other media reports, Li Xuerui is an associate professor at the school.
Li Xuerui said on Weibo: "Teacher Li, officially on the job, welcome to join the major, come and meet it!" ”
Li Xuerui, a 30-year-old from Chongqing, won the women's singles championship in badminton at the 2012 London Olympics, won the Sudirman Cup twice with the team, and won the Uber Cup three times with the team, occupying the world number one in women's singles for 124 weeks. Unfortunately, due to injury reasons, Li Xuerui announced her retirement in 2019. Also in 2019, Li Xuerui married the male singles star Qiao Bin and was promoted to a mother on May 20 this year.
Founded in 1929, Chongqing University was listed as a key construction university of the "985 Project" in 2001 and selected as a world-class university construction university in 2017.
It is reported that Li Xuerui mainly teaches two badminton professional classes in the Department of Physical Education of the Physical Education College of Chongqing University this semester, and will consider adding public badminton classes next semester. "I have long aspired to be a teacher in colleges and universities, and I hope to continue to promote and popularize the sport of badminton in colleges and universities." Li Xuerui said.
On the day of entry, Li Xuerui taught students. Yang Ziyi, a grade 19 student of the Physical Education College, was very excited, "Teacher Li's strength point is very accurate, and I hope to learn more professional skills from her." ”
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In the Chinese sports world, it is not uncommon for associate professors to serve as associate professors in universities. Su Bingtian, a 100-meter flyer, is an associate professor at Jinan University, and has previously conducted open courses and professional courses in athletics at Jinan University. Gymnastics Olympic champion Cheng Fei taught at the Wuhan Institute of Physical Education and was already an associate professor at the age of 28. In addition, Zhang Hong, the champion of the Winter Olympics in speed skating and a member of the International Olympic Committee, is an associate professor of the Sports Department of Harbin Institute of Technology.