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The 19th Hangzhou Asian Games is in full swing, and there are good news in the swimming competition, everyone congratulated Pan Zhanle and Wang Shun, while they may all think of the "Asian flying fish" Ning Zetao.
While he has brought many honors to the mainland, he has also been controversial, and after several ups and downs, he was completely "abandoned" by the national team and became a former champion who will never be forgiven, so what did he do?
Ning Zetao became famous after several twists and turns
In 2004, Ning Zetao was only 11 years old, he was selected to enter the direct swimming team of the Provincial Sports Bureau, although he was very young, but in the team Ning Zetao is a particularly daring person.
In the team, Ning Zetao has outstanding ability and has achieved proud results in large and small competitions, until 2007, Ning Zetao was promoted to the Naval Physical Engineering Team and was accepted as an apprentice by Ye Jin.
Ye Jin's seriousness and responsibility have made a training plan for Ning Zetao that is more suitable for him, in Ye Jin's opinion, Ning Zetao's strength cannot be underestimated, and the most suitable for him is medley.
So after that, Ning Zetao became the best in the team, and at the age of 16, he went to the National Games, but there was also an accident that almost ruined his life.
Because at that time, Ning Zetao was still young and his body was not fully developed, but he exercised hard and carried out high-intensity training every day, resulting in his knee injury during the competition.
Such news was an absolute fatal blow for him, but fortunately everyone around him cheered him on and made him change direction and move to freestyle instead of medley.
After a long period of training, everyone found that Ning Zetao was most suitable for freestyle, and he was also training day after day to prepare for the national competition, but suddenly one day he was taken away because of an abnormal urine test.
In March 2011, when Ning Zetao was only 18 years old, he was randomly taken away by prosecutors for a urine test, and the result of this test was positive, and he was directly banned for a year.
And the reason why his urine test is abnormal is because Shuanghui ham sausage contains clenbuterol, and Ning Zetao because of his young age, does not have much awareness of prevention, usually likes to eat ham sausage, lunch meat, etc., which led to Ning Zetao being directly banned for a year.
Ning Zetao, who had no way, could only focus all his energy on training during this period, and he wanted to prove his strength to everyone after the ban was lifted, and in fact he did it.
In 2013, Ning Zetao participated in the world competitions as he wished, and at the age of 20, he "killed all sides" in the arena, winning the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle championships, and also broke the national record of the 100-meter.
Later, he won gold medals in the 100m and 50m freestyle competitions at the National Games, which directly broke the Asian record.
At the Winter Games in October, Ning Zetao won two gold medals in the 50 meters and 100 meters, and he won six gold medals in just one year, which directly made him a member of the national team.
In his second year with the national team, he participated in the Asian Games, and in the 100-meter race, Ning Zetao won the gold medal with absolute strength and broke the limit of 48 seconds, directly becoming the first Asian to break the limit.
His achievements made the people of the whole country see that everyone was excited and proud of him, and some even thought that he was the one who could defeat Sun Yang.
In 2015, Ning Zetao won the 100-meter freestyle championship, and his fame directly reached its peak in China, not only because of his strength, but also because of his handsome appearance, everyone was crazy for him.
But just when everyone thought that Ning Zetao would continue to go all the way up, even surpassing Sun Yang, Ning Zetao was expelled by the national team.
Leave the national team completely
In fact, after the Olympic champion becomes famous, there will be many brands and programs that want to spend money to find them for endorsements, and even the price they give is very high, which will make athletes fall into a crisis of fame and fortune.
In the face of various invitations, Ning Zetao also refused, he always remembered what his parents warned him: stick to his original intention.
But Ning Zetao ended up ruining his career because of endorsements.
In 2014, Ilian Muxi signed Ning Zetao as a spokesperson, which was agreed by the swimming center at the time, and Ning Zetao also paid a part of the endorsement fee in accordance with the regulations.
But at the end of 2015, Wang Lusheng took office, and he chose Mengniu, which was a competitor with Yili, as a sponsor, so that Yili, endorsed by Ning Zetao, was undoubtedly opposed to the swimming center.
So Wang Lusheng asked Ning Zetao to terminate the contract with Yili, but Ning Zetao refused.
Because once the contract is terminated, it will not only bear tens of millions of liquidated damages, but also damage Ning Zetao's reputation, Ning Zetao is unwilling to let himself become a dishonest person, so he refused Wang Lusheng's request.
After that, Ning Zetao's state plummeted, and the contradiction with the swimming center gradually intensified, and even he was pushed to the cusp.
In 16 years, Ning Zetao participated in the championship in Foshan, and Ning Zetao was temporarily required to participate in the 4*200 relay race, which was a project that Ning Zetao had not touched before, and at that time, his gastrointestinal disease had been high fever and vomiting, so such a request was deliberately difficult in Ning Zetao's opinion.
After that, Ning Zetao suffered unfair treatment when he participated in the external training of the Rio Olympics, and at that time, he was maliciously reported for failing the drug test many times, but the results of Ning Zetao, who were investigated many times, always showed that everything was normal.
After that, Ning Zetao was suddenly forcibly suspended from training and returned to China, and after returning to China, he was asked to leave the training bureau, cut off his diet, and demagnetized his meal cards, and the long-term fasting made Ning Zetao's body change greatly.
In this state, Ning Zetao was directly knocked out of the Rio Olympics and was eliminated in the semifinals, and his Rio dream was shattered.
After that, a series of negative news about Ning Zetao followed, and words such as "disobeying the command, speaking privately", "busy making money, lack of training" and so on filled the network, directly nailing Ning Zetao firmly to the pillar of shame.
In 2017, Ning Zetao was notified of the violation of the rules to see him transferred back to the Navy swimming team, and the Sports Bureau directly showed the red-headed document that had been drawn up as early as 16 years, and Ning Zetao had to leave.
After that, he reappeared at the 18 National Swimming Championships, when he withdrew due to injury, which made many media seize the hot spot and question whether Ning Zetao's injuries several times were intentional.
Faced with such doubts, the director of Henan Aquatics Center helped him refute the rumors, saying that Ning Zetao has never been injured, and the national team has never given up on him, and if his results can meet the standard, there is still a chance to return to the national team.
It's a pity that in the end, Ning Zetao left completely, and in 2019, Ning Zetao chose to announce his retirement on his birthday, telling everyone to start a new life without fear of the past, not afraid of the future.
He was only 26 years old at the time, which was not the time for him to retire for such a good athlete, but he could only regret leaving.
Since then, "Asian Flying Fish", the strongest short-distance freestyler, has fallen, and he has unfortunately withdrawn, becoming the "uneven" in the minds of many people.
After retiring, he reappeared as a golfer, perhaps he had "embraced regrets and sunshine" as he put it, forgetting the past and starting over.
And the national team has not "forgiven" Ning Zetao, perhaps for many reasons, not only because of his poor performance in the Rio Olympics, but also because of his controversy that constantly damages the image of the national team, but we don't know what the specific reason is.
We only know that Ning Zetao has brought us many honors and will always have a place for him in the history of Chinese swimming, and we will never forget the "Asian flying fish".
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