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Low-key Asian Games champion Zheng Nina Li, a little-known story

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Why is this low-key Asian Games champion more worthy of Chinese people's attention!

Low-key Asian Games champion Zheng Nina Li, a little-known story

Zheng Ninali, China's first naturalized track and field athlete, but her naturalization road was not smooth, he was born into a sports family, his grandmother was the first female athlete in China to break the world record, Zheng Fengrong, and grandfather Duan Qiyan, who won the high jump championship at the first National Games.

Low-key Asian Games champion Zheng Nina Li, a little-known story

Since she was a child, she has been influenced by her grandmother's patriotic feelings, so on her 20th birthday, she was a Canadian citizen and submitted an application to the IAAF to become a Chinese national, for which she paid the price of not being able to participate in international competitions for three years, originally thinking that she would miss the Olympics like this, but did not want to postpone the Tokyo Olympics for a year.

Low-key Asian Games champion Zheng Nina Li, a little-known story

But problems followed, after joining China, the points she had previously achieved were also forced to zero, and in just two months, Zheng Nina desperately saved enough points to catch the last train of the Tokyo Olympics, and created the best record in the all-around event in the history of the Chinese Olympic Games.

Low-key Asian Games champion Zheng Nina Li, a little-known story

On the evening of the 31st Beijing time, the women's heptathlon of the Hangzhou Asian Games ended, and China's Zheng Ninali won the gold medal with 6149 points, which was also her first medal on behalf of China.

Low-key Asian Games champion Zheng Nina Li, a little-known story

There are four words tattooed on Zheng Ninali's leg, do your best, this is his grandmother's advice, and it is also his standard for being a person. Looking forward to seeing her in Paris in a fit position, everything will be as good as it should be. #郑妮娜力背后的故事#

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