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In December 2015, a solemn and grand wedding celebration was being held in Armed Club, a prestigious high-end club in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.
The bride Feng Kun, who was wearing a noble white wedding dress, had exquisite makeup and elegant temperament, like a noble princess.
When she gracefully walked up to her husband, Gatipong, everyone in the room was deeply moved by the demeanor of this loving couple who crossed borders.
This marriage, which transcends racial and age boundaries, initially attracted widespread attention and doubts from all walks of life. Because Gatipong is not from his own country, but a Thai from afar, and he is a full 12 years older than Feng Kun.
For two people who have long been deeply in love, these so-called obstacles cannot stop their path of love.
At the wedding scene, the Thai groom Gatipong sang the classic love song "The Moon Represents My Heart" affectionately, and every lyric expressed his sincere and deep love for Feng Kun.
Hearing that familiar melody, Feng Kun couldn't help but burst into tears, and the deep emotion in his heart could not be described in words.
This love from the bottom of my heart makes the distance between them closer and closer.
Despite the differences in age and ethnicity between them, their common expectations for the future and their yearning for a better life have made them more determined to come together and wish each other a happy marriage.
In the presence of the royal princesses of the Thai royal family, they made eternal vows in this luxurious clubhouse.
The former old teammates, such as Chen Zhonghe, the former head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, Xu Li, director of the National Volleyball Management Center, and Zhao Ruirui, an outstanding player, all rushed to send their most sincere wishes to the newcomers.
Seeing his former teammate Zhang Ping by his side as a bridesmaid, Feng Kun's heart was full of gratitude for this deep friendship.
After marriage, Feng Kun lived with her husband Gatipong in exotic Thailand. Although she has left her hometown, her longing for her motherland has never diminished.
In the same year, in 2015, they held a unique wedding in Beijing, which perfectly blended the essence of Chinese and Thai cultures.
This wedding was starry-studded, and the famous host Bai Yansong personally served as the master of ceremonies. Former teammates Lang Ping, Yuan Weimin and other celebrities also came to congratulate them, and even an autistic person came to offer blessings, and the whole scene was filled with strong warmth and touch.
From this scene, we can clearly feel Feng Kun's irreplaceable position in the hearts of the people.
In 1978, Feng Kun, an outstanding basketball talent, was born in a simple and loving family in Beijing. From a young age, her gifted height and strong physique were evident, and her family looked forward to developing her into an outstanding track and field athlete.
Fate seems to have planned a different life path for her.
A seemingly insignificant accident completely changed the trajectory of Feng Kun's life. It was a hot summer vacation, and her family signed her up for the school's track and field training class, but because the quota was full, she had no choice but to switch to the volleyball class.
Although this was just a small accident, this decision led Feng Kun into the palace of volleyball.
When she first got involved in volleyball, Feng Kun didn't show much enthusiasm, but her natural superior physique soon caught the attention of coach Wang Guilan. Wang Guilan is an experienced volleyball coach who has a unique eye and sees Feng Kun's endless potential, giving her high praise and focused training.
With his own talent and Wang Guilan's careful guidance, Feng Kun has made great progress in volleyball skills. In 1994, she officially became a professional athlete and started her own volleyball journey.
Despite her slow start, she performed well, trained positively, and was humble and rigorous in the team, and it only took a short time for her to secure the main position of the Beijing team.
On this passionate green field, Feng Kun was finally able to show his talent to the fullest. She was born with amazing arm strength, strong smash power, quick defensive response, and well-organized command on the court.
What's even more rare is that when she was in the youth team, she had won many gold and silver medals for the national team, especially in the Asian Youth Championships, which added countless brilliance to the future bright stars of Chinese volleyball.
With outstanding performance, in 2001, under the careful cultivation of Chen Zhonghe, Feng Kun was honored to become the chief setter of the Chinese women's volleyball national team. In just over a year, she bravely stood up and took on the responsibility of the captain of the Chinese women's volleyball team.
Authorities have praised Feng Kun as an "all-rounder" athlete with excellent blocking ability, accurate passing skills and cautious defensive awareness, as well as first-class offensive and defensive prowess.
As an unintentional "belated" inductee, Feng Kun gradually stood out with his perseverance and outstanding skills, and grew into an indispensable leader in the Chinese women's volleyball team.
In this process, she skillfully controlled the picture of her life through ups and downs, and composed a magnificent movement of personal legend.
Even a model figure like Feng Kun in the sports world cannot avoid encountering lows and difficulties in his career full of challenges and opportunities. In 2006, just as her career was in full swing, the pain quietly struck, making her performance on the field gradually seem inadequate.
And that year's World Championship brought unprecedented pressure to her mind.
However, as the core setter and captain of the Chinese women's volleyball team, Feng Kun knows that every failure will become a heavy burden on her shoulders. Despite his physical and mental exhaustion, Feng Kun never chose to give up.
She has always adhered to the never-say-die belief and burned in her heart.
After a period of careful recuperation and adjustment, the persevering leader of the women's volleyball team once again returned to the arena with a fuller attitude, like a phoenix nirvana, bravely assuming the dual responsibilities of the main player and the captain.
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games witnessed the glorious moment of Feng Kun's rejuvenation. In the final, the Chinese team encountered stubborn resistance from a strong opponent in the first round, the Russian team, and once fell behind by two games.
In the face of such an unfavorable situation, the atmosphere at the scene was extremely tense.
At this critical moment, Feng Kun boosted the morale of the whole team with the attitude of a true leader, she stepped forward, exerted the spirit of tenacious struggle, and methodically commanded the team to launch a counterattack.
In the end, under her wise leadership, the Chinese team won three games in a row, successfully reversed the decline, and won the precious bronze medal for the national legion.
After the game, Feng Kun, who was full of joy in his tears, had a victory smile on his face. As the captain, she knows the value of this bronze medal, which embodies the countless days and nights of hard work of her and her teammates, as well as the sweat and tears that have been shed on the field.
Good times are always short-lived. In the following season, they achieved great results in the Swiss Women's Volleyball Classic and the World Grand Prix, fully demonstrating that the Chinese women's volleyball team is ready to regain its vitality.
There is no doubt that behind all this, it is inseparable from the outstanding leader, Feng Kun's excellent guidance and never-say-die fighting spirit.
After the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Feng Kun, who had the opportunity to be promoted to the national team coach and pass on his rich coaching experience to his juniors, chose a unique new path in life.
In September of that year, the legend who had been in charge of the Chinese women's volleyball team for 17 years, with full expectations for the future, went to Italy to join the local Novara club.
There, she stepped back into the ring as an athlete and achieved impressive results.
With his outstanding technical quality and perseverance in his professionalism, Feng Kun successfully helped Novara become a powerhouse in the Italian volleyball league, and finally won the runner-up in the league that season.
On the stage of the European club league, she overcame all the obstacles, and finally helped the team win the championship trophy, and she herself won the supreme honor of "best setter" with her exquisite setter skills.
This short but brilliant overseas experience has undoubtedly become a meaningful story on Feng Kun's life path. Subsequently, she resolutely returned to her homeland and joined the Guangzhou Evergrande women's volleyball team to start a new journey.
Under her careful planning and strategy, this strong team performed well, and successfully entered the finals of the National Women's Volleyball League in the first season of joining.
In the end, under the leadership of Feng Kun, the team successfully won the championship of the league runner-up that season.
Just when everyone was speculating that Feng Kun would continue to show his talent in the coaching position, in 2011, the sports legend who had been in charge of the Chinese women's volleyball team for 17 years finally announced his retirement.
For Feng Kun, the excitement of life has just begun.
After retiring, she was still active in the field of volleyball, serving as the coach of the national second team. Under her careful guidance and management, the young girl played a triumphant song all the way to the Asian Youth Championships, and finally won the championship with a proud record of eight victories, and also won the national team a valuable qualification to participate in the World Youth Championships in the Czech Republic.
Just when everyone thought that Feng Kun would devote herself to coaching, in 2014, she made a jaw-dropping decision - to marry Thai coach Gatipong, who was 12 years older than herself, and opened a new chapter in her life.
Today, at the age of forty-five, Feng Kun is rejuvenated and is enjoying the best time of his life without reservation. During this golden years, she managed to shape the very different roles of a virtuous wife, a loving mother, and a dedicated volleyball coach into her own unique charm, and achieved a unique landscape.
In her warm home in Bangkok, Thailand, she and her husband Gatipong are as loving as ever, raising a lively and lovely mixed-race son together, sharing family fun. That round, carefree little life often becomes the focus of Feng Kun's display on social media, attracting the love and praise of many netizens.
Feng Kun frequently shares the sweet moments of a family of three in the online world, and the smile full of happiness and satisfaction warms people's hearts like sunshine, which deeply touches countless people and praises their "family photos".
Although the life is comfortable and comfortable, Feng Kun has always been concerned about the motherland and paid close attention to the development trend of the Chinese women's volleyball team. No matter how the national team performs in major international competitions, or small competitions in leagues around the world, as long as there is a Chinese women's volleyball team, she will not hesitate to devote herself to the craze of learning the latest information.
Whenever Feng Kun appeared on the field as a mother, the fans at the scene would burst into warm applause and cheers to express their high respect for the former women's volleyball hero.
In fact, since their marriage, Feng Kun and her husband Gatipon have been committed to finding the best balance between family and career. As early as when Gatipong was the head coach of the Thai women's volleyball team, the two had frequent exchanges and shared valuable experience and strategies in volleyball training and event guidance between China and Thailand.
Today's Feng Kun, in addition to taking care of children and housework, also has to take care of multiple positions, and his rapid career development is remarkable. Recently, for example, she participated in the preparation of the Asian Volleyball Federation Coaching Committee as a member of the Asian Volleyball Federation's Coaching Committee during the key part of the Asian Club Champions Cup, fully demonstrating her influence in the field of sports.
Looking at the overall situation, whether it is in family life or career development, Feng Kun is tirelessly pursuing excellence and constantly climbing new heights in life with practical actions. Her unswerving enterprising spirit is a true portrayal of the Chinese women's volleyball team's hard work, unity and hard work in the past few decades.