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Yang Fangxu, the famous player who won the championship for the Chinese women's volleyball team at the Rio Olympics, should have enjoyed the glory of victory, but was banned for 4 years at the peak.
Today, at the age of 30, she is still unmarried, what kind of story is hidden behind it?
From Gomi to Rio: A volleyball girl's Olympic dream
On October 6, 1994, in Gaomi City, Weifang City, Shandong Province, a girl who was destined to be extraordinary fell to the ground. She is Yang Fangxu, and her parents are ordinary workers, but they give her an innate height advantage.
Yang Fangxu's mother Cui Xiaomei is 1.69 meters tall, and his father Yang Lianxue is 1.88 meters tall.
Xiao Yang Fangxu has shown extraordinary intelligence since he was a child. In elementary school, she not only served as the class president and team committee, but also was rated as a top three student and one of the top ten teenagers every year.
However, the gears of fate quietly turned in 2008. In the spring of that year, Zhang Chunling, a volleyball coach from Weifang Sports School, came to Gaomi Municipal New Middle School where Yang Fangxu studied to select talents.
Yang Fangxu, who was not yet 14 years old at the time, had grown to 1.83 meters, and his standing height immediately attracted Zhang Chunling's attention.
However, Yang Fangxu's parents did not approve of their daughter taking the road of sports. They hope that their daughters with excellent grades can be admitted to major universities, and they are worried that practicing volleyball will affect their studies.
Zhang Chunling and the leaders of Weifang Sports School visited the door many times, and finally persuaded Yang Fangxu's parents.
In the summer of 2008, Yang Fangxu came to Weifang Sports School alone and started her volleyball career. Despite his height and athletic talent, as a "rookie", Yang Fangxu's skills are still very jerky.
In the face of the coach's harsh criticism, Yang Fangxu did not back down, but trained harder, vowing to make up for his shortcomings.
After several years of hard training, Yang Fangxu's skills have improved by leaps and bounds. In the 2013-2014 National Women's Volleyball League, she has become a core player of the Shandong women's volleyball team, starting every game and playing the whole game.
Her outstanding performance caught the attention of the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, Lang Ping, and she was selected for the national team in 2014.
Olympic gold medals: glory and cost
2016 was a year full of challenges and opportunities for Yang Fangxu. After arduous rehabilitation training, she finally returned to the game and was fortunate to be selected for the Chinese women's volleyball team for the Rio Olympics.
The journey to Rio has not been easy. In the group stage, the Chinese women's volleyball team suffered setbacks one after another, and Yang Fangxu and his teammates experienced countless tears and losses.
However, it was these setbacks that honed the team's will and allowed them to explode into an astonishing force in the knockout stages.
In the round of 8, the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the host Brazil team with a score of 3:2, and Yang Fangxu played well in the game.
In the semi-finals against Netherlands, she came on as a substitute and helped the team turn the tide and advance to the final with her excellent passing, defending and small-ball tandem skills.
Facing Serbia in the final, Yang Fangxu once again showed amazing strength. Despite another injury to her right leg, she still came on with it and came off the bench at crucial moments.
Not only did she score on the offensive end, but she also excelled on the defensive end, breaking down opponents' attacks on many occasions. In the end, the Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the Serbia team with a score of 3:1 and won the Olympic gold medal.
When the referee blew the final whistle, Yang Fangxu and Lang Ping hugged each other tightly, tears coming out of their eyes. At this moment, all the dedication and persistence have been rewarded in the best.
However, no one thought that this glorious moment would become the pinnacle of Yang Fangxu's career.
Tricks of fate: from the top to the bottom
Just when Yang Fangxu was enjoying the glory of the Olympic champion, fate played a cruel joke on her. On August 11, 2018, a day destined to be remembered by Yang Fangxu, she was found to be positive for exogenous erythropoietin in an out-of-competition doping test.
This news is like a bolt from the blue, not only for Yang Fangxu himself, but also for the entire Chinese women's volleyball team. At that time, the Chinese women's volleyball team was preparing to participate in the Jakarta Asian Games, and Yang Fangxu was originally in the lineup, but now has to withdraw from the game.
To make matters worse, she was banned for four years, meaning she would miss the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
After the news of the ban broke, public opinion was in an uproar. Some expressed disbelief, others expressed disappointment, and some severely criticized Yang Fangxu.
Faced with overwhelming doubts and accusations, Yang Fangxu didn't know how to deal with it for a while. She has always been a good child in the eyes of her parents and coaches since she was a child, and a trusted partner of her teammates, but now she has to bear such a charge, which can be imagined as a blow to her.
However, as the so-called Seon lost his horse, he didn't know whether it was a blessing. This period of forced departure from the arena also gave Yang Fangxu a rare opportunity to examine his life.
The Sweetness and Bitterness of Love: A Romance with Tao Hanlin
At the low point of his life, Yang Fangxu ushered in a sweet relationship. Her boyfriend's name is Tao Hanlin, the main center of the Shandong men's basketball team, with a height of 2.08 meters and a weight of 129 kilograms, and is affectionately called "Little Shark" by fans.
Tao Hanlin is three years older than Yang Fangxu and was born on June 4, 1991 in Jinan, Shandong. Both are sports stars in Shandong Province, with similar experiences and a common language, and soon sparked a spark of love.
In 2019, Yang Fangxu and Tao Hanlin's relationship was unexpectedly exposed. At that time, the two were secretly photographed by fans while shopping at the supermarket, and the photos quickly circulated online. In the face of the attention of the outside world, Yang Fangxu chose to acquiesce, and this relationship officially entered the public eye.
Love has brought new hope and strength to Yang Fangxu. With Tao Hanlin by her side, she gradually walked out of the haze brought by the ban and rediscovered the joy of life. The two often go out together and share bits and pieces of life, which looks very sweet.
However, real-life love is often not as perfect as in fairy tales. As time passed, the contradictions and disagreements between the two gradually emerged.
As professional athletes, they all have a strong sense of individuality and independence. In addition, there are some differences between the two in terms of life philosophy and future planning.
After two years of getting along, Yang Fangxu and Tao Hanlin finally chose to break up. In 2021, Yang Fangxu announced the news on his personal social platform, which attracted the attention of fans and netizens.
Back on the field: The transition from athlete to coach
2023 is a new beginning for Yang Fangxu. After a lengthy four-year ban, she was finally freed. However, the age of 29 is no longer young for a professional athlete, and it is no longer realistic to return to the field as an athlete.
Faced with such a reality, Yang Fangxu made a wise choice: she joined the Shandong women's volleyball team as an assistant coach to assist head coach An Jiajie.
From athlete to coach, Yang Fangxu has a lot to learn and adapt. She needs to translate her years of experience into teaching skills, how to communicate with her players, how to develop a training plan, and how to make tactical adjustments in the game.
In his new position, Yang Fangxu has always been hardworking and has the ability to learn. She humbly asked Coach An Jiajie for advice, carefully studied the characteristics of each player, and worked hard to make her own contribution to the team.
Although she is no longer the main player on the court, she still influences the team in her own way and conveys her love for volleyball.
The addition of Yang Fangxu has injected new vitality into the Shandong women's volleyball team. Her experience and skills have been recognised by the players, and her inspirational story inspires the young players to work hard. With her help, the performance of the Shandong women's volleyball team has improved significantly.
However, for Yang, returning to the field of action means much more than that. It's more like a redemption, a kind of redemption for the past.
Through her work as a coach, she found new values in life and rebuilt her self-confidence. Although she has made mistakes, she has proved with practical actions that as long as you don't give up, there is always a chance to get back on your feet. #长文创作激励计划#
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