Some people say that the life of athletes is monotonous, they are competitions in addition to training, some people say that the life of athletes is lonely, and their training competitions can only be faced alone most of the time. In the Chinese sports world, there are many athletes on the other side or the other half of the former are still in the sports circle, but not the same project of the day-to-day love, cross-event love at first sight.
Cai Yun (Badminton) & Wang Na (Synchronized Swimming)
Cai Yun, one of the sealed groups that has created countless histories for the Chinese badminton team, and his wife Wang Na are cross-project combinations. Cai Yun, born on January 19, 1980 in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, joined the national team in 2000 and partnered Fu Haifeng two years later. Asian Championships, All England Open, World Championships, Olympic Games, they have won the championship again and again to create history. In February this year, Cai Yun tweeted that he would retire. Wang Na, born on January 27, 1984 in Langzhong, Sichuan, was the double runner-up of the World Youth Championships, the collective champion of the Asian Games in Doha, and the bronze medalist of the Beijing Olympic Games. After the 2009 National Games, Wang Na retired from the army and became the coach of the Chinese national synchronized swimming team.
One day in 2003, Cai Yun was training in the strength room and fell in love with Wang Na, who was also training, at first sight. Cai Yun asked his teammates about Wang Na's mobile phone number and began to chat with text messages. From texting to phone calls, from eating together on weekdays to watching movies together on weekends, after the Athens Olympics, both of them developed into lovers. The two participated in the Doha Asian Games and the Beijing Olympic Gold Medal together, creating history for the country one time at a time. In August 2006, Cai Yun put the ring on Wang Na's hand, and in April 2010, the two registered their marriage with the Civil Affairs Bureau of Wuhou District, Chengdu. In April 2012, Wang Na gave birth to a baby girl in Chengdu, and Cai Yun was promoted to father.
Zhou Yafei (swimming) & Moko (basketball)
The combination of Zhou Yafei, known as the "Queen of Asian Butterflies", and former men's basketball national player Moko is also a model of cross-project together. Zhou Yafei was born on January 17, 1984 in Qingdao, Shandong Province. She is good at butterfly swimming, breaking the world record, Asian record and national record in women's 50m butterfly, 100m butterfly, 200m butterfly swimming for many times, she participated in four World Championships, all of which had medals in the account, including the 4X100m Medley Relay Championship in 2003, the fourth and 4X100m medley relay bronze medals in the Beijing Olympic Games, the only regret is that she failed to win the championship in the single event. Moko, born on September 29, 1982 in Changchun, Jilin Province, plays as a center/big forward, has been selected for the national team many times, and also helped the Bayi team reach the CBA Finals.
Moko and Zhou Yafei were introduced by Guangdong coach Du Feng and his wife. On September 9, 2009, Moko had received a marriage license with Wang Fan, a member of the Bayi women's basketball team, but he did not expect that on February 15, 2010, Wang Fan suddenly fainted during training, and after being diagnosed with "pulmonary infarction", she unfortunately passed away. After spending some time together, Moko successfully proposed to Zhou Yafei on one knee at the wedding of his friend Zhang Qingpeng on May 12, 2012. On October 7, 2012, the two held a wedding in Changchun with the theme of "Fei" you "Mo", and after two years of love journey, the two finally entered the marriage hall hand in hand. On January 24, 2014, Zhou Yafei posted a photo of her husband Moko holding her daughter, announcing that the two had been promoted to parents.
Zou Kai (Gymnastics) & Zhou Jie (Rhythmic Gymnastics)
If the above two pairs are engaged in a far-flung difference in projects, then the Olympic hardware king Zou Kai and his wife Zhou Jie are "close relatives" combined. Zou Kai, born on February 25, 1988 in Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Gold, Zou Kai won three gold medals in men's team, free gymnastics and horizontal bar, and the three gold medals won in one Olympic Games were also comparable to Li Ning, the prince of gymnastics in 1984. At the 2012 London Olympic Games, Zou Kai won the men's team and free gymnastics championships again, becoming the first athlete in China's Olympic history to win five gold medals. Zhou Jie, born on November 7, 1991 in Hunan, is a former beautiful member of the rhythmic gymnastics national team, who represented hunan after the 2009 Shandong National Games, retired and entered Beijing Sport University, and is currently a dance teacher for the Chinese gymnastics team.
After Zou Kai achieved the hardware king at the London Olympic Games, the news that he already had a girlfriend was exposed, and his girlfriend was Zhou Jie, a former beautiful member of the rhythmic gymnastics national team. Zou Kai and Zhou Jie met as early as 2007, one is the gymnastics team, the other is the art sports team, the two can meet on some occasions, they have known each other until after the Beijing Olympic Games, the two are in formal contact. On November 4, 2012, Zou Kai and his girlfriend Zhou Jie appeared in the "Hundred Changes Big Coffee Show", in the recording program, Zou Kai successfully proposed to his girlfriend with a diamond ring and roses. On November 4, 2013, Zou Kai and his girlfriend Zhou Jie got married with a license from the Civil Affairs Bureau of Wuhou District, Chengdu, and after 6 years of love, they finally entered the marriage hall hand in hand. Zou Kai is still making a final effort for the Rio Olympics, and the wedding of the two will be postponed again and again, and if there is no accident, the two will be held after the Rio Olympics.
Liu Xiang (110m HURD) & Wu Sha (Pole Vault)
After ending a failed marriage, Liu Xiang finally found true love, and after an open relationship with fellow former pole vaulter Wu Sha, the more the two fell in love, the more high-profile they became, and from time to time they showed great love. Liu Xiang, born on July 13, 1983 in Putuo District, Shanghai, is the first athlete in the history of Chinese sports and athletics and the first athlete in the history of Asian athletics to combine olympic champion, indoor and outdoor world championship champion, IAAF Grand Prix final champion and world record holder. However, the injury retirement of the two Olympic Games in Beijing and London has also made Liu Xiang controversial, and on the afternoon of April 7, 2015, Liu Xiang officially announced his retirement on Weibo. Wu Sha was born on October 21, 1985 in Wuhu, Anhui Province. At the age of 12, he was selected to join the Anhui Provincial Team, and soon achieved results after practicing pole jumping. She has participated in many domestic and foreign competitions, winning two Asian Championships in athletics in 2003 and 2011 and the 2009 National Games. After retiring from the 2013 National Games, Wu Sha returned to the Anhui Sports Bureau.
On January 9, 2016, liu xiang announced his relationship with Wu Sha on Weibo six months after announcing his divorce from Ge Tian, but the two had been in a relationship since the 2009 National Games. According to relevant reports, it was at the 2009 National Games that Liu Xiang fell in love with the girl on the screen when watching the live broadcast of the women's pole vaulting competition, and with the help of his teammates, Liu Xiang found Wu Sha's QQ number, and the two began to contact. Both men and women have also been involved in talking about marriage, but this underground affair has not been made public. However, Liu Xiang's parents also met Wu Sha at the 2009 Shandong National Games, and they felt very good at the time. After Liu Xiang openly fell in love with Wu Sha, he changed his previous low-key style, the two traveled together, went shopping, and drank coffee, and Liu Xiang also took the initiative to post it; the photo of the two showed love. The two were exposed in January this year to have sweet cohabitation, and I believe that good things should not be far away.
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