On February 21, the 2019 First International Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Grand Prix and Liaoning Provincial Youth Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship kicked off at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Hall in Hunnan District, Shenyang. Former Chinese badminton team head coach and Chinese Olympic Committee expert Committee member Li Yongbo and his wife Xie Ying appeared.

Rhythmic gymnastics is Xie Ying’s old profession. She was one of the first athletes of the Liaoning Provincial Rhythmic Gymnastics Team. She later served as the coach of the National Rhythmic Gymnastics Team and the Director of the Rhythmic Gymnastics Department of the General Administration of Gymnastics Management Center. She is currently the China Deputy Secretary General of the Gymnastics Association. Xie Ying introduced that over the years, Liaoning Rhythmic Gymnastics has provided batches of outstanding athletes to the national team, including Zhang Shuo, Sui Jianshuang, Sun Dan, etc. All previous Chinese rhythmic gymnastics teams have basically been based on Liaoning athletes.

This International Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Grand Prix is ??the first international rhythmic gymnastics event held in Liaoning. More than 500 athletes of all age groups from China, Russia, Canada and other countries will participate, and 33 athletes will be produced. gold medal.

In addition to heavyweight guests from the gymnastics circle, the opening ceremony also invited Li Yongbo and badminton gold medal coach Tian Bingyi, as well as Olympic champions such as Zhang Ning, Du Jing, and Sun Fuming to assist.

Li Yongbo and Xie Ying are a model couple in the Chinese sports world. Their acquaintance back then was quite dramatic. In May 1983, the Liaoning Badminton and Rhythmic Gymnastics teams were training in the same gym, with a wooden wall separating the two teams. Li Yongbo had just returned from the national team and didn't know about this "38th line." One day he opened the door and looked inside, and fell in love with Xie Ying at first sight. After dating for eight years, the two got married in 1991, and their son Li Gen was born in September 1992.

Reporter: Was the 2003 champion also from Liaoning?

Zhong Ling: It is exactly the same as this time. Sun Dan was first, Zhang Shuo was second, and I was third. (Note: In the 2003 National Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, Sun Dan and Zhang Shuo from Liaoning won the championship and runner-up respectively, while Zhong Ling, the leader who won all championships in the previous championship, only finished third. Then on September 24 In the individual competition of the 27th World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships held from September to 29th, Zhong Ling won a valuable ticket for China to participate in the individual competition of artistic gymnastics at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. In the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Championships in mid-October, Zhong Ling won. Won eighth place in the all-around.)

From the outside, the sports world is the purest and most monotonous job. After all, apart from training, there is competition. Unexpectedly, it is also dark. It seems that it is not among them. I just don’t know. Whether Li Yongping’s wife is such a person is all rumored on the Internet. Just watch it.