China's first Olympic ambassador was Deng Yaping.

in February p>21, Deng Yaping, who was still studying in Britain at that time, received a notice from the Beijing Olympic bid Committee to return to China to participate in the reception of the evaluation team of the Olympic organizing Committee, and at the same time served as one of the five ambassadors for the Olympic bid. Deng Yaping's speech "The Olympic flame ignites the Olympic ideal in the hearts of 4 million young people in China" won applause and won extra points for Beijing's Olympic bid.

Deng Yaping, born on February 6th, 1973 in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, was a former China women's table tennis player, an Olympic champion and a Grand Slam table tennis winner. Now she is the founder of Deng Yaping Sports Industry Investment Fund in Henan Province. ?

at the age of five, Deng Yaping began to play table tennis, and in 1988, he officially entered the national team. In 1989, Deng Yaping, who was only 16 years old, won the women's doubles championship for the first time in the World Table Tennis Championships. ? In 1992, Barcelona Olympic Games, as the absolute main force of China team, won two gold medals in women's singles and doubles.

In p>1996, at the Atlanta Olympic Games, Deng Yaping replicated the miracle four years ago and became the first person to win four Olympic gold medals in China Olympic history. In September 1998, Deng Yaping officially announced his retirement.

during her 14-year sports career, Deng Yaping has won 18 world championships. She has been ranked No.1 in table tennis for eight consecutive years, and is the longest-standing female athlete in the history of table tennis. ? In September 21, Deng Yaping was appointed Deputy Secretary-General of People's Daily and General Manager of Instant Search. Additional information

Other relevant Olympic ambassadors: Sang Lan

Sang Lan, a native of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, was a former member of the China Women's Gymnastics Team. She joined the national team in 1993 and won the national vault championship in 1997. On July 22nd, 1998, she was accidentally injured while participating in the 4th goodwill games, USA, resulting in a fracture of cervical vertebrae and paraplegia below the chest.

In p>22, she entered the Department of Journalism in Peking University to study for a bachelor's degree, and in July 27. Graduated from school. In 28, he became one of the ambassadors for Beijing's Olympic bid, and in the same year, he served as a special correspondent for the official website of Beijing Olympic Games. On April 6th, 211, the team of rights lawyers in Sang Lan was established in the United States.

In p>27, Sang Lan became attached to the Internet, and her global personal official website was launched. At the same time, she was also hired as the official website of the Chinese Olympic Committee. In June 27, as the initiator of the Olympic Star Guarantee Fund, he joined the preparatory work of the Olympic Star Guarantee Fund.

The first batch of confirmed torchbearers for the p>28 Beijing Olympic Games announced that Ding Junhui, a billiard prodigy, and Sang Lan, a former gymnast, have confirmed that they will participate in the torch relay of the Beijing Olympic Games as torchbearers.

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