Olympic Champions Visit Tonglu School
Upon arriving at the school's teaching building, students served as cultural docents to explain the historical context of the traditional "Six Arts" of sports. The two athletes also paused to observe traditional athletic stations including cuju, archery, and pitch-pot. Invited by a student, Li took up a bow and released an arrow that struck the center of the target.
Auditorium Q&A and Nondominant Hand Challenges
Inside the campus auditorium, Li and Wang competed against members of the school badminton team in a specialized shuttlecock-shuttle balancing drill using their nondominant hands. Despite the handicap, the Olympians maintained their elite ball control through the end of the countdown timer, after which students gathered around to collect signed postcards. During the subsequent question-and-answer session, Li addressed a student query regarding emotional regulation under heavy training pressure by noting that crying serves as a normal release valve, supplemented by music to ease stress. Sharing his own development path, Wang recounted that as a youth his competitive results often sat at the bottom of his age group, emphasizing that he gained competitive strength only near adulthood through persistent, extra training during rest periods.
Gold Medalists Provide Stroke Correction and Tactical Advice
At the school’s badminton facility, the two gold medalists evaluated the team’s warm-up routine, provided hands-on stroke correction, and discussed methods for controlling match pressure. Li advised students that while pre-match nervousness is inevitable, focusing strictly on immediate tactical execution rather than the final outcome helps quiet anxiety before participating in a mixed-doubles rotation with the students. Closing the event, Li encouraged the teenagers to cherish finding a beloved sport early in life, emphasizing that perseverance remains essential regardless of whether they pursue competitive athletics or lifelong physical fitness.
National Tour Conclusion
The event concluded the 2026 itinerary for the General Administration of Sport Culture Center initiative, which previously traveled to 13 cities across China—including Sanya in Hainan, Nanjing in Jiangsu, and Xiamen in Fujian—to connect students with elite athletes and promote sportsmanship.
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