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Original title: Returning with honor! The main leaders of Nanyue District visited and expressed their condolences to Nanyue native Olympic athlete Zhou Yaqin

The main leaders of Nanyue District, Hengyang City visited and expressed their condolences to Zhou Yaqin and her family.

Zhou Yaqin's relatives, friends, her first coach and people from her hometown watched the women's balance beam final of the Paris Olympics at different venues.

(Reporters Xie Jun and Chen Tao) Nanyue athlete Zhou Yaqin, who participated in the Paris Olympics, returned with honors. On the morning of August 10, Liu Lang, secretary of the Nanyue District Committee of Hengyang City, and Jiang Bingyan, deputy secretary of the district committee and mayor of the district, visited Zhou Yaqin and her family, who won the silver medal in the women's balance beam at the Paris Olympics, and expressed warm congratulations to her on behalf of the district committee, district government and the people of the district.

At Zhou Yaqin's home, Liu Lang and Jiang Bingyan, on behalf of the people of the district, expressed a warm welcome to Zhou Yaqin's triumphant return, presented flowers and condolence money to her and her family, and had a cordial conversation. Liu Lang said that Zhou Yaqin won the silver medal in the women's balance beam at the Paris Olympics, which was the first Olympic medal won by Nanyue since the establishment of the district. It was not only the pride of her family, but also the pride of all Nanyue people and the pride of the motherland. It fully demonstrated her belief in winning glory for the country, her tenacious fighting spirit, and her spirit of never giving up. This heavy honor is the result of Zhou Yaqin's hard training for more than ten years, and the result of her family's careful cultivation. The people of her hometown will continue to support Zhou Yaqin, and hope that she will continue to work hard and achieve more success, win glory for the country, and add color to her hometown. Deputy District Mayor Hu Rongfeng also visited.

On the day of the competition, Zhou Yaqin's relatives, friends, enlightenment coach and people from her hometown gathered in different venues to watch the grand ceremony of the women's balance beam final of the Paris Olympics, and witnessed together the moment when Zhou Yaqin won the silver medal. Zhou Yaqin was born in Nanyue in November 2005. She began gymnastics training in Hengyang at the age of 3 and a half, and joined the provincial team at the age of 10. On October 25, 2020, she won the gold medal in balance beam at the National Gymnastics Championships. On September 26, 2021, she won the gold medal in balance beam at the 14th National Games. At the 2023 Gymnastics World Championships held in Antwerp, Belgium, Zhou Yaqin won the runner-up in balance beam. On February 25, 2024, at the Gymnastics World Cup held in Cottbus, Germany, Zhou Yaqin won the gold medals in balance beam and floor exercise. On August 5, 2024, she won the silver medal in women's balance beam at the Paris Olympics. (Xie Jun Chen Tao)