June 20th is a black day for Chinese gymnastics. Lu Shanzhen, a Chinese gymnastics meritorious coach and former head coach of the women's gymnastics team, passed away at the age of 63 due to cardiogenic myocardial infarction. During the 20 years as the head coach of the Chinese women's gymnastics team, Lu Shanzhen has trained many Olympic champions and world champions including Kui Yuanyuan, Bi Wenjing, Liu Xuan, Cheng Fei, etc. The bad news came, and the lovers also expressed their grief.
Liu Xuan won the gold medal on the balance beam at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Now, at the age of 40, she is pregnant with a second child and is about to give birth. After learning the news of her teacher's sudden death, Liu Xuan said that she couldn't believe it and was unwilling to accept the news. "My Director Lu, our Director Lu, I don't want to accept this news, I don't want to believe it. At this moment, I am the little girl who followed your ass back then-my Director Lu has not left!"
, former Chinese gymnast star Sang Lan said: "Director Lu is doing well! I will be a master and apprentice in the next life!"
Sang Lan said: "My coach and my mentor Lu Shanzhen died in Beijing due to illness. He is an outstanding meritorious coach in China and trained me. As well as Liu Xuan, Cheng Fei , Bi Wenjing, Kui Yuanyuan, He Ning, Zhang Nan and other outstanding Olympic champions and world champions, they have made outstanding contributions to our country’s gymnastics. They are also our teachers and friends. Dear father!"
In 1998, Sang Lan was seriously injured during the warm-up training for the vaulting horse of the American Friendship Games. After recovering from injuries in the United States for more than eight months, Sang Lan returned to China in May 1999, and then continued rehabilitation in Beijing. At that time, the national gymnastics team was preparing for the Sydney Olympics, but Lu Shanzhen still often took time to take Liu Xuan, Bi Wenjing, Kui Yuanyuan and other players to visit Sang Lan and chat with her.
Lu said that Sang Lan is a strong and optimistic girl. "Looking at her so many times, I have never seen her cry."
