With the development of the times, competitive sports have also been integrated into people's lives. China is a sports power that maintains dominance in many sports and attracts high attention in the entire world. However, There are also many unpopular sports that are actually good, but they don’t get as much attention. Softball is one of them.
Softball is a sport developed from baseball. The rules are similar to baseball, but the technical difficulty and exercise intensity are lower than baseball. Softball was born in Chicago, USA, in the 1980s. It became an official Olympic sport in 1996, with only the women's category. However, it was temporarily excluded from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Currently, about 20 million people around the world play this sport. And the person we are going to talk about today is the former captain of the Chinese softball team.
She was once the captain of the Chinese softball team. Despite her opposition, she became a Japanese national and even saluted the Japanese flag in public!
She is Ren Yanli, born in 1963. She was the captain of the Chinese softball team in the 1980s. Later, she became a Japanese national and changed her name to Utsuki Reika. After joining Japan, she also served as the captain of the Japanese women's softball team and once coached the Japanese Women's Softball League Takasaki team. In 2011, she was selected by the Japan Softball Association and became the new Japanese women's softball coach. Is a world-class softball superstar.
Ren Yanli was born in Beijing. She was originally a javelin thrower, but later changed her career to a softball player for various reasons. In the 1980s, she served as the captain of the Chinese softball team. In 1986, Ren Yanli represented the Chinese team and won the home run and batting titles. , known as the "Asian Heavy Artillery" at the time, was the home run king of the World Softball Championship for two consecutive years in 1991 and 1993.
But in 1995, Japanese softball coach Taeko Utsuki offered an olive branch to Ren Yanli, and the salary was very attractive. Ren Yanli could not resist the temptation, and despite the strong opposition of her father who had participated in the Anti-Japanese War, she became a Japanese citizen and changed her name to Utsuki Reika. After becoming a Japanese citizen, Ren Yanli helped the Japanese team defeat the Chinese team twice and win Olympic gold medals twice. This made her father who participated in the Anti-Japanese War never forgive her.
And once after the game, Ren Yanli was interviewed by the media and said: It is my biggest wish to represent the Japanese team and defeat the Chinese team! Later, Ren Yanli also saluted the Japanese flag in public! After Ren Yanli retired, China Softball also invited her to serve as the coach of the Chinese team, but Ren Yanli refused! Today, Ren Yanli lives in Japan. She once broke up with her boyfriend and has been living a single life. Ren Yanli said that if possible, she would like to find a Chinese husband.
Ren Yanli was once the captain of the Chinese softball team. Despite opposition, she became a Japanese national and even saluted the Japanese flag in public! I wonder what you think about this matter?
