Beijing News Sports | Reporter Chen Jiakun
On October 16, two famous Chinese track and field athletes Xie Zhenye and Lu Minjia held their wedding. Xie Zhenye is the record holder of the men's 200m in Asia, and Lu Minjia is the women's long jump champion of the in Asia and National Games.
On September 9, Xie Zhenye successfully proposed. The picture comes from Xie Zhenye Weibo
Xie Zhenye is a Chinese men's championship athlete in the 100m and 200m. He once ran for 19.88 seconds in the 200m, making him the Asian record holder. Xie Zhenye is also the main force of the Chinese relay team, and he won the Tokyo Olympic relay bronze medal with his teammates. Lu Minjia won the women's long jump championship in the Asian Track and Field Championships in 2015. In 2009 and 2017, Lu Minjia won the National Games women's long jump championship twice.
After the Tokyo Olympics last year, Xie Zhenye once hinted that the marriage news would come this year. In September this year, Xie Zhenye invited the uninformed Lu Minjia to a stadium and successfully proposed to his girlfriend. Xie Zhenye said: "You are my first love at 18 years old, and I will also be my 80-year-old love. I spent 20 seconds running 200 meters, but I want to spend my whole life with love! I promise you that I will use my entire life to love you!" Lu Minjia responded to her lover on social media, saying that Xie Zhenye is not only a sprinter on the track and field field, but also her lifelong companion, and she will always be with her.
Xie Zhenye and Lu Minjia are both from Keqiao, Shaoxing, and are also members of the Zhejiang track and field team. Xie Zhenye is 3 years younger than Lu Minjia, and the two have been in love for 11 years. Xie Zhenye and Lu Minjia, two outstanding track and field athletes, got married, and netizens also sent their blessings. Next, Xie Zhenye will continue to work hard to achieve great results in the Paris Olympics as a leader in China's new stage of sprinting.