Ding Ning posted photos of admission to Peking University.

Screenshot of Ding Ning's social media.

　　Chinanews client, Beijing, September 8th (Reporter Xing Rui) In the blink of an eye, the school season is about to start a campus tour, which also includes many retired or active athletes.

When entering the classroom with a different identity, they may also have the same troubles as ordinary students.

　　Chinese table tennis star Ding Ning recently announced the end of his career.

After retiring from the military, she has already embarked on a journey of studying at Peking University.

According to media reports, Ding Ning is studying for a master's degree in physical education at Peking University.

　　As one of China's top universities, Peking University has always been a hall of knowledge for many Olympic champions to continue their studies.

"Prince of Gymnastics" Li Ning, foil Olympic champion Thunder and others all graduated from here.

Although these people have achieved good results in the arena, it is not easy for them to graduate successfully.

Data map: Deng Linlin was interviewed by China News Agency in 2016.

Photo by Zhai Lu from China News Service

　　Gymnastics Olympic champion Deng Linlin recalled the first time she went to Peking University for class.

After the 2013 National Games, Deng Linlin went to Peking University to report.

However, on the first day of class, she could not understand what the teacher was talking about.

　　According to Deng Linlin, she was studying Introduction to Chinese Politics. She yawned after sitting in the classroom for half an hour: "The teacher speaks Chinese, but I can't understand it." When the teacher uttered an allusion, she started yawning. The classmates were all laughing, only Deng Linlin was sitting there with a blank face.

　　They all said that "everything is difficult at the beginning." After a few months, Deng Linlin slowly adapted to the rhythm of the university.

During college, she also gave full play to the athlete's spirit of not being afraid of hardship and tiredness.

In the end, she not only graduated successfully from Peking University, but also went to study in the United States.

　　Deng Linlin's elder sister Liu Xuan also had the experience of not understanding or keeping up at Peking University.

When Liu Xuan was studying at Peking University, one of the subjects that caused her the most headache was advanced mathematics.

　　Because she did not have a foundation in mathematics, Liu Xuan did not reach the pass line in the first high-mathematics exam.

But the teacher will not lower the standard just because she is an Olympic champion. Liu Xuan can only spend more time on studying.

Fortunately, after some hard work, Liu Xuan finally graduated successfully.

Ye Shiwen's birthday wish is not a subject.

Screenshot of Ye Shiwen's social media.

　　Ye Shiwen, a famous swimmer studying at the Law School of Tsinghua University, is also facing the trouble of failing to study.

Law school courses are difficult, and there are many knowledge points to remember.

In order to better digest the knowledge in class, Ye Shiwen will use a voice recorder to record in get out of class, and listen again after class.

When preparing for the final exam, she and her classmates would read books all night.

Even if he studied hard, Ye Shiwen would still face the risk of failing to study.

　　After studying at Tsinghua University for a year, Ye Shiwen chose to return to the swimming pool.

After missing Tokyo, Ye Shiwen will return to Tsinghua University in the autumn to complete the rest of his studies.

Data map: In 2019, Chinese chess player Ke Jie and South Korean chess player Lee Sedol played a game. The two participated in the "Bloodland Cup" special match to commemorate the 100th anniversary of South Korea's "March First Movement" in Seoul that day.

In the end, Ke Jie defeated Li Shishi and won.

The picture shows Ke Jie.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Zeng Nai

　　The famous Go players Ke Jie and Ye Shiwen are both Tsinghua alumni. The difference is that Ke Jie majored in business administration.

In the eyes of many people, professional Go players have outstanding IQs, and college courses should be a piece of cake for Ke Jie.

　　But in an interview after enrollment, Ke Jie said frankly: "Tsinghua professional courses are very difficult." But I have to take care of my career and academics, and I feel a little lacking in skills.

In order to earn enough credits, Ke Jie also took the Go class that she was good at.

"It's easy to take credits, and this course can't be easily let go." Ke Jie said.

　　Many athletes will choose to study abroad after retiring.

In an unfamiliar foreign country, language became the first obstacle they had to overcome.

Data map: On the afternoon of August 2, Beijing time, the Chinese women's volleyball team ushered in a contest with the Argentine women's volleyball team.

The Chinese women's volleyball team, who missed the group two rounds in advance, still went all out in the game and finally won the opponent 3:0.

So far, the Chinese women's volleyball team ended the Tokyo Olympic journey with a record of 2 wins and 3 losses in the group stage.

The picture shows Lang Ping guiding on the sidelines.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Du Yang

　　Lang Ping went to the United States to study at his own expense after finishing his professional career.

Apart from studying, she worked as a volleyball assistant in the university, and also went to summer camps to teach the children to play, just to earn a small amount of living expenses.

After a very difficult time, Lang Ping passed the TOEFL test and successfully graduated from the University of New Mexico with a major in sports management.

　　Former women's volleyball national player Zhang Ping went to the Chinese University of Hong Kong to study after retiring.

Some courses in the school are taught in English, and Zhang Ping, who has no English foundation, is like listening to the heavenly scriptures.

Sometimes in class presentations, she can only look up the meaning and pronunciation one word by word, and then memorize it.

　　With the spirit of not giving up easily during the athlete period, Zhang Ping not only graduated successfully, but also studied for master's degree in his alma mater.

Today, she works as a teacher at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen).

　　As professional athletes, many people devote most of their energy to training.

After entering the university, they may have to work harder than ordinary students to successfully pass the exams again and again.

But there are also many cases of achieving a win-win situation in the arena and learning.

　　For example, Yang Qian, who won the first gold in the Tokyo Olympics, met the admission criteria for a high-level sports team at Tsinghua University and entered Tsinghua University to study.

　　As more and more high-level athletes enter colleges and universities, athletes will no longer be labeled with the stereotype of "simple mind and well-developed limbs".

Nowadays, while they are fighting on the field, they are also studying hard like ordinary students and making progress every day.

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