Shaoxing athlete makes Zhejiang's debut at Winter Olympics
Zhen Weijie jumps at the men's Ski Jumping team event at Beijing 2022 on Feb 14. [Photo/Facebook account: Zhejiang, China]
Nineteen-year-old Zhen Weijie from Shaoxing took part in the men's ski jumping team event at Beijing 2022 on Feb 14, becoming the first athlete from Zhejiang province to participate in the Winter Olympic Games.
"Just completing the event safely is good enough as the team has only been training for three years," said Zhen Chunyun, the father of Zhen Weijie, when watching the event on TV.
The Chinese team did not qualify for the finals.
Zhen Weijie practices ski jump. [Photo/Facebook account: Zhejiang, China]
Born in Xinchang county in 2003, Zhen used to be a taekwondo practitioner before becoming a member of the national ski jumping team in 2018. He has been training across Europe since 2019.
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