Today we focus on Zheng Wei, the head coach of the Chinese women's basketball team, who may have a relatively tight schedule lately, as the training of the Chinese women's basketball team is about to start. Not long ago, the list of players for the Chinese women's basketball team to participate in the Olympic qualifying tournament has been released, and they will represent the Chinese women's basketball team in the qualifying tournament during the New Year.
Fortunately, this competition was held on our home turf, and it is expected that the Chinese women's basketball team can successfully qualify for the Olympic Games, of course, this is not an easy task.
In addition to fulfilling her responsibilities as the head coach of the Chinese women's basketball team, Zheng Wei recently accepted a new appointment, which also brought a surprise to fans. Zheng Wei has now been officially appointed as a member of the Chinese Olympic Committee, becoming one of the organization's ten executive committee members.
In the Chinese Olympic Committee, this is an extremely key position, which is responsible for handling the day-to-day work, including coordinating relations between the various regions. At the same time, she also has the important task of exercising the sacred right to vote. Therefore, for Zheng Wei, she has ushered in a new responsibility.
Considering that Zheng Wei still needs to lead the Chinese women's basketball team to prepare for the Olympic Games this year, some daily affairs may need to be entrusted to other positions. It is only when she votes that she is required to exercise this sacred power. This is inevitable, after all, the Olympics are a crucial event for Chinese sports this year.
One of the distinctive features of the 10-member executive committee is that all members are women, not a single male. Among them, Gong Lijiao is an athlete preparing for the Paris Olympics, while Zheng Wei is a coach. Most of the other eight committee members are retired athletes or heads of various departments, such as Lai Yawen in the volleyball department and Zhou Jihong in the swimming department, as well as retired athletes like Ding Ning. As a result, Gong Lijiao and Zheng Wei may coordinate some of the work to other committee members, and then when it comes to voting, they will exercise their voting rights remotely or online to decide major issues in Chinese sports.
Zheng Wei's appointment is indeed somewhat unexpected, after all, as the head of the basketball department, Yao Ming failed to enter the executive committee and only obtained the qualification of a member. At the level of the Basketball Association, Yao Ming is undoubtedly Zheng Wei's superior, but at the level of the Olympic Committee, Zheng Wei's level is slightly higher than Yao Ming.
The high-profile Wang Fang once played the same role as Yao Ming in the Sports Bureau, but in the recently announced Chinese Olympic squad, it is a pity that Wang Fang was not selected. This made the fans feel a little regretful. It is worth noting that only two figures in the entire Chinese Basketball Association, Zheng Wei and Yao Ming, have successfully entered the final list of the Chinese Olympic Committee.