Zhang Xiuyun, the former head coach of the Chinese rowing team, was recently confirmed to be involved in a corruption case, and her corruption in the sports world has attracted widespread attention and heated discussions among netizens and **. Some netizens refer to her as the "female version of Li Tie", but the author believes that in the canoeing project, Zhang Xiuyun's influence is greater than Li Tie's influence in the football project. Born in 1976, Zhang Xiuyun won the women's quadruple sculls championship with her teammates at the 1993 World Rowing Championships. In 1996, she teamed up with her teammate Cao Mianying to win the second place in the double sculls at the Atlanta Olympics by just one second, which was also the first medal in Chinese rowing history in Olympic history. In June 2000, in the World Cup series, Zhang Xiuyun won the women's single rowing championship and became the first Chinese rowing athlete to win the World Cup event.
Although she was revealed to have heart problems in 2001 and doctors advised her to rest, she chose not to listen to the doctor's advice to continue playing, and Zhang Xiuyun's results were still very good. After the Rio Olympics, Zhang Xiuyun chose to retire and became the head coach of the Chinese rowing team. As a coach, she led the Chinese team to victory in the women's sculls at the 2019 World Championships. At the Tokyo Olympics, Zhang Xiuyun led the Chinese women's quadruple sculls team as a coach to set the world's best record in this event with a time of 6:05.13. It can be said that with these transcripts alone, Zhang Xiuyun has conquered many people. However, the reason why Zhang Xiuyun was involved in the case was related to her husband Liu Aijie. Liu Aijie is the president of the Chinese Rowing Association, and there is a 19-year age gap between them. Liu Aijie is an important figure in Chinese sports and has served as the director of the Olympic Games Preparation Office.
However, as his power grew, so did his selfish desires. Recently, Liu Aijie's case has also been confirmed. He was involved in more than 2,300 yuan and was sentenced to 11 years in prison and fined 2 million yuan. Sadly, a couple who were once envied have now been arrested and become prison couples. Liu Aijie's biggest "partner" is Duan Xuan, the former host of CCTV Sports Channel. In 2015, Duan Xuan left CCTV and became the legal person of Beijing Banana Sports Company. Duan Xuan cooperated with Liu Aijie, and after the Beijing Winter Olympics, Duan Xuan paid bribes to Liu Aijie a total of 19 times, with a total amount of 9.5 million yuan. After the Beijing Winter Olympics ended, Beijing Banana Sports Company announced that it was about to dissolve. In cooperation with Liu Aijie, Duan Xuan's Banana Sports Company made a profit of more than 30 million yuan. However, this also means that Duan Xuan was exposed and punished.
It is a pity that Duan Xuan, Liu Aijie and Zhang Xiuyun originally had a bright future, but unfortunately, they failed to keep the bottom line and finally had to accept the punishment of the law.