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Former elite athletes use ingrained determination to make fresh starts in life. Zhao Yimeng reports. Gong Weijie gives a free badminton lesson to Tibetan children in Yushu, Qinghai province, in 2017. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) After ending a career of days built around a rigorous schedule of training, meals, working out and sleeping, former badminton champion Gong Weijie opted to go into sports education when he retired at the age of 29. As co-founder of a professional badminton training club in Beijing, Gong turned to a new starting line and dedicated himself to providing a platform that will allow...
