Original title: Xu Xin and Zhu Ting were awarded the honorary title of training pacesetter
At the national sports directors' meeting held in Beijing on June 27, the State General Administration of sports commended the athletes and coaches who achieved outstanding results in 2019. Among them, the National Women's volleyball team, the national archery team and the National Women's rugby team, and 14 athletes such as Zhu ting and Xu Xin were awarded the honorary title of 'training pacesetter'.
In order to recognize the advanced, set up a model, and further stimulate the enthusiasm of athletes and coaches, the State General Administration of sports awarded three national teams and 14 athletes the honorary title of 'training pacesetter' according to the recognition principle of national sports outstanding contribution award.
The three national teams are national women's volleyball team, national archery team and national women's rugby team; The 14 athletes are volleyball player Zhu ting and Zhang Changning, weight lifter Shi Zhiyong and Deng Wei, swimmer Xu Jiayu and Liu Xiang, diver Shi Tingmao, table tennis player Xu Xin, rugby player Chen Keyi, badminton player Chen Yufei, speed skater Ning Zhongyan, figure skater Han Cong and Sui Wenjing, and steel frame snowmobile player Yan Wengang.
In addition, in recognition of the outstanding athletes and coaches in 2019, 246 athletes such as Han Cong, 153 coaches such as Zhao Hongbo, 232 athletes such as fan Kexin and 92 coaches such as Li Yan were awarded the first-class sports medals in 2019 according to the provisions of the measures for awarding sports medals to athletes and coaches.