YAN Haibin

Athlete, Student

Jinan University, Guangzhou, CHN

Mandarin

Guangdong Province [People's Republic of China]

Liang Jiahong, CHN

His elder sister Yan Jinhua has competed in athletics at national level in the People's Republic of China. His aunt Yan Jiankui represented the People's Republic of China in athletics and competed in the 100m and 200m at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. She also won gold medals in the 4x100m relay at the 2002 and 1998 editions of the Asian Games and at the 2002 Asian championships. (SportsDeskOnline, 24 Jul 2021; wzljl.cn, 10 Jul 2017)

He began training in the sport at age eight with coach Feng Jun in Cangwu, People's Republic of China. (wzljl.cn, 10 Jul 2017)

He was interested in athletics because his sister and aunt competed in the sport. In 2011 he was selected to train for the sport due to his physical condition and talent. (wzljl.cn, 10 Jul 2017)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Weibo profile, 18 Jul 2021; sohu.com, 17 Jul 2021)

"Be firm and believe in yourself." (Weibo profile, 18 Jul 2021)