Yibing Chen profile

Gymnastics (Rings)

Career highlight

His gold-medalling winning performance on home soil in Beijing was a masterful display of precision and difficulty on the Rings in the face of huge expectations.

Career other

Beijing 2008 medals

  • Gold, Rings
  • Gold, Men's Team Competition

Four World Championship titles make Chen the undoubted Lord of the Rings. However, he has competed infrequently outside of China due to their restrictions on state-suppported athletes competing abroad outside of World and Olympic competitions. He is critical of these restrictions.

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After Li Na won the Women's French Open Tennis, he declared himself "jealous" on his blog of the opportunities afforded to professional athletes.