For the readers who don’t know Li Ning
Saturday, August 9th, 2008“Li Ning (Simplified Chinese: 李宁) is a famous Chinese gymnast and entrepreneur. He was born in a Zhuang family on September 8, 1963 in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China and gained his Bachelor of Law and EMBA degrees from Peking University.
Ning is most famous for winning 6 medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, including 3 gold medals (in floor exercise, pommel horse, and rings), 2 silver medals, and a bronze medal. In 1982, he won six of the seven medals awarded at the Sixth World Cup Gymnastic Competition, earning him the title “Prince of gymnastics”.
Ning retired from sporting competition in 1988, and in 1990 he founded the Li-Ning Company Limited, which sells footwear and sporting apparel in China. Ning remains chairman of the company’s board of directors.
Li was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2000. He became the first Chinese inductee of the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
In Beijing 2008 Olympics Li Ning was named to be the person to ignite the cauldron at the opening ceremony.”