Shang nasceu na região mais pobre da China e, até chegar aos Jogos Olímpicos do Brasil, teve uma vida

marcada por dificuldades

e pela pobreza:
• Por causa da má nutrição em criança ela não conseguiu crescer como as outras crianças. Atualmente ela tem 22 anos, apesar de
parecer bem mais nova.
• Chunsong não conseguiu chegar á medalha de bronze na primeira vez que participou num torneio, mas o seu esforço valeu a
pena.
• Em criança, tinha que percorrer a pé vários quilómetros de montanha com o irmão para ir à escola. A família, carenciada, não
conseguia dar aos filhos a comida e a roupa necessárias para sobreviver aos invernos rigorosos.
• O irmão de Chunsong sofre de uma doença que o deixou quase cego. A família não teve dinheiro para o tratar e era a jovem
ginasta quem lhe servia de guia no caminho até à escola, por isso, o seu maior desejo é ganhar muito dinheiro para o curar
• Aos sete anos, Chunsong foi escolhida para integrar o Centro de Ginástica Yongshun. Como a família não tinha dinheiro para a
inscrever, o irmão, seis anos mais velho, decidiu abandonar a escola e ajudá-la, transformando-se no seu massagista.
• A jovem passou a ser a fonte de rendimento da família, com o sonho de ajudar o irmão a fazer uma cirurgia que lhe permitisse
recuperar a visão.

so her biggest dream is to earn enough money to cure him. She

bought a house for her brother in Changsha after winning an
Olympic tournament from the 2013 Chinese National Games.
Nascimento
Infancia
Inicio da sua carreira
Prémios obtidos
Em 2018 onde ela já participou (FX PT 2018 CHN Nationals)
Mudança de vida- comparacao

Ano- prémio

2015- Chinese Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Fuzhou, from 27 May to 4 June.

2016- Chinese Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Heifei, from 7 May to 15 May.

2017- 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August.

Shang Chunsong
The turn around of her life
 Childhood

Shang Chunsong has a very interesting story. She was born

on the 18th of March 1996 in a poor city of China,
Changsha. She grew up in a very poor family so, because
of poor nutrition, she didn’t grow up like the other kids.
She looks like a 12 year old kid, but she is 22.
When she was young she had to cross over an entire
mountain each day in order to get her education. She and
her partially blind brother, Shang Lei, were forced to take
turns supporting each other through the arduous trips. In
the mornings, Shang Lei would carry his malnourished
sister and in the nights, under low-light conditions, she
would help him make their way back.
A life full of dreams
Her brother left school at 13 to support her in the
gymnastics life. She has worked hard to be the best and
her biggest dream was to earn enough money to cure
him.
After the 2013 Chinese National Games she bought a
house for her brother in Changsha after winning a
competition. She said it was for him when he got
married.
In her 1st competition she didn’t win any medal, but the
effort was worth it!
 Senior Career:
Prizes Won

I bet she didn’t dream she would win so many prizes when
she started her career:

Shang Chunsong won in 2013 and 2014 two consecutive

silver medals. Her impressive performances at the 2014
Asian Games earned her four medals: team gold, all-around
silver, floor silver and balance beam bronze.
She became the Chinese national gymnastics champion in
2015.
 Senior Career:
Prizes Won

In 2016 she was selected for the chinese olympic team . At

the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro she won a bronze
medal with the team. She was among the favorites to medal
on balance beam and floor exercise, but suffered a fever
during the olympics, hindering her performance ability on
her first days of competition.
In 2017 she won gold at Baku world Cup but after failing to
make the national team for the World Championship, Shang
announced her retirement from the sport in September.
Clic in the picture

The End
Rita Pereira 7ºC