According to 163 (China), a few days ago, Xu Yiming - a bank employee in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, requested leave to participate in the mass marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympics on August 10.
Initially, Xu Yiming's supervisor thought she was just looking for an excuse to go to Paris. However, when the female athlete presented an official email and evidence showing she met the qualification requirements, the entire bank office was thrilled and amazed.
Immediately, the team leader approved Xu Yiming's leave. In fact, this person even placed trust in his employee to showcase their personal style and confidence of the Chinese people.
According to local news, Xu Yiming was born in 1995 and works as a bank account manager in Hangzhou. She is a marathon enthusiast, so outside of work hours, Xu Yiming dedicates time to training.
In 2020, the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee decided to add a mass marathon event. The event attracted over 800,000 registrations from all over the world. However, only over 40,000 people were selected, and Xu Yiming was one of them.
Accordingly, the organizers added a regulation that participants must achieve 100,000 points. These points are accumulated through running, cycling, walking, swimming, and other sports. The time period for accumulating points is from July 26, 2020, to December 31, 2023.
Therefore, from 2021, Xu Yiming has prepared and implemented a 3,000km/year running journey. After just two years, she had accumulated 100,000 points, equivalent to a distance of 5,000km.
On New Year's Eve in 2024, Xu Yiming received an email confirming her participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The female bank employee was very excited, spent time researching information, studying the marathon route, and training with a goal.
Notably, Xu Yiming had booked a hotel in Paris as early as the summer of 2023 while implementing her 100,000-point journey. She even set a target for her running group in Hangzhou with a note saying "looking forward to meeting you all in Paris in 2024".
Xu Yiming's qualification to participate in the World Games 2024 has become a hot topic of discussion in China.
The public expressed admiration for the female bank employee: "2,500km/year, equivalent to over 200km/month, this distance is not low. I am very impressed by people with such ideals and learn a lot from you. Not only athletes, the true meaning of the World Games is that anyone who is diligent enough can participate".
