Chinese gymnast Zhou Yaqin returned home to help her parents at the restaurant owned by them following her maiden Olympic medal at the recently concluded Paris Olympics 2024.
Zhou Yaqin clinched silver medal in the women's balance beam. The 18-year-old topped the qualification stage ahead of USA's Simone Biles and Rebeca Andrade of Brazil, with a score of 14.866.
In the final, Zhou Yaqin scored 14.100, falling 0.766 points short of her qualification round score. The Chinese youngster missed out on the gold medal to Italy's Alice D'Amato. Besides her silver medal win, Zhou Yaqin captivated social media with her awkward yet adorable medal ceremony, where she imitated Alice D'Amato and Manila Esposito by biting her medal to pose for a picture. The video of the same went viral on social media
After her campaign at the Paris Olympics, Zhou Yaqin returned home to help her parents at their restaurant owned by them, The restaurant is located in Furong Road of Nanyue District in Hengyang City, Hunan Province. In a viral video, Yaqin can be seen serving food to the customers and assisting her parents at their restaurant, showcasing her dedication beyond their sporting career.
After the video of Zhou Yaqin's helping her parents at their restaurant went viral on social media, netizens lauded for being humble and hard working despite winning her maiden Olympic medal. Netizens hailed her for being humble enough to work at their parents' restaurants.
Here's how netizens reacted to Zhou Yaqin's working at her parents' restaurant
Apart from her Silver medal win in Balance Beam, Zhou Yaqin was part of the China team in all-round event and in women's floor individual event, but failed to win a medal. Apart from her maiden Olympic medal, the Chinese Gymnast also won the silver medal at the World Gymnastics Championships this year.
Zhou Yaqin was one of the five gymnasts alongside Luo Huan, Ou Yushan, Qiu Qiyuan and Zhang Yihan who were selected to represent China in gymnastics at the recently Paris Olympics. China could clinch two medals in the women's gymnastics, silver medal by Zhou Yaqin and Qiu Qiyuan in the balance beam and uneven bars, respectively.
