On the afternoon of July 22nd, after the men's U 17 all-around final of the 2022 National Junior Gymnastics Championship, Huang Xu, the Olympic champion and the head of the senior referee group of the competition, was interviewed by the reporter. Reporter: After retiring, you are still engaged in gymnastics and committed to the promotion and popularization of gymnastics. What is your original intention?
Huang Xu replied: Gymnastics gave me everything. As a gymnast, I will promote gymnastics all my life, train talents and reserve more outstanding young talents for China gymnasts. At the same time, I also want to really promote gymnastics in China. I hope that through the promotion and popularization of gymnastics, the foundation of China Gymnastics Talent Pyramid will be bigger and more solid.
The reporter also asked: As a senior majoring in gymnastics, what suggestions do you have for the development of young athletes?
Huang Xu replied: I am also stepping on the shoulders of my predecessors, and I am willing to be a ladder for young gymnasts. I hope they can find their goals as soon as possible, don't get lost in the network, strengthen self-discipline, overcome all kinds of difficulties, and move forward firmly towards their goals.
Huang Xu, 1979, was born in Nantong, Jiangsu on February 4th, and was a former China male gymnast.
1993, Huang Xu was selected for the national team; 1997, Huang Xu won the men's team championship in the 33rd World Gymnastics Championships; 1998, Huang Xu won the men's individual all-around gold medal in Bangkok Asian Games; In 2000, Huang Xu won the men's gymnastics team championship in Sydney Olympic Games. In 2003, Huang Xu won the gold medals in parallel bars and rings in the national gymnastics championship; In 2005, Huang Xu won the first place in the ring final of the 10th National Games. In 2007, Huang Xu won the parallel bars final in the national gymnastics championship; In 2008, Huang Xu won the gymnastics men's team championship in Beijing Olympic Games.
In September 2009, Huang Xu announced his retirement.
After retiring, Huang Xu served as the deputy director and team leader of Jiangsu Gymnastics Management Center, and a cadre with a metre.
2021July 1 1 day, the first competitive competition of the 14th National Games officially started, with Huang Xu as the referee.