What do they have in common you say? It turns out these top-level athletes look to a counted cross stitch craft to pass the time! When asked why, weightlifter Liu Chunhong who won the women's 62kg gold medal says, "It provides great satisfaction and excitement when you finish an embroidery. I cannot tell you how much it satisfies me; you will understand when you do it yourself." Chen Xiexia, who won China's first gold in Beijing in the women's -48kg, and Chen Yanqing, a -58kg gold medalist, are also enthusiastic cross stitchers.
"The stitch brings us a lot of fun," Chen said. "People think we must live an exciting life and be in the spotlight all the time, but actually an athlete's life is very boring. We live in the training base, wake up and go to the shooting range, then I come back and sleep. That's my life.
"But stitch gives us something to look forward to after training. You do it needle by needle and maybe after three or four days, you can see a cute piece of work. I simply love it."
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