Fighting for his passion

So, she drives 40 minutes every day from home to the wrestling gym, accompanying her daughter from 6 pm to 8 pm on weekdays for training. They also practice all day on weekends.

"Now her mindset has long been corrected because during wrestling, there must have been times when she fell. Over time, she realized that one cannot always win," Li says.

She adds that her child is physically and mentally healthier and wants to continue training.

From other older children in the gym, Li seems to see her daughter's future image.

Eighteen-year-old Guo Yuhang is from nearby Beixinzhuang village. He has been training for nine years since 2016. But he never wanted to come at first. "Guo was a 70-kilogram couch potato when he started," Bai chuckles.

At that time, his mother simply wanted him to lose weight by practicing wrestling. Today, nine years later, he has gained a future. Of course, he has already lost weight and become well-built, muscular, and is now a handsome young man.

According to Guo, he graduated from high school this year and has already taken the special enrollment exam to attend Shandong Sport University and applied for the Chinese-style wrestling major.

"I have developed a fondness for wrestling. I want to be a physical education teacher in the future and teach Chinese-style wrestling like my master," Guo says.