邵雨琪夺冠，她还是清华研究生

The women's high jump at the 15th National Games reached a pinnacle moment on Wednesday evening, as rising star Shao Yuqi from Hubei province claimed the championship.

Shao was visibly emotional after her victory. "I just cried on the sidelines," she said. "From the disappointment at the last National Games to today's win, all these years of persistence have finally paid off."

Born in Wuhan in 2002, Shao won the high jump title at China's 2nd Youth Games with a 1.71-meter performance. She enrolled at Tsinghua University in 2020 and quickly established herself on the nation's athletics stage.

Now a master's student at Tsinghua's School of Social Sciences, Shao set a personal best of 1.90 meters to win the 2024 National Athletics Grand Prix, matching the height again to defend her title at the 2025 National Athletics Championships.

After her national championship win, Shao also drew attention for her eye-catching appearance, with some social media users criticizing her for "putting too much emphasis on makeup". She responded confidently: "I just want to look pretty. I won't shape myself to fit others' ideas of what an athlete should look like."

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