Buddhist Personality : Wu Jingyu

Name : Wu Jingyu
Nationality : China
Date Of Birth : 1st February 1987
Height : 166cm
Profession : Sportswoman

She is a Tae Kwan Do exponent who won gold medal in the 48kg category at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. She is a devout Buddhist who was exposed to the teachings of Dharma by her mother when she was still a little girl. Like most Chinese athletes she is always under tremendous pressure to perform well, to overcome this, she listens to Buddhist hymns on her MP3 player. She also keeps a Buddhist amulet with her all the time.