Hongxia Wei grew up in a rural province close to Beijing. When she was young, her parents took her to the capital city for the holidays. She fell in love with the sights and sounds of Beijing and promised herself one day she would live and work in the capital of her country. 

As a child, Hongxia thoroughly enjoyed time with her father, learning to swim and play badminton. Although not a natural athlete, Hongxia loved sports. She knew from an early age that she wanted to work in the sports industry. Because she was not an athlete or enrolled in a sports school, she didn’t know if this dream would ever come true. 

Hongxia studied law in college, and upon graduation, searched for jobs that connected her legal background to sport. That’s when she found a position with the Ministry of Sport as the Director of Law and Regulation and her dreams to pursue sport in Beijing became a reality.