Former Orphan Returns to China as an Olympian

Su Gui spent her first five years at Kunming Orphanage in southern China. In 1995 a wonderful couple from New York adopted her with CCAI’s assistance (CCAI Group 12). Today, Su Gui has competed on behalf of the U.S. Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team in Beijing’s 2008 Paralympics Games. In a competition with China on September 14, our U.S. athletes won the silver medal. Go Su Gui!!!

Following the match, Vice Minister Dou Yupei of China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs welcomed the U.S. Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team and 2008 Beijing Paralympics Silver Medalist Su Gui and her coach Katrina at the China Center of Adoption Affairs. CCAA Director-General Lu Ying gave Su Gui a personal tour of every CCAA department and showed her the adoption record from when she was first matched to her adoptive parents in 1995. The entire staff of CCAA was extremely excited and honored to see that one of their matched children has become a Paralympics medalist. “You are our heroine!” Minister Dou told Su Gui at the welcome reception.

Once again, congrats to Su Gui for winning the silver medal!