As we watch the intense Olympic competition in Rio unfold, we must not underestimate the beauty that shines from within the female athletes themselves.

Born in 1989, Sun Wenyan is a competitor in synchronized swimming. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Specializing in the pole vault, Li Ling won the gold medal at the Asian Indoor Championships in Doha this year with a height of 4.70 meters, breaking her own Asian record.

Famous trampoline athlete He Wenna has one gold medal and one bronze medal from the Beijing and London Olympics.

Tennis player Wang Qiang has won ten singles on the ITF tour. In 2015, she was ranked 82nd in the world.

Zhang Yue is the goalkeeper of the Chinese women's national football team. However, as the back-up for Zhao Lina, most of her time in the Rio Olympics has been spent on the bench.

Right after she won silver in the 3m springboard dive in the Rio Olympics, she received and accepted a marriage proposal from boyfriend.

Hui Ruoqi is a volleyball player on the Chinese national team. China won gold for women's volleyball at the Rio Olympics.

Zhao Lina is the goalkeeper of Chinese women's national football team. Even though she was invited to be a professional model, she rejected because she thought playing football was more prestigious.

Born in 1996, Liu Xiang is a swimmer. Due to her excellent appearance, she was named "The First Beauty of Swimming."