SAN DIEGO, Dec. 6 -- Hundreds of people gathered in a memorial in San Diego, California on Wednesday, to say farewell to former international Zhang Ouying, one of the "Steel Roses" who played during China's glory days in women's soccer.
Zhang succumbed to lung cancer on Saturday in San Diego at the age of 43, after fighting the illness for eight months at the medical center of the University of California, San Diego.
At the El Camino Memorial in San Diego, Zhang's family members, friends, former soccer teammates and children she coached in youth club shed tears and paid respects in front of her casket.
"Ouying endured numerous surgeries and pain after she was diagnosed with cancer in March. She wanted to survive, and overcome the pain that has consumed her day by day. She showed no signs of giving up till her final breath," Zhang's mother Li Liju, told Xinhua.
"It was the spirit of the 'Steel Roses' that inspired her and gave her strength," she said.
Zhang was a member of China's runner-up team at the 1999 World Cup and a gold medalist at the 1998 Asian Games as well as the 1999 Asian Cup. She participated in three World Cups and two Olympic Games.
"The passing of madame Zhang Ouying is a loss for Chinese soccer. We are in deep sorrow after losing such a respectable figure in our sport," the Chinese Football Association (CFA) said in an essay in memory of Zhang on Monday.
The CFA said they will always remember what Zhang has done for Chinese soccer and sent condolences to her family.
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