Bangda Hu-Division of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University

Educational Background

Duration	University	School	Academic qualification
2012.09 – 2016.07	Beijing Sport University	School of Competitive Sports	Bachelor of Education
2018.10 – 2019.10	Loughborough University	Institute for Sport Business	Master of Science (MSc)
2021.04 – 2025.07	Loughborough University	School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences (SSEHS)	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Work Experience

2025-present

Department of Physical Education, Tsinghua University

Introductory Physical Education for First-Year Undergraduates

Sport Achievements

Date	Sport event	Category	Award
2015.05	FIG World Cup 2015 (Borovets, Bulgaria)	Group	Silver medallist
2015.04	FIG SUZUKI World Cup 2015 (Tokyo, Japan)	Trio	Silver medallist
2014.11	The 4^th Asian Championships (Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea)	Individual Men	Gold medallist
2014.11	The 4^th Asian Championships (Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea)	Trio	Silver medallist
2014.06	The 13^th FIG Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships (Cancun, Mexico)	Group	Bronze medallist
2014.04	FIG SUZUKI World Cup 2014 (Tokyo, Japan)	Group	Bronze medallist
2013.07	The World Games 2013 (Cali, Colombia)	Group	Gold medallist
2013.04	FIG SUZUKI World Cup 2013 (Tokyo, Japan)	Group	Gold medallist
2012.06	The 12^th FIG Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships (Sofia, Bulgaria)	Aerobic Dance	Gold medallist
2012.06	The 12^th FIG Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships (Sofia, Bulgaria)	Aerobic Step	Gold medallist

Research Interests

Sport training for Aerobic Gymnastics, sport coaching, coaches’ leadership

Professional Certificates

Date	Certificate	Awarded by
2021.05	Introductory Aerobic Gymnastics Coaching	British Gymnastics
2015.02	International Master of Sport	General Administration of Sport of China

Publications and Conference

Hu, B., Fletcher, D., Jowett, S., & Arnold, R. (2025). Paradoxical leadership, athlete well-being, and performance satisfaction: The mediating role of the coach-athlete relationship. Journal of Sports Sciences, 1-11

Hu, B., Fletcher, D., Jowett, S., & Arnold, R. (2025, December 8-12). Chinese Olympic athletes’ perceptions of coaches’ paradoxical leadership [Oral presentation]. The 16^th ISSP World Congress, Hong Kong, China.

Hu, B., Fletcher, D., Jowett, S., & Arnold, R. (2024, July 2-5). Paradoxical leadership, athlete well-being, and sport performance: The mediating role of the coach-athlete relationship [Poster presentation]. European College of Sport Science 2024, Glasgow, The United Kingdom.

Awards and Honours

2012	Nominee for CCTV Sports Personality of the Year – Best Non-Olympic Sport (2012)