Zhongyan started the World Cup for the first time in Obihiro in November 2018 and finished 16th in the mass start and in the B group over 1000 m and tenth place. At the individual distance world championships in Inzell in 2019 , he came 14th over 1000 m and 12th place in the mass start. After finishing second over 1000 m in Minsk and in the team sprint in Minsk and Tomaszów Mazowiecki at the beginning of the 2019/20 season, he won his first World Cup victory over 1500 m in Nur-Sultan and took second place over 1500 m in Calgary . In January 2020 he became the Chinese four-way champion in Harbin . At the 2020 World Individual Distance Championships in Salt Lake City , he won the silver medal in the team sprint. He also ran there on the 16th place over 1000 m and on the fourth place over 1500 m. At the Sprint World Championship 2020 in Hamar , he finished 12th. He finished the season in fifth place in the 1000 m World Cup and second in the 1500 m World Cup.
Personal bests
500 m 35.27 sec. (installed on February 19, 2019 in Calgary)
1000 m 1: 07.05 min. (installed on February 8, 2020 in Calgary)
1500 m 1: 42.33 min. (installed on February 16, 2020 in Salt Lake City)
3000 m 3: 46.51 min. (installed on February 23, 2019 in Calgary)
5000 m 6: 34.51 min. (installed on August 23, 2019 in Calgary)
10000 m 13: 59.32 min. (installed on January 10, 2020 in Harbin)
People's Republic of China
