A university in Hubei province canceled a graduate’s degree after learning that he had falsified part of his application, The Paper reported Thursday.

In late December, Wuhan University posted a memo online saying that the diploma of 2017 graduate Zhu Yi had been revoked after Hubei’s sports administration notified the school of an inconsistency on his application. Zhu had claimed to hold the prestigious title of national-level athlete; however, the administration later realized that because Zhu had not shown up to play in the national badminton championship in May 2012, he was ineligible for the accolade.

Zhu had used his ill-gotten athletic fame to gain admission to Wuhan University as a high-level athlete, which allowed him to score lower on his entrance exams. He enrolled in the school’s media and communications department in 2013 and graduated with an advertising degree in 2017. (Image: VCG)