Nickname
Lele (sports.people.com.cn, 11 May 2018)
Hobbies
Drawing, animation, music, singing, comics. (Weibo profile, 10 Apr 2021; sports.people.com.cn, 11 May 2018)
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Spoken languages
Mandarin
Club
Guangdong Province: China
Coach
Chen Shihua [club]; Liang Chow [national], CHN
Injuries
In 2019 she sustained an ankle injury. (gymnastics.sport, 06 Aug 2019)
She had surgery due to a foot injury at the end of 2018, and returned to training and competition in mid 2019. (sohu.com, 27 Jul 2019)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at age eight.
Reason for taking up the sport
She was inspired by Chinese gymnast Yang Yilin's performance at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and to become a world and Olympic champion. (olympics.com, 23 Jan 2021; gymnastics.sport, 06 Aug 2019; epaper.xxsb.com, 25 Aug 2018; sports.people.com.cn, 11 May 2018)
Hero / Idol
Chinese gymnast Yang Yilin, Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu. (163.com, 12 Oct 2020; epaper.xxsb.com, 25 Aug 2018)
Awards
She received the award for Best Female Athlete of the 2018 Asian Games at the 2019 Association of National Olympic Committees [ANOC] Awards in Doha, Qatar. (sports.xinhuanet.com, 18 Oct 2019)
In 2016 she was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 01 Feb 2016)
Additional information
Last update : 2024-07-22