Gong Lijiao, an alumna of SEM, won the 22nd gold medal for China in the shot put competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games. She reached 20.58 meters! 0.79 meters ahead of the second place winner. This is China’s first gold medal in the shot put in the Olympics Games.
Gong Lijiao was admitted to SEM in September 2007. As a Chinese athlete, she has won the women’s shot put world champion many times. On June 13, 2021, Gong Lijiao won the women’s shot put championship at the 2021 National Athletics Championships and Olympic Trials with a score of 20.31 meters, a new record of the season in this event. On 27 June 2021, she won the women’s shot put (20m39) at the 2021 National Athletics Championships. Gong is already a leading figure in women’s shot put in our country.
