Li Lingwei (; born January 26, 1989, in Binzhou) is a Chinese

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who specialises in the

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

. In 2017 she set a new personal best of 66.25 m at the 2017 World Championship in London. It was more than a metre further than her previous personal best. In 2017 she represented her country in India at the

2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw The women's javelin throw at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships was held on 6 July. Results 330px, left, Silver, Gold and Bronze ReferencesResults {{DEFAULTSORT:2017 Asian Athletics Championships - Women's javelin throw Javelin A ...

. She took the gold medal with a throw over 63 m beating Dilhani Lekamge of Sri Lanka who had a throw of over 57 metres.Results
, Odisha 2017, Retrieved 21 July 2017 She beat her former training partner

Nadeeka Lakmali Nadeeka Lakmali Bambarenda Liyanage (born September 18, 1981 in Elpitiya, Galle) is a Sri Lankan javelin thrower. She is regarded one of the finest javelin throwers in Sri Lanka with global fame. She is also attached with the Sri Lanka Army Volun ...

.Dilhani turns Tables
CeylonToday, Retrieved 21 July 2017 Li's throw of 63.06 m was a new championship record. She has held the Asian area women's javelin record. She also set a then meet record of 60.65 m, at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championship in Pune. She won the 12th Chinese National Games in 2013 with a throw of 63.06 m, a season's best. She won the 2014 Chinese National Championships with a throw of 62.56 m, again a season's best.

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* 1989 births Living people Athletes from Shandong Chinese female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships athletes for China World Athletics Championships medalists Asian Athletics Championships winners People from Binzhou Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub