Golden Lily - Ten Years on - Xu, Lijia
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The inspirational autobiography from Asiaâ s first dinghy sailing gold medallist updated to the present day. A full-time athlete at 10, Lijia was taken away from her parents and enrolled on the gruelling Chinese training regime. A rare insight into a world of relentless training and unquestioning compliance, and a young womanâ s will to succeed.

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The inspirational autobiography from Asiaâ s first dinghy sailing gold medallist updated to the present day. A full-time athlete at 10, Lijia was taken away from her parents and enrolled on the gruelling Chinese training regime. A rare insight into a world of relentless training and unquestioning compliance, and a young womanâ s will to succeed.
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Lijia Xu was born in Shanghai in 1987. She was approached to become a sailor in 1997 and from the age of 10 Lijia travelled all year round to sail and train; becoming a full-time sailor shortly after her 10th birthday. She was a double winner of the Optimist World Championships before moving onto Olympic campaigning, winning bronze at Beijing 2008 and gold at London 2012. She is now a sports journalist covering the Olympics and many sailing events.