Veterans of valor

Gong Lijiao

(Shot Put)

Gong won gold in women's shot put at the Jakarta Asian Games, following a silver in 2010. Since her first appearance at the athletics worlds in 2007, Gong has pocketed two gold, two silver and four bronze medals. She became a Grand Slam winner after being crowned at the Tokyo Olympics with a personal best of 20.58 meters. Gong was not satisfied with her performance after finishing third at the world championships in August, but said she was determined to carry on as she bids to break the 21-meter mark at her fourth Asian Games.