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Golden Lily - Asia's First Dinghy Sailing Gold Medallist (Paperback) Loot Price: R247
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Golden Lily - Asia's First Dinghy Sailing Gold Medallist (Paperback): Lijia Xu

Golden Lily - Asia's First Dinghy Sailing Gold Medallist (Paperback)

Lijia Xu

Series: Making Waves

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The fascinating autobiography from Asia's first ever dinghy sailing gold medallist. Learning to sail and becoming a full-time athlete at just 10 years old, Lijia Xu was taken away from her parents and enrolled on the gruelling Chinese training regime, a programme meticulously prescribed across all sporting disciplines to catapult the nation's talented youngsters to international champions. A rare insight into a shocking world of relentless physical training and unquestioning mental compliance, Lijia's honest and heart-felt account takes you on her journey from physical disabilities and debilitating injuries to learning to think for herself, eventually going on to achieve her dream of becoming an Olympic gold medallist. This is an inspirational story of a young woman's will to succeed despite all that her background threw at her.

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Imprint: Fernhurst Books Limited
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Making Waves
Release date: February 2016
Authors: Lijia Xu
Dimensions: 197 x 131 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 978-1-909911-47-5
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Sport
Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Water sports & recreations > Boating > Sailing
Books > Biography > Sport
LSN: 1-909911-47-X
Barcode: 9781909911475

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