Golden Lily: Asia's First Dinghy Sailing Gold Medallist

by Lijia Xu

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 190991147X
• ISBN13: 9781909911475
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Fernhurst Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.7"