March 9, 2016
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Catching up with Olympic champ, Lijia Xu
As a worthy Laser Radial Olympic gold medallist and honourable recipient of the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award, China's Lijia Xu was sailings heroine in 2012.
As a worthy Laser Radial Olympic gold medallist and honourable recipient of the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award, China’s Lijia Xu was sailings heroine in 2012.
Much has changed in Xu’s life since the last Olympic year. As she announced her retirement from Olympic sailing shortly after London 2012, Xu thought her days sailing the Laser Radial were over. The spark was always there, however, and burst into flames late 2015.
She made her comeback at the 2015 Laser Radial Worlds, finding her way back around the boat and is firmly on her own road to Rio.
With 150 days to go until the Olympic Games a different flame will be lit, the Olympic one in the Brazilin sun in Rio de Janeiro. To celebrate another milestone in the countdown, World Sailing TV caught up with Lijia Xu in its UK Headquarters.
150 Days to Go to Rio – Lijia Xu catch up
As a worthy Laser Radial Olympic gold medallist and honourable recipient of the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award, China’s Lijia Xu was sailings heroine in 2012,Much has changed in Xu’s life since the last Olympic year. As she announced her retirement from Olympic sailing shortly after London 2012, Xu thought her days sailing the Laser Radial were over. The spark was always there, however, and burst into flames late 2015. She made her comeback at the 2015 Laser Radial Worlds, finding her way back around the boat and is firmly on her own road to Rio.With 150 days to go until the Olympic Games a different flame will be lit, the Olympic one in the Brazilin sun in Rio de Janeiro. To celebrate another milestone in the countdown, World Sailing TV caught up with Lijia Xu in its UK Headquarters.
Posted by World Sailing on Tuesday, 8 March 2016