Li Yi (wushu)

Li started practising wushu at the age of eight in Anhui.^[1]

Li's international debut was at the 2011 World Wushu Championships. A year later, she was a triple medalist at the Asian Wushu Championships. She then won a bronze medal at the 2013 East Asian Games and a silver medal 2013 World Wushu Championships in duilian. A year later, she competed in the 2014 Asian Games and won the silver medal in women's jianshu and qiangshu.^[2][3] At the 2015 World Wushu Championships, she qualified for the 2016 Taolu World Cup and went on to win a gold medal in jianshu and two bronze medals in changquan and qiangshu. In the 2017 World Wushu Championships, she earned another two bronze medals in changquan and duilian, and later at the 2017 Summer Universiade, she was a double gold medallist in changquan and jianshu, the first two and only two medals Macau has ever earned at the Universiade.^[4]

In 2018, Li returned to the Taolu World Cup and won two silver medals. Later that same year, she competed in the 2018 Asian Games and won the silver medal in women's changquan.^[5][6][7][8] In the 2019 World Wushu Championships, she won two gold medals in jianshu and qiangshu and a silver medal in changquan,^[9] making her one of the most successful athletes in the competition.

At the 2022 Asian Games, Li won the gold medal in women's changquan.^[10][11][12] Shortly after, she won the gold medal in jianshu and qiangshu combined at the 2023 World Combat Games.^[13] A few weeks later, she became the world champion in qiangshu and won a bronze medal in jianshu at the 2023 World Wushu Championships.^[14] She declared her retirement after the competition.

Awarded by the Macau SAR Government

• Honourific Title of Merit: 2012, 2014^[15][16]
• Sports Merit Medal: 2018^[17]
• Silver Lotus Medal of Honour: 2023^[18]

Macau Outstanding Athletes Election

• Honorary Athletes Awards: Elected 2017, 2019