Qiu Qiyuan

Qiu became age-eligible for senior international competition in 2023. She made her senior international debut at the Doha World Cup.^[8] She finished sixth in the uneven bars and seventh in the balance beam.^[9] Then at the Baku World Cup, she won the gold medal in the uneven bars.^[10] She won the Chinese national titles in the all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam.^[11] In June, she was chosen for China's Asian Championships team along with Zhang Qingying, Zhang Xinyi, Zuo Tong, and Jia Ruoyi. The team won China's fourth-straight Asian Championships team title.^[1] Individually, Qiu won the all-around gold medal with a score of 54.932.^[12]

Qiu was selected to compete in Antwerp for the 2023 World Championships. The Chinese team consisted of Ou Yushan, Zhang Qingying, Zhou Yaqin, and Huang Zhuofan, with Wu Ran as the alternate. Qiu qualified for the individual all-around and uneven bar finals. Team China finished fourth in the team final behind the United States, Brazil, and France. Qiu also finished fourth in the individual all-around final behind Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade, and Shilese Jones.^[13] In the uneven bars final, she became World champion with a score of 15.100, slightly edging out Kaylia Nemour of Algeria.^[14][15]

In March Qiu competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge where she helped China win as a team. Individually she placed first in the uneven bars and balance beam.^[16] The following month she competed at the Chinese National Championships where she won her second all-around national title.^[17] She was selected to represent China at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Luo Huan, Ou Yushan, Zhang Yihan, Zhou Yaqin.

At the Olympic Games Qiu helped China qualify for the team final in third place. Individually she had qualified to the all-around and uneven bars finals. During the team final she contributed scores in vault, uneven bars, and balance beam towards China's sixth place finish. During the all-around final Qiu placed seventh.^[18] For the uneven bars final Qiu performed an exceptional routine, earning a 15.500, her highest score of the whole competition.^[19] She won the silver medal behind Kaylia Nemour, who posted a score of 15.700.^[20]