Lai Xiaoxiao

Lai Xiaoxiao (Chinese: 赖晓晓; pinyin: lài xiǎo xiǎo; born December 3, 1993), also known as Sunny Lai, is a professional wushu taolu athlete from Anhui, China.

Lai Xiaoxiao

Lai Xiaoxiao performing jianshu at the 2021 National Games of China
Personal information
Born	(1993-12-03) December 3, 1993 (age 31) Guangde, Anhui, China
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	49 kg (108 lb; 7.7 st)
Website	Official Website
Sport
Sport	Wushu
Event(s)	Changquan, Jianshu, Qiangshu
Team	Anhui Wushu Team
Medal record Representing  China Women's Wushu Taolu World Games 2022 Birmingham Changquan World Championships 2015 Jakarta Qiangshu Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Jianshu+Qiangshu World Cup 2016 Fuzhou Qiangshu World Traditional Championships 2014 Chizhou Shuangjian

Early life and education

Lai was born in Guangde, Anhui Province in December, 1993.^[1] At the age of seven, she was sent to Zhenlong Primary School in Guangde County to practice wushu and later joined the Anhui provincial wushu team on December 1, 2003.^[2] She was transferred to the Anhui Provincial Sports School as well. After graduating from the Provincial Sports School, Lai enrolled in East China University of Science and Technology and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2017.^[3] In 2019, she enrolled in Anhui Normal University to pursue a master's degree in sports education.^[4]

Career

Lai made her major international debut at the 2015 World Wushu Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she became the world champion in women's qiangshu.^[5][6] She also won a gold medal in qiangshu at the 2016 Taolu World Cup in Fuzhou, China.^[7][2][8] The following year, she competed in the 2017 National Games of China and won the silver medal in women's changquan all-around.^[9][10] In the 2021 National Games of China, Lai became the women's changquan all-around champion.^{[11][12][13][14]}

At the 2022 World Games, Lai won the gold medal in women's changquan.^[15][16] In September 2023, she won the gold medal in the women's jianshu and qiangshu competition at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.^[17]

Competitive history

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Year	Event	CQ	JS	QS	AA	YZQ	SJ
Junior
2008	National Youth Championships
Senior
2009	National Games	?	?	?	?
2013	National Championships
	National Games	?	?	?	?
2014	National Championships
	World Traditional Championships
2015	World Championships
2016	National Kungfu Championships
	National Championships
	World Cup
2017	National Kungfu Championships
	National Games	?	?	?
2018	National Kungfu Championships
	National Championships
2019	National Kungfu Championships
	National Championships[18]
2020	did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	National Games	4	1	1
2022	World Games
2023	Asian Games		1	1

See also

• China national wushu team