{"product_id":"golden-lily-ten-years-lijia-xu-9781917801003","title":"Golden Lily - Ten Years on: Asia's First Dinghy Sailing Gold Medallist","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn inspirational story of a young woman's will to succeed despite all that her background threw at her.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGolden Lily is the fascinating autobiography from Asia's first ever dinghy sailing gold medallist.\u003cbr\u003eIt tells of her learning to sail and becoming a full-time athlete at just 10 years old. At that age Lijia Xu was taken away from her parents and enrolled in the gruelling Chinese training regime, a programme meticulously prescribed across all sporting disciplines to catapult the nation's talented youngsters to international champions.\u003cbr\u003eIt is a rare insight into a shocking world of relentless physical training and unquestioning mental compliance. Lijia's honest and heart-felt account takes you on her journey from physical disabilities and debilitating injuries to learning to think for herself, eventually going on to achieve her dream of becoming an Olympic gold medallist.\u003cbr\u003eNow, ten years since its first publication, Lily has updated the story. She tells of her third and final Olympic campaign at Rio 2016 and then training to be a sports journalist and covering Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 as a reporter. Lijia opens up about her secret relationship with her English coach and their subsequent marriage, as well as talking about her post-Olympic sailing including IMOCA 60s, M32s, J80s and Waszps.\u003cbr\u003eThis is an inspirational story of a young woman's will to succeed despite all that her background threw at her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lijia Xu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1917801009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781917801003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fernhurst Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Lijia Xu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425415839999,"sku":"9781917801003","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ac0727f7-5ed9-4410-8452-2a407217cd8a.jpg?v=1761539067","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/golden-lily-ten-years-lijia-xu-9781917801003","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}