Li Ji (born 19 September 1979) is a retired Chinese

orienteering Orienteering is a group of sports that involve using a map and compass to navigation, navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specia ...

athlete and long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 and

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. She finished seventh at the

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, in a personal best time of 31:06.94 minutes, and won the silver medal (in the 5000 m) at the 2001 East Asian Games. Her personal best times on the 5000 metres was 15:34.31 minutes, achieved in September 1999 in

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. She was eventually found guilty of doping,China bans long-distance runner Li Ji for two years for testing positive for doping , Article from AP Worldstream , HighBeam Research
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* 1979 births Living people Chinese female long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for China Doping cases in athletics Chinese sportspeople in doping cases Female orienteers Chinese Athletics Championships winners {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub