Li Yiming (born 6 June 1998) is a Chinese

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wrestler. He won a silver medal in the 97 kg event at the

2022 Asian Games The 2022 Asian Games (), officially the 19th Asian Games () and also known as Hangzhou 2022 ( zh, c=, s=杭州2022, labels=no), were a continental multi-sport event which was held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 in Hangzhou, China. The ...

Background

Li was born in Yuntang County,

Chongqing ChongqingPostal Romanization, Previously romanized as Chungking ();. is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the State Council of the People's Republi ...

province. He started training in wrestling in 2012.

Career

In September 2021, Li won a silver medal in the 97 kg event at the

2021 National Games of China The 14th National Games of China (中华人民共和国第十四届运动会), branded as Shaanxi 2021 (陕西2021), was a multi-sports event held throughout Shaanxi from 15 to 27 September 2021 (though some events took place before the Games st ...

. In June 2023, Li participated in the

2023 Kaba Uulu Kozhomkul & Raatbek Sanatbaev Tournament The 2023 Kaba Uulu Kozhomkul & Raatbek Sanatbaev Tournament, is a wrestling event held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan between 1 and 4 June 2023. It will held as the third of the ranking series of United World Wrestling in 2023. With an aim to reward wrest ...

and won a silver medal in the 97 kg event after losing the final match to Mohammad Hadi Saravi. In October 2023, Li participated in the 2022 Asian Games and won a silver medal in the 97 kg event after losing the final match to Saravi again. He competed at the

2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament The 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament was the fifth qualifying tournament for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The event was held from 19 to 21 April 2024, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The 2024 Asian Wrestling Championships The 2024 As ...

in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Yiming Living people 1998 births Sportspeople from Chongqing Chinese male sport wrestlers 21st-century Chinese sportsmen Wrestlers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists in wrestling