Xing Jialiang

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Xing Jialiang
Personal information
Born (2001-05-26) 26 May 2001 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Shot put: 20.40 m (Schönebeck, 2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Gumi Shot put
Summer World University Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Bochum Shot put

Xing Jialiang (born 26 May 2001) is a Chinese shot putter. He won the Chinese Indoor Championships title in 2025 and won the silver medal at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships. [1]

Biography

From north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, his father is a PE teacher who also competed in throwing events. Additionally, his twin brother Xing Jiadong also competes as a discus thrower. He finished fourth in the discus throw, with his brother sixth, at the 2015 National Middle School Track and Field Championships. After which they both attended and trained at the High School attached to Tsinghua University in Beijing. In 2020, both began to study at Peking University. He finished fourth in the shot put at the 2021 University Games in Chengdu. [2] [3]

He won the shot put at the Chinese Indoor Athletics Championships in March 2025 with a throw of 20.10 metres. [4] In May 2025, he was a silver medalist at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships in the shot put in Gumi, South Korea with a throw of 19.97 metres. [5] [6] In July 2025, he won the silver medal in the shot put at the 2025 University Games in Germany, behind South African Aiden Smith. [7]

References

  1. "Xing Jialiang". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  2. "Student-athletes show sporting spirit in Chengdu". China Daily. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  3. "Twins with unspoken bond on Universiade athletics stage". news.cn. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  4. "Chinese Indoor Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  5. Singh, Aftar (May 30, 2025). "Jonah overcomes rain and thunder in Gumi". nst.com.my. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  6. "26th Asian Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  7. "China wins first athletics gold, Walaza claims 200m title at Universiade". News.cn. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.