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Dilnigar Ilhamjan

Chinese cross-country skier

Dilnigar Ilhamjan (Uyghur: دىلنىگار ئىلھامجان), dem sanso know am as Dinigeer Yilamujiang ((Chinese: 迪妮格尔·衣拉木江; born May 3, 2001), be Chinese cross-country skier of Uyghur ethnicity, born insyd Altay, Xinjiang.[1] She be de first Chinese cross-country skier make she win medal insyd FIS event.[2] She make ein maiden Olympic appearance during de 2022 Winter Olympics,[3] wer na she be one of de two last torch bearers.

Dinigeer Yilamujiang
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenChina Edit
Country for sportChina Edit
Ein date of birth3 May 2001 Edit
Place dem born amAltay City Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signChinese Edit
Ein occupationcross-country skier Edit
Sportcross-country skiing Edit
Significant event2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony Edit

She be representative to de 19th Communist Youth League Congress.[4]

Ein life matter

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Ein poppie, wey teach am to ski wey still be ein coachie,[5] he receive bronze medal insyd de 1993 national cross-country skiing competition.[6]

Sports career

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Originally she dey compete as track den field athlete, she start dey learn to ski wen na she be 12.[7] She pursue cross-country skiing initially primarily as hobby. Insyd 2012 she start dey take part insyd local competitive sports events as long-distance runner.[8] She first start dey ski competitively insyd 2017. Norwegian coach Kristian Bjune Sveen travel go Xinjiang make he give am training, while Dilnigar sanso spend 3 years training insyd Norway einself, alongsyd Bayani Jialin, Chinese skier of Kazakh ethnicity.[9][10][11] She place 2nd for de FIS China City Sprint Beijing 2019,[12] as well as 2nd for de Norwegian Norgescup for Konnerud.[13] Dis make am de first Chinese cross-country skier make she win medal insyd FIS event.[2]

Insyd 2019, she win silver medal for de FIS Beijing Cross Country Skiing Points Grand Prix.[14]

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

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For de 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony, na she be one of de two last torch bearers, wey light de Olympic cauldron alongsyd Zhao Jiawen.[15][16] She cam turn de first Uyghur den de first wey komot Altay, de likely origin of skiing, make she light de cauldron.[17]

Secof earlier backlash wey dey surround de Xinjiang internment camps den persecution of Uyghurs insyd China, na der be sam speculation about de message na China dey intend make dem send plus Dinigeer ein selection.[18] Ein selection spark condemnation from human rights groups wey dey accuse China of dem dey politicize de Olympics.[19][20] However, de International Olympic Committee welcome den defend de decision of China make dem select am as one of de torchbearers of de opening ceremony wey dem insist say since na she be one of de participants, she get de right make she compete den take part for any ceremony insyd.[21][22]

She compete insyd de women's 15km skiathlon event wey she place 43rd.[23] After de match, she exit thru separate aisle, widout she pass thru de mixed zone wer na dem fi interview am by de press.[24] Ba dem schedule am make she race insyd de women's 4 x 5 km relay for 12 February, buh she neva show up. Unnamed sources claim say na she be physically den mentally exhausted from "having the eyes of the world on her".[25] She participate insyd de women's 30km freestyle event for de last day of competition.[26]

Later career

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Insyd 2024 she win gold insyd cross-country skiing den silver insyd de women's individual sprint (traditional technique) for de Chinese National Cross-Country Skiing Championship[27] as well as silver medal for de 2024 China National Winter Games double pursuit.[28][29]

Political activities

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Insyd 2022 na dem list am as outstanding member of de Communist Youth League.[30] She be representative to de 19th Youth League Congress.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ "Who is Dinigeer Yilamujiang, the lighter of the Olympic cauldron?". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2022-02-06. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Uyghur athlete lights Olympic Cauldron as Beijing 2022 officially opens". Inside the Games. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Dinigeer Yilamujiang". Olympics Beijing 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 青网励志李婧怡. "中国共产主义青年团第十九次全国代表大会代表名单". 19th.gqt.org.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  5. ↑ "赛场父女兵 迪妮格尔·衣拉木江和教练父亲圆梦冬运". finance.sina.cn. 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  6. ↑ "Dinigeer Yilamujiang, a Uyghur who helped light the cauldron, made her Olympic skiing debut". Washington Post. 5 February 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Seow, Beiyi (5 February 2022). "Beijing Olympics puts young Uyghur athlete at centre of controversy". news.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  8. ↑ "中国新飞人从新疆起跑——17岁小将艾力西尔连破全国纪录的背后". www.xjtvs.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  9. ↑ Budalen, Andreas (2022-01-27). "OL-treneren er en av få som ble igjen: – Håper Kina knuser Norge langt ned i støvlene". NRK (insyd Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  10. ↑ "Hun er uigur og har trent i Norge i tre år. Fredag tente hun OL-ilden". www.aftenposten.no (insyd Norwegian Bokmål). 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  11. ↑ "Idrettsavtalen med Kina er en skamplett for norsk idrett, skriver Andreas Selliaas". Morgenbladet (insyd Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  12. ↑ "FIS China City Sprint Beijing 2019". www.fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  13. ↑ Auklend, Erik Sergio (2019-01-11). "Fossesholm raskest av alle - inkludert Skistad". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  14. ↑ "新京报 - 好新闻，无止境". www.bjnews.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  15. ↑ "Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony - Olympic cauldron lighting ends spectacular show". Archived from the original on 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  16. ↑ "China chooses Uyghur athlete to help deliver Olympic flame amid human rights scrutiny". The Hill. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  17. ↑ Golden, Andrew. "Who is Dinigeer Yilamujiang, the lighter of the Olympic cauldron?". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  18. ↑ "What message did China send by choosing Uyghur torchbearer?". Associated Press. 2022-02-05. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  19. ↑ "Winter Olympics: China stirs controversy with Uighur torchbearer". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  20. ↑ Ingle, Sean (2022-02-05). "China bags Winter Games gold and a rap for 'cynical ploy' of Uyghur torchbearer". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Archived from the original on 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  21. ↑ "IOC defends torch bearer choice amid concerns over China's treatment of Uyghurs". 7news.com.au. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  22. ↑ "IOC says torch-bearer Dinigeer Yilamujiang's ethnicity not a factor". South China Morning Post. 2022-02-06. Archived from the original on 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  23. ↑ "women's 15km skiathlon event". Olympics Beijing 2022. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  24. ↑ "A Uyghur Skier Became the Face of China's Winter Olympics. The Next Day, She Vanished From the Spotlight". The Wall Street Journal. 2022-02-06. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07.
  25. ↑ "Uyghur torch bearer dropped from China's relay team". SupChina. 2022-02-14. Archived from the original on 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  26. ↑ "Cross-Country Skiing- Women's 30km Mass Start Free- Results" (PDF). Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre. February 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  27. ↑ "别眨眼！带您看2023-2024赛季全国越野滑雪冠军赛精彩瞬间_比赛_格尔·_付浩". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  28. ↑ ""十四冬"凉城赛区开赛 新疆队选手迪妮格尔·衣拉木江获银牌 -天山网 - 新疆新闻门户". www.ts.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  29. ↑ "第十四届全国冬季运动会". www.sport.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  30. ↑ "全国优秀共青团员名单-中青在线". zqb.cyol.com. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
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