Li Yajie competes in the women's 1m springboard final on Oct 2. [Photo/Shanxi Daily] 

During the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday from Sept 29 to Oct 6, Shanxi province's athletes achieved remarkable success at the ongoing 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. 

On Oct 2, 21-year-old Li Yajie from Datong city in Shanxi won gold in the women's 1m springboard final with a score of 317.55. This victory was not only China's fifth gold in diving at the 19th Asian Games but also the fifth gold for Shanxi athletes at the event. 

Li has shown exceptional athletic talent since childhood. In November 2021, she joined the Chinese national diving team and won the women's 1m springboard final at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, becoming the first female world champion in diving from Shanxi, and obtained a silver medal in the same program at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships. 

In a post-match interview at the 19th Asian Games, Li stated that her next goal is to explore her strength in the 3m springboard.

Li He (right) competes in the women's team Go final on Oct 3. [Photo/Shanxi Daily] 

On Oct 3, in the women's team Go final, Shanxi player Li He and her teammates Wu Yiming and Yu Zhiying defeated the South Korean team, bringing home the first-ever gold medal for the Chinese team in a Go event at the Asian Games. Li is a professional Go player introduced by the Shanxi Go Association. In 2012, she won the World Women's Go Championship.

Zhao Yating competes in the individual team final of rhythmic gymnastics on Oct 6 [Photo/Shanxi Daily] 

Another Shanxi athlete Zhao Yating, along with her teammates Wang Zilu, Li Huilin, and Zhao Yue, won bronze in the individual team final of rhythmic gymnastics on Oct 6. 

Born in Yuncheng, Zhao was selected for the national team in 2011. In 2018, she won bronze in the individual all-around at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, pocketed four golds and two silvers at the 2019 Senior Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships, and won gold in the individual ribbon final at the 14th Senior Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships this June. 

As of Oct 6, Shanxi athletes have already won 12 medals at this year's Asian Games.