Dilnigar Ilhamjan

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Dilnigar Ilhamjan
Dinigeer at the FIS Cross-Country World Cup 2020 in Dresden
Personal information
Native nameدىلنىگار ئىلھامجان (Dilnigar Ilhamjan)
Born (2001-05-03) May 3, 2001 (age 23)[1]
Altay City, Xinjiang, China
Sport
SportCross-country skiing
Turned pro2017
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Dilnigar Ilhamjan (Uyghur: دىلنىگار ئىلھامجان), also known as Dinigeer Yilamujiang (Chinese: 迪妮格尔·衣拉木江; born May 3, 2001), is a Chinese cross-country skier of Uyghur ethnicity, born in Altay, Xinjiang.[2] She is the first Chinese cross-country skier to win a medal in an FIS event.[3] She made her maiden Olympic appearance during the 2022 Winter Olympics,[4] where she was one of the two last torch bearers.

She is a representative to the 19th Communist Youth League Congress.[5]

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  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Dinigeer Yilamujiang". Olympics Beijing 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  5. ^ 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.