On Aug. 11, 2012, 22-year-old Choeyang Kyi etched her name into history as China's first Tibetan Olympic medalist, having secured a bronze medal in the women's 20-km race walk event held at the London Summer Olympics.

The 22-year-old Tibetan girl Choeyang Kyi(R), the first Tibetan Olympian in the Chinese Olympic history, won the bronze medal in the women's 20-kilometer race walk on Saturday, August 11, 2012. [Athletes from Russia won the first and second medal. [Photo/HBTV]

As a native Tibetan athlete from China's Qinghai province, Choeyang has made many achievements consistently in international competitions. She is hailed as "the pride of Qinghai, of Tibetans and of China."

Choeyang’s squashing into top three in the world race walking is meaningful for the enhancement of race walking in Qinghai, which will attract more and more excellent athletes to get involved and build a strong team of backup athletes.