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== Gymnastics career ==
Li Níng started training when he was eight and was selected for the national team in 1980. In 1982, he won six of the seven medals awarded at the Sixth World Cup Gymnastic Competition, earning him the title "Prince of Gymnastics" ({{zh|s=体操王子|t=體操王子}}).

Li Níng is most famous for winning six medals at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]], the first Olympics in which the [[China|People's Republic of China]] participated. He won three gold medals (in [[floor exercise]], [[pommel horse]], and [[Rings (gymnastics)|rings]]), two silver medals, and one bronze medal. Li became the most decorated Chinese athlete at the first Olympics that China participated in after the founding of the People's Republic in October 1949.

Li Níng won 11 [[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] medals, including gold medals in the rings (1985) and team all-around (1983).<ref name=sr />

Li Níng took part in his second Olympics at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in Seoul, despite carrying injuries. It ended an illustrious gymnastic career, as he was off-form.