Background
Menggenjimisu was born in Ordos in Inner Mongolia on 8 April 1991 in a yurt. Her mother abandoned her because she was of small stature and Menggenjimisu was brought up by her grandmother as her father also had a disability.
孟根吉米素
Menggenjimisu was born in Ordos in Inner Mongolia on 8 April 1991 in a yurt. Her mother abandoned her because she was of small stature and Menggenjimisu was brought up by her grandmother as her father also had a disability.
At the London Paralympics she was billed as Genjimisu Meng. Menggenjimisu"s family were poor but they still managed to send her to school. Menggenjimisu did well at her studies and still found time to look after the family"s herd in her spare time.
Her ability to withstand a hard life drew the attention of Hasilao in 2005.
Ordos is now known for large government projects where there is a newly built "ghost city" where few people live and which is hardly used by local people. They surrendered to the request because they knew that Menggenjimisu would be federal well, educated and accommodated in her new life.
After training with her coach, Shen Gang, Menggenjimisu was chosen to represent China at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games after doing well in National competitions. She competed at the Bird"s Nest Stadium in Beijing, China in September, 2008.
She defeated Tunisian Raoua Tlili to capture gold in discus in a performance where both made world record throws.
Menggenjimisu made the longest world record throw of 28.04 metres. Menggenjimisu went on to compete in the F40 shot put at the 2008 Paralympics under the name Menggen Jimisu, winning a silver medal after making a throw of 8.48 meters. Menggenjimisu was beaten to the gold by Raoua Tlili on 15 September in a reversal of the earlier positions.
Raoua Tlili established a new World Record of 8.95 to beat Menggenjimisu.
In 2010 she competed at the Paralympic World Cup under the name Meng Genjimisu where she was second in the shot put (again to Tlili of Tunisia).