04. März 2009  
Beijing, China  
Artistic Gymnastics

Li Ning achieved a major publicity coup...

Yesterday the "Li Ning Company Limited", owned by the triple Olympic gold medallist of artistic gymnastic in 1984 Li Ning (CHN), signed  a 5-year- contract with Jelena Isinbajewa, worth 7,5 US-$.
The former Russian gymnast and now highly decorated athlete has won two  Olympic Gold Medals (2004 and 2008). She was not only voted three times by the International Athlete Federation IAAF as the athlete of the year but also broke 26 world records. This makes her a star of the highly qualified sports team of LI-NING.
* read more >> "CHINAdaily", 2009, March 04
<< Everyone still remembers the spontaneous support for the German artistic gymnast Oskana Chusowitina after she won her Silver medal in Peking, when Li Ning gave her a check from his foundation to hold her extraordinary life performance in high regard. This happened in front of over 400million Chinese spectators.