Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Leg length difference |
Origin of Impairment |
Congenital |
Classification |
S10, SB9, SM10 |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Atyrau, KAZ |
Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
Languages |
English, Russian |
Higher education |
Information Technology - Kazakh Agro Technical University: Nur-Sultan, KAZ |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport in 2008 in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan. |
Why this sport? |
His father enrolled him in swimming lessons to improve his health. |
Club / Team |
Atyrau Regional Sports Club for the Impaired: Kazakhstan |
Name of coach |
Aleksandr Smoleyev [personal], KAZ; Victor Li [father], KAZ |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Dima (obozrenie.kz, 10 Nov 2018) |
Hobbies |
Listening to music, going out with friends, watching movies and TV series. (Athlete, 28 Feb 2019) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold in the 400m freestyle at the 2014 Asian Para Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea. (Athlete, 28 Feb 2019) |
Most influential person in career |
His father, and his grandfather. (obozrenie.kz, 10 Nov 2018) |
Awards and honours |
He has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Kazakhstan. (obozrenie.kz, 10 Nov 2018) |
Famous relatives |
His father Victor Li used to compete in judo and received the title of Master of Sport in Kazakhstan. (obozrenie.kz, 10 Nov 2018) |
Ambitions |
To win a medal at the Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 28 Feb 2019) |
Impairment |
He was born with one leg seven centimetres longer than the other. As a child he underwent eight operations to reduce the difference. (obozrenie.kz, 10 Nov 2018) |
Other information |
OTHER STUDIES
He has studied coaching at Pavlodar State Pedagogical University in Kazakhstan. (obozrenie.kz, 10 Nov 2018) |
