There is a likeable personality to her as well, giving moments such as waving on the fans at Gloria Sports Arena to clap and cheer louder when her name was read out before the semifinals began.
The Gwangju 2025 runner-up also looks to have never had a better relationship with China recurve women head coach Kwon Yonghak, who jokingly pressed a small pig teddy bear against her face after she defeated An San.
“I think it’s about team honour,” she responded when asked why 2026 is turning out to be her year in international archery. “Everyone, individually and otherwise, put in a lot of effort, so I’m very grateful to our coach, who has worked incredibly hard, and the leadership, who also consistently encouraged us.”
“All the honours we’ve achieved are thanks to them.”
A humble person and competitor she may be, but whether Jingyi realises it or not, her performances make her an honour for China’s coaches and teammates to work with and, above all else, an honour for the country to have competing around the world.
To be a highly successful archer as well as a bubbly personality makes her a fantastic ambassador for the sport in China, and you get the feeling that even though she has achieved so much, so soon, there is still somehow more to come from her.
Could that be Asian Games gold?
At this stage, it’s very possible, all she needs to do is keep up the insane consistency – the key to the pandora’s box of elite archery.
Gold as well in Japan though really could catapult her into mainstream stardom.
As Antalya was the penultimate stage, we will see the world’s best archers, including Jingyi, assemble one last time in Madrid for the international circuit finale next month before the World Cup Final in Saltillo in September.
