Xiaoli Lai made her first jump at the young age of 14. Since that time, she has amassed over 7,200 jumps. In 1988 she became a member of the Chinese National Parachute Team. She became captain of the Chinese Women’s Team in 1992. Xiaoli was the Chinese National Accuracy champion for 7 consecutive years from 1991 to 1997. She is a former world champion in women’s accuracy. As a competitor, while competing in national and world competitions, she has won 22 gold medals, 4 silver and 4 bronze. Xiaoli was employed by the Aero Sport School of Sichuan for 21 years as an athlete. Xiaoli was awarded the honor as one of Sichuan’s 10 best athletes.