Abuduaini Tuergong

Abuduaini Tuergong (also called Abdughani Turghun; born 16 June 1997) is a Chinese discus thrower of Uyghur ethnicity. He obtained a gold medal in the discus throw event of the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships.

Background
Tuergong was born in Shufu Country in Xinjiang province. His parents were farmers and he has two sibling where he is the eldest child.

Ever since he was a child, he had always been taller than his peers. When he was seven or eight years old, every weekend of holiday, after finishing his homework he would help his parents by working in the fields.

Tuergong would later move to Hebei province to train full time as an athlete and could only return home occasionally.

In 2022, Tuergong's father died due to illness. His father's biggest wish was for his son to achieve great results in competition.

Tuergong is coached by Tulake Nuermaimaiti, another Uyghur discus thrower who represented China and won a bronze medal in the discus throw event of the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships. The two compete together at domestic competitions in China.

Career
On 25 September 2021, Tuergong obtained a gold medal in the discus throw event of the 2021 National Games of China with a score of 60.58 meters.

On 15 July 2023, Tuergong obtained a gold medal in the discus throw event of the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships with a score of 61.19 meters.

On 2 October 2023, Tuergong obtained a bronze medal in the discus throw event of the 2022 Asian Games with a score of 61.19 meters.

In recent years, Tuergong is the only male discus thrower in China who can consistently achieve results above 60 meters.