In 2021, he reached the top of the world at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by capturing the gold medal.

His success came with an Olympic record total of 313kg.

Li had already won the 2019 world title in Pattaya in Thailand - an honour he reclaimed in 2022 in Bogota in Colombia and in 2023 in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.

Other honours include four Asian titles and a world junior title.