His best vault of the 2011 season was a clearance of 5.60 m in Hefei. He was the bronze medalist at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships. He started the following year in better form, taking the title at the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, then clearing 5.65 m to win his first IAAF Diamond League meeting in Shanghai. He was selected for the 2012 London Olympics but failed to get past the qualifying stage. He ended his season with a 5.70 m vault to win the national title.