[2] A return to competition in 2010 (her final year at Zhengzhou) saw her begin to make an impact at senior level as she threw over fifty metres for the first time.

She won the division two universities title and set a best of 55.35 metres at the Zhaoqing leg of the Chinese Athletics Grand Prix series.

This form failed to translate at the Chinese Athletics Championships, however, as she threw only 52.69 metres and finished 13th in her first national final.

[3] She began attended the Wuhan Institute of Physical Education in 2011, learning the event under her coach Lu Gang.

[5] Lu competed abroad for the first time, appearing at two German meets, and a second-place finish at the National Grand Prix final as well as a throw of 64.86 m in Dalian assured her selection for the Chinese delegation for the 2012 London Olympics.