She won the 100 m title at the Chinese Athletics Championships the following year and gained selection for the 1988 Seoul Olympics,[1] where she was a quarter-finalist.

Hosted in Beijing, Tian became the Asian Games champion in the 100 m individual and relay events, as well as taking the bronze medal over 200 m.[3] She continued to succeed on the regional stage the following year as she won the 100 m gold and relay title at the 1991 Asian Athletics Championships – the team of Pei Fang, Tian, Chen Zhaojing and Xiao Yehua set a championship record of 43.41 seconds for the event.

She reached the quarterfinals of the 100 m for a second time and also ran in the heats of the relay competition, alongside Gao Han, Chen Zhaojing, and Xiao Yehua.

Tian also won the individual bronze medal, running 11.44 seconds for third place behind home favourite Liliana Allen.

[7] Three months later Tian defeated Liu in the 100 m at the 1993 Asian Athletics Championships to retain her regional title in a time of 11.36 seconds.

The games was seriously marred by doping – many champions were stripped of their titles and the overall level of performances remain questionable to international audiences.