[1] She won the Chinese senior title over 10,000 metres at the 1986 national championships and gained selection for the 1986 Asian Games as a result.

[2] She was primarily instructed to run tactically to provide the more talented Wang Xiuting with a chance to win the title.

[1] Her team mate won the race while Xiao finished behind Japan's Kumi Araki to take the bronze medal.

[3] In respect of this achievement, she was entered into the marathon at the 1987 Chinese National Games and she won the gold medal in a career best performance of 2:32:11 hours.

[4] This time was a Chinese national record for the event, although it lasted less than a year as Zhao Youfeng ran faster in March 1988.