Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Sau uku na kasa da kasa ya zo ga Wei a kakar wasa ta 1997. Farawa da
1997 IAAF Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya, ta sanya 41st don jagorantar ƙungiyar mata ta China zuwa matsayi na 13. Bayan nasarar yawon shakatawa na Japan, inda ta lashe gasar Osaka Grand Prix, Shizuoka International Meet da Oda Memorial, ta zama zabin kasar Sin don wasannin Asiya ta Gabas <unk> ta kasance mai lambar azurfa a tseren mita 5000, bayan da ta yi rashin nasara a hannun Harumi Hiroyama. A babban fitowarta na ƙarshe, ta kasance ta tara a wasan karshe na mita 5000 a Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta 1997.