Saddex kulan oo caalami ah ayaa u yimid Wei xilli ciyaareedkii 1997. Laga soo bilaabo 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
, waxay gashay kaalinta 41aad si ay ugu hogaamiyaan kooxda dumarka Shiinaha kaalinta 13aad. Kadib safar guul leh oo ay ku tagtay Japan, kuna guuleysatay Grand Prix Osaka, Shizuoka International Meet iyo Oda Memorial, waxay noqotay xulashada Shiinaha ee Ciyaaraha Bariga Aasiya <unk> waxay ahayd billad qalin ah oo 5000 m ah, iyadoo si dhib yar uga badiyay Harumi Hiroyama. Safarkeedii ugu dambeeyay ee weyn, waxay kaalinta sagaalaad ka gashay finalka 5000 m ee 1997 World Championships in Athletics.