Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - E toru nga whakaaturanga a-ao i puta mo Wei i te waa 1997. Ka tīmata ki te 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
, i noho ia ki te 41 ki te arahi i te kapa wahine Hainamana ki te 13 o nga waahi. Whai muri i tana haerenga angitu ki Japan, i wikitoria i te Osaka Grand Prix, Shizuoka International Meet me Oda Memorial, ka riro ia hei kowhiringa a Haina mo nga Taakaro o Ahia ki te Rawhiti <unk> he mētara hiriwa ia i te 5000 m, i te mea kua ngaro ia ki a Harumi Hiroyama. I tana haerenga nui whakamutunga, i noho ia ki te tuaiwa i te whakamutunga 5000 mita i te 1997 World Championships in Athletics.