Xie took 100 m silver ( behind Hassan Taftian ) and 200 m gold at the 2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships.
He returned to action in 2013 as a sprint specialist and immediately after the expiry of his doping ban he helped break the Iranian record of 39.69 seconds for the 4?00 metres relay, running alongside Reza Ghasemi, Ali Reza Habibi, and Hassan Taftian.