Champ hopes win will help bring back dad

Guo Wenjun achieved every athlete's dream on Sunday, when she won the Olympic gold medal for the women's 10 m air pistol on home ground. But to Guo the achievement was the means to a more fundamental end, that of being reunited with her father.

A year ago, Guo's personal suffering at being estranged from her father had reached a pitch where she was ready to quit professional sports.

Huang Yanhua, Guo's coach said yesterday he had convinced her to keep on training by telling her, "Your father would be disappointed if you gave up now, and your winning a gold medal could be the most effective of any 'Missing Persons' notice."