Frenchman Bauer tames 'wild' Chinese fencers
By Yu Yilei | China Daily | Updated: 2008-08-14 08:16
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China's Zhong Man (right) holds his national flag as he celebrates with China's French coach Christian Bauer after winning the Beijing Olympics men's individual sabre final on Tuesday at the Fencing Hall in the National Convention Center. Zhong, 25, gave China its second Olympic fencing title, 24 years after Luan Jujie won the foil in Los Angeles in 1984. AFP |
When French fencing coach Christian Bauer spotted Chinese fencer Zhong Man in 2006 at China's training base in a western suburb of Beijing he didn't think much about the 24-year-old, though he liked his speed and explosive power.
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