Off Track ..... Chinese exports rule in distant lands

China may be restricted to six players on its table tennis team, but the home crowd has an endless number of Chinese paddlers to cheer at the Olympics.

Such is the country's embarrassment of riches in its national sport that at least 17 other countries and regions, from Congo to Luxembourg, boast China-born players at the Beijing Games.

"All these players who've gone abroad, it's a loss of talent for the team. But it's also a source of pride for Chinese people," said Fang Ming, a woman wearing a red 'China must win' headband.