Getting the soccer ball rolling
By Chen Weihua | China Daily | Updated: 2008-08-22 07:46
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Fang Renqiu, 79, was among the first Chinese athletes to participate in the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland, after the founding of New China. Photos courtesy of Fang Renqiu |
Today China is piling up Olympic gold medals, but a half century ago simply sending athletes to the Games was considered a victory - even if some of them didn't compete.
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