Youngsters 'swing for the stars'

Chinese tennis official Gao Shenyang was ecstatic after Zheng Jie and Yan Zi won bronze in the women's doubles and Li Na made it into the women's singles semifinals at the Olympic Games.

He was equally happy yesterday at the launch of a junior tennis development program - "Swing for the Stars" - at primary and high schools in Beijing.

"I am glad to see that tennis is being taught to young kids at schools," said Gao, vice chief of the Chinese Tennis Association (CTA), who said the initiative was another "important moment" for China and its development of tennis.